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Robert Norton has been promoted to vice president of gaming operations for the Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Michael Tamburelli has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri property.

News Brief: Jefferson County Prosecutor Bob Wilkins says he is considering charges against two women who are accused of helping a Hillsboro man rob a St. Louis-area casino winner outside a bar in Festus.

President Casinos, Inc. has amended its $66 million stalking horse asset purchase agreement with Broadwater Properties, LLC to sell certain of its Mississippi properties to establish a new auction date of Thursday, January 20, 2005.

News Brief: Missouri gambling regulators decided Monday to fine Ameristar Casino $200,000 because of a malfunction in its progressive slot machines at its St. Charles casino.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. has entered into an agreement with FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership to purchase the Embassy Suites St.Louis-Downtown.

President Casinos, Inc. has entered into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement with Broadwater Properties, LLC to sell certain of its Mississippi properties.

News Brief: A municipal judge who admitted she was addicted to gambling and had taken loans from lawyers resigned Wednesday.

Three casinos are slated for $500 million in new construction and expansion along a few miles of the Mississippi River in an effort St. Louis area officials hope will spark additional development.

For Q2, President Casinos report reported a net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to net income of $42,000 for Q2 2003.

A study by Harvard researchers found that about 39,000 Missourians experienced a serious gambling problem in the past year, and Kansas City and St. Louis are epicenters for the state's problem gamblers.

President Casinos, Inc. (OTC:PREZQ.OB) today announced that Columbia Sussex was the winning over bidder for the Company's St. Louis casino operations.

News Brief: The fate of the President Casino on the Admiral could be determined Thursday, when the parent company and its creditors hold a private auction of the casino on Laclede's Landing.

Slot maker Konami Gaming Inc. has received first-time approvals to make and distribute slot machines in New Jersey and Missouri.

News Brief: The 2004 report on gambling in Missouri found that more problem gamblers are banning themselves from casinos.

News Brief: The state's annual report on gambling in Missouri found that casino revenue statewide increased about 8 percent over the last fiscal year.

News Brief: The statewide rejection of a casino for Rockaway Beach has only fueled some residents' fervor to one day hear the ringing of slot machines and rattling of dice in the faded resort town.

News Brief: Backers of a plan to bring a casino to Rockaway Beach, Missouri, are meeting Thursday to begin work on a new campaign.

News Brief: Kansas City's riverboat casinos are having a gung-ho 2004, but August was merely ho-hum, posting a modest 1.7 percent growth over August last year.

News Brief: A Kansas City municipal judge being investigated for accepting loans from lawyers has a gambling addiction, her attorney has confirmed.

News Brief: Wood River businessman Rick Jones has almost completed a $3 million, 14-month renovation of a barge that had been used as a landing for the Alton Belle Casino.