The roadways have been graded and the retention pond for the lake has been dug, although there are embankments to prevent it from filling with runoff water.

They will not necessarily go with the low bidder. Isle of Capri has said what they want to do is have the best quality product and make sure there are no work stoppages, which is the reason for the project labor agreement.

No one is more eager to get this casino up and running than the Isle of Capri.

I get asked some of the same questions.

The application stated that the casino would open in April 2007. That is still on schedule. There were some initial problems in getting the correct access to the property, but that has been resolved.

In Switzerland, on a high mountain, not far from Lucerne, there is a lake they call Pilate's Pond, which the Devil has fixed upon as one of the chief residences of his evil spirits