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MonkeyBet.com Announces Weekly Online Craps Tournament
Nassau, Bahamas (PRWEB) July 10, 2006 -- MonkeyBet.com, a leading online poker, sports betting and casino gaming destination announces a new weekly online Craps Tournament, starting July 12, 2006. The weekly online tournament, named Crazy Craps, is similar in nature to the numerous online poker tournaments which MonkeyBet.com sponsors. The new Craps tournaments will be held each Wednesday, beginning at 11am eastern and will conclude at 11pm each Wednesday evening. .Town explores growth options
Little River officials are again exploring whether the area should incorporate, be annexed by a municipality, or stay the quiet "fishing village" it is."The discussion came about eight or nine years ago about incorporating Little River, making it the Village of Little River or Township of Little River," said Ronny West, past chairman and events coordinator at the Little River Chamber of Commerce.
"All we got back were people saying 'Why should we incorporate? All we'll get back is paying more taxes.' It didn't get off the ground. Well, times have changed."
Now the Little River Chamber has asked Coastal Carolina University to conduct an economic study weighing the pros and cons of incorporation and annexation, as well as what would happen if the town decides not to do either.
Isle of Capri Receives Mississippi Approval
BILOXI, Mississippi – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISLE) announced today that it received site and development approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission to develop its previously announced casino resort in west Harrison County, Mississippi. Preliminary plans call for the estimated $250-300 million project to include a single level gaming facility with over 2,000 gaming positions, a 500-room hotel, five restaurants and a complement of additional resort amenities."We are pleased with the action taken today by the Gaming Commission and we are excited to be moving forward with this project in west Harrison County," said Tim Hinkley, president and chief operating officer of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. "We also appreciate the support we have received from local, state and county officials and we look forward to working with them in the development of this project."
The project remains in the preliminary planning stages, and is subject to certain significant conditions, including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary licenses, approvals and permits.
ITU: Chile, Argentina, Caribbean lead in access to new technologies
Chile, Argentina, Barbados, Jamaica and the Bahamas lead the region in terms of access to digital communications technology and its use, according to a new index released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).According to the ITU's "Digital Opportunity Index" (DOI) these are the five countries in the region where new technologies are most accessible and where the people are most likely to benefit from advantages that the information society offers.
The index goes from 0 representing no access to new technologies to 1, which means these technologies are fully accessible.
The Bahamas has an index of 0.58, followed by Chile and Barbados with 0.52. Argentina and Jamaica have an index of 0.47. The Americas region as a whole is led by Canada (0.65) and the US (0.62).