Judge Rules Florida Parimutuels Can Install Slots
June 21 2005 - 2:21PM
PR Newswire (US)
Judge Rules Florida Parimutuels Can Install Slots BILOXI, Miss.,
June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broward County, Florida Circuit
Judge Leroy Moe ruled today that the county's four parimutuels can
install slot machines as of July 1. The ruling paves the way for
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. to install slot machines at its Pompano
Park Harness Racetrack. "The people of Broward County approved
slots at the racetracks and Amendment 4 stipulated that the state
legislature establish gaming rules by July 1; however, the
legislature convened without enacting legislation. This ruling
upholds the vote of the people allowing tracks in Broward County to
move forward," according to Tim Hinkley, president and COO. Isle of
Capri Casinos, Inc. will continue to work closely with local and
state officials to ensure that all necessary approvals and
requirements are strictly followed and adhered to prior to opening
any slot machines at Pompano Park. The state can appeal Moe's
decision. Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., a leading developer and
owner of gaming and entertainment facilities, operates 15 casinos
in 13 locations. The company owns and operates riverboat and
dockside casinos in Biloxi, Vicksburg, Lula and Natchez,
Mississippi; Bossier City and Lake Charles (2 riverboats),
Louisiana; Bettendorf, Davenport and Marquette, Iowa; and Kansas
City and Boonville, Missouri. The company also owns a 57 percent
interest in and operates land-based casinos in Black Hawk (2
casinos), Colorado. Isle of Capri's international gaming interests
include a casino that it operates in Freeport, Grand Bahamas, and a
two-thirds ownership interest in casinos in Dudley, Wolverhampton
and Walsall, England. The company also owns and operates Pompano
Park Harness Racing Track in Pompano Beach, Florida. As a publicly
held company, the company regularly files reports with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). These reports are
required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and include: *
Annual Reports on Form 10-K; * Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; *
Current Reports on Form 8-K; and * All amendments to those reports.
The company's Internet website is http://www.islecorp.com/ . The
company makes its filings available free of charge on its Internet
website as soon as reasonably practical after the company
electronically files or furnishes such reports to the SEC. You may
read and copy the reports, statements and other information the
company files with the SEC at the SEC's public reference room at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20546. You can request
copies of these documents by writing to the SEC but must pay
photocopying fees. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the operation of the public reference rooms.
Its SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC's
Internet site ( http://www.sec.gov/ ). Contact: Allan B. Solomon,
Executive Vice President, 561-995-6660 Rex Yeisley, Chief Financial
Officer, 228-396-7052 Jill Haynes, Director of Corporate
Communications, 228-396-7031
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020502/ISLELOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
CONTACT: Allan B. Solomon, Executive Vice President,
+1-561-995-6660, or Rex Yeisley, Chief Financial Officer,
+1-228-396-7052, or Jill Haynes, Director of Corporate
Communications, +1-228-396-7031, all of Isle of Capri Web site:
http://www.theislecorp.com/
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