General admission is $9.45, at 63 Canadian cents to the United States dollar, and $5 for ages 5 to 14.

The game is usually played for fun, or for small stakes (e.g. Canadian cent).

TD had earlier projected earnings of 61 to 66 Canadian cents a share.

Share profit of 91 Canadian cents, although a record, was a cent below analysts' forecasts.

Without that, profit would have been 1.04 Canadian dollars a share, compared with 87 Canadian cents last year.

Tickets are $14.80, $11 for students and seniors, calculated at 74 Canadian cents to the United States dollar.

Inco's shares closed up 95 Canadian cents, at 89.75, suggesting that investors expect more bids.

The price is $488 (at 66 Canadian cents to the United States dollar) plus 7 percent tax.

Analysts surveyed by First Call had expected a loss of 5 Canadian cents a share.

A year earlier, the loss was 62.9 million Canadian dollars, or 42 Canadian cents.