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To: Pedro Joaristi who wrote (12913)	4/23/2004 3:51:06 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13815

<<<What's your LT view on IGT following the earnings report?>> Long term view unchanged-looks solid. Company met on earnings and beat on revenues. Company says they actually beat earnings by 2 cents, if one looks at the extra charges in the proper light. States need revenues, will permit more gambling. Casinos need bigger fancier machines, so replacement is high. Recent dip caused by expectations being too high, from profit taking when market shakes as it just did, and an article about Mgam having to re-classify their Indian reservation deals in a way that may reduce their profits to a paltry 30%. Should not apply to IGT. IGT, along with tsco, agi, and a few others are ones I rate as too risky to trade much . They can sit around, drift down for weeks and then zap, they are going back up for no apparent reason. Sig

To: Pedro Joaristi who wrote (12913)	4/25/2004 2:03:42 PM
From: Pedro Joaristi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13815

ANYONE FOLLOWING THIS ONE? JUST BREAKING OUT: stockcharts.com LCA-Vision Inc. (LCA) is a developer and operator of fixed-site, laser vision correction centers under the brand name LasikPlus. The Company's vision centers provide the staff, facilities, equipment and support services for performing laser vision corrections that employ advanced laser technologies to help correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. LCA utilizes fixed-site excimer lasers manufactured by Bausch & Lomb, VISX and Alcon. Its vision centers are supported mainly by full-time, board-certified ophthalmologists and optometrists, as well as other healthcare professionals. The ophthalmologists perform the laser vision correction procedures in the Company's vision centers, and either ophthalmologists or optometrists generally carry out the pre-procedure evaluations and post-procedure follow-ups in-center. LCA has performed over 300,000 laser vision correction procedures in its vision centers in the United States and Canada since 1991. For the fiscal year ended 12/31/03, total revenues rose 32% to $81.4 million. Net income totaled $7.3M vs. a loss of $3.8 million. Revenues reflect the increase in the average price per procedure performed. Earnings also benefited from improved gross margins, the elimination of warrant compensation expenses and more efficient media buying. Pedro