The name Ladbrokes is synonymous with betting and gaming: the hallmark of a premier brand. Ladbrokes plc, the origins of which date back to 1886, employs 15,000 people in six countries and is one of the world’s leading betting and gaming enterprises. Ladbrokes is a market leader in retail bookmaking in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Spain where it operates a combined total of more than 2,700 betting shops. Ladbrokes plc also operates betting facilities at eight FA Premiership grounds and nine racecourses, including Ascot. In addition to its extensive retail presence Ladbrokes is a world leader in remote betting and offers thousands of betting markets on a daily basis over the telephone and Internet. The telephone betting operation, utilising call centres in the UK and Malaysia, services around 100,000 customers, while Ladbrokes.com, the Company's online betting and gaming facility, has attracted more than 765,000 active clients. Betting is available in 18 languages and the same number of currencies.

Cosi's recipe calls for one part coffee house, one part sandwich shop, and one part cocktail bar. The company operates and franchises about 150 eclectic Così cafes in almost 20 states offering premium and specialty coffees and made-to-order sandwiches. Its menu also features breakfast items (including its bagel-inspired Squagels), salads, soups, and desserts. Most of the company's restaurants also offer dinner and drinks after 5 p.m., while its Cosi Downtown units (primarily located in non-residential business districts) close in the evening. Cosi also offers delivery and catering services. About 100 of the locations are company-owned while the rest are franchised.

Get in touch with your inner chicken-lovin' grease monkey at one of this company's restaurants. Best Wings USA operates and franchises the Quaker Steak & Lube full-service dining chain with more than 35 locations found in a dozen states, mostly in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The auto-themed eateries are best known for chicken wings that can be ordered in a wide range of flavors. The menu also features burgers and other sandwiches, ribs, and steaks, as well as a selection of appetizers. In addition to dining, most of the restaurants offer full bar service. Vice chairmen George Warren and Gary Meszaros opened the first Quaker Steak outlet in 1974.

Hot sauce fuels the flight of this restaurateur. Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) operates a chain of more than 650 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar quick-casual dining spots in about 40 states that specialize in serving Buffalo-style chicken wings. The eateries, found mostly in Midwestern and Southeastern states, offer more than a dozen dipping sauces to go with the spicy wings, as well as a complement of other items such as chicken tenders and legs. BWW's menu also features appetizers, burgers, tacos, salads, and desserts, along with beer, wine, and other beverages. The company owns and operates about 230 of the restaurants, while the rest are operated by franchisees.

Being marooned at one of this company's eateries might not be such a bad experience. Desert Island Restaurants is a leading regional dining company with a handful of restaurant concepts. Its holdings include five Ruth's Chris steakhouses located in Hawaii franchised from Ruth's Hospitality Group and an Asian-themed restaurant in Salt Lake City operating under the name Thaifoon - Taste of Asia. Desert Island also operates Ling & Louie's Asian Bar & Grill with locations in Denver and Scottsdale, Arizona. CEO Randy Schoch founded the company in 1998 and opened his Thaifoon restaurant in 2001.

ClubLink is the largest operator of golf courses and golfing resorts in Canada with more than 30 properties in Ontario and Quebec. Its portfolio includes Glen Abbey, one of the country's top public courses private courses, Club de Golf Le Fontainebleau, and The Lake Joseph Club resort. ClubLink's courses boast more than 16,000 members. In addition, the company rents its clubhouses for weddings and corporate events, offers golf clinics through The ClubLink Academy, and sells condo and cottage timeshares. ClubLink is a subsidiary of ClubLink Enterprises.

Guoman Hotels (formerly Thistle Hotels Limited) is trying to stick it to the competition with its chain of UK hotels. Guoman Hotels company operates more than 30 hotel properties in the UK under the Guoman and Thistle brands, and is one of the largest hotel operators in London. Targeting both business and leisure travelers, its full-service, four-star hotels feature such amenities as fax, modem, and PC hookups, as well as restaurants, conference rooms, and lounges. Properties include the Thistle Marble Arch, Thistle Piccadilly, Thistle Bloomsbury, Thistle Hyde Park, and One Whitehall Place.

Lottomatica is the worldwide leading lottery operator in terms of overall wagers and, through its subsidiary GTECH, is among the world's leading suppliers of technological solutions for lotteries and games. It is directly controlled by De Agostini SpA (59,8%), operating in the editorial business for over 100 years and, more recently, in the media and financial sectors. Lottomatica - investing €3,6 billion in the second largest buyout ever secured by an Italian company in the US - acquired GTECH Corporation, a worldwide leading operator in the sector of high security processing systems for online lotteries. Also thanks to the acquisition of the US giant, Lottomatica Group is the only company operating in the lottery business capable of offering a 360° fully integrated series of services and products to its private and institutional clients.

TRANS WORLD CORPORATION (“TWC” or the “Company”), formerly TRANS WORLD GAMING CORP. (“TWG”), is a publicly-traded, small capitalization company (OTC Bulletin Board: TWOC.OB) that owns and operates casinos and a hotel in the Czech Republic along the German and Austrian borders, and manages one casino near Split, Croatia. Trans World Corporation team has applied its expertise in managing casinos and hotels to successfully turn the company to profitability within three years. This has provided TWC with a solid foundation for expansion, which is consistent with the Company’s growth strategy, including green field development, acquisitions, joint ventures, and management contracts.

This company has some fast food royalty in its blood. Carrols Restaurant Group is a leading quick-service restaurant operator and the #1 Burger King franchisee in the US, with more than 300 locations in a dozen states, primarily in New York, Ohio, and Michigan. The company also operates two of its own quick-service chains: Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical. Taco Cabana offers Tex-Mex and Mexican dishes through 155 locations (mostly in Texas), while Pollo Tropical features fresh grilled chicken at more than 90 company-owned locations (primarily in Florida). In addition to its corporate-run units, Carrols has about 30 franchised Pollo Tropical restaurants mostly in Puerto Rico and Ecuador.

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