Isle of Capri Casinos Names Sr. VP

BILOXI, Mississippi (PRESS RELEASE) — Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) officials announced today that Amanda Totaro has been named senior vice president of marketing.

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Tue, July 18th, 2006

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  • During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.
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  • Legal gambling activities include state lotteries; parimutuel betting on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai; sports book-making; card games; keno; bingo; slot machines; progressive slot machines; video poker machines; video keno machines; video blackjack machines; and video roulette machines.