| Ladbrokes looks like a good gamble
LADBROKES may have put its entry into the huge American internet gaming market on hold pending regulatory clarity, but it still had plenty of international expansion to trumpet at yesterdays interim results. On top of recent deals in China and Russia, it unveiled a joint venture in Italy and projects in Turkey and Vietnam. Such overseas moves are a natural progression for a company with such a strong brand as Ladbrokes. As we have seen with the BetOnSports indictment in the US, international gambling especially on the internet attracts some highly dubious operators, so companies with a reputation for playing it straight should find themselves sought after by punters. .
Can't be too careful
Ernesto staggered out of Florida late Wednesday night as a tropical depression and headed north over the Atlantic toward South Carolina, where it is forecast to make landfall between Charleston and Myrtle Beach as a tropical storm some time Thursday afternoon. .
2nd drowning reported off Hilton Head Island
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. A 22-year-old man has drowned while swimming off the coast of Hilton Head Island. The body of Alan Gonzalez was found about two hours after he went under while swimming with his 7-year-old brother Sunday night. A sixty-one-year-old New York college president also drowned off Hilton Head Island Sunday. Kermit Hall had a heart problem while swimming about 75 yards out and was found face down in the water. Authorities say that before Sunday, the island had --not-- reported a drowning since May 2004. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .
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