Isle of Capri Casinos Reports Exec Appointment

BILOXI, Mississippi (PRESS RELEASE) — Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) officials announced today the appointment of Douglas Shipley as corporate vice president of racino operations based in Pompano Beach, Fla. Shipley’s initial responsibilities will be the opening and operations of the Pompano Park racino.

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Thu, June 15th, 2006

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