FortuNet, Inc. (Nasdaq symbol FNET) is a licensed Nevada gaming equipment operator, manufacturer and distributor. FortuNet pioneered electronic bingo networks and multi-gaming networks in the eighties and currently manufactures and distributes its patented BingoStar network to bingo halls and casinos throughout the world. The BingoStar system smoothly integrates wireless electronic bingo player units with stationary video bingo player units in a comprehensive system that includes point-of-sale terminals and bingo caller terminals.

HOB Entertainment has the low-down, dirty blues -- and that's a good thing. HOB Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates a dozen House of Blues clubs that offer food, drinks, and live music from some of the top blues and rock performers in the country. In addition to its House of Blues clubs, HOB holdings include the Commodore Ballroom (a small-sized music venue in Vancouver), as well as eight amphitheaters in cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, and Cleveland. Isaac Tigrett, an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the first Hard Rock Cafe in London, opened the first House of Blues venue in 1992. HOB is now a subsidiary of live music conglomerate Live Nation Entertainment.

Operating one of the world's largest online betting businesses, Betfair offers wagers on everything from horse and dog racing to which royal prince will get engaged first. With more than 6 million transactions per day, its products include peer-to-peer betting exchange Betfair.com and a group of poker and other traditional casino games. Betfair holds licenses to take bets in the UK, Germany, Italy, Malta, Austria, and Australia though it allows customers to bet on events worldwide. For another sort of betting, the company runs Tradefair, which applies its transactional technology to the financial derivatives market.

Playtech, the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming software supplier, offers cutting edge, value-added solutions to the online gaming industry's top operators.Our philosophy is based on a deep and stable partnership foundation and our success is based first and foremost on a commitment to achieving excellence through cooperative discourse with our clients. We believe that our practice of fostering open channels of communication with licensees is the best means of generating profitability, as it enables us to fine tune our management tools and product lines to suit our customers’ specific requirements.

China Star Entertainment Limited and its subsidiaries (China Star or the group) is principally engaged in the production and distribution of films and television drama series that are based in Chinese dialect. The group also invests in operations which receive profit streams from the gaming promotion business in one of the VIP gaming room at the Grand Lisboa Casino in Macau. The group also engaged in property and hotel investment which represented by one of its subsidiary, Hotel Lan Kwai Fong, Macau. Hotel Lan Kwai Fong, Macau has been opened on 2 August 2009 and has around 200 rooms with ancillary facilities including, among others, a casino with VIP rooms, a health and clinical spa, different styles restaurants and flower shops. China Star has produced various films, of which most of them earned critical acclaim and scored a resounding success at the box office. In 2000, "Needing You" was the leading local film of the respective year having a box office of approximately HK$35.0 million. In 2001, the four most popular and successful films produced by China Star namely "Wu Yen", "Love On A Diet", "La Brassiere" and Master Q 2001" achieved a total of box office receipts of approximately HK$107.0, million, representing 38% of total box office receipts for top ten Chinese films in Hong Kong. China Star has proven to be the most recognized film producer in Hong Kong. In 2002, "My Left Eye Sees Ghosts", "The Lion Roars", "Mighty Baby" and "Fat Choi Spirit" achieved total box office receipts of approximately HK73 million, make them four of the most successful local Chinese films of that year. In 2003, films produced by China Star won a number of the major awards at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

The Cincinnati Reds LLC owns and operates the Cincinnati Reds professional ball club, a storied franchise in Major League Baseball. Founded in 1866 as the Cincinnati Base Ball Club, the team gained the nickname the Red Stockings in 1868 and became the first all-professional baseball franchise the next year. The Reds earned four National League pennants during the 1970s and won back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976 with players such as Pete Rose and Johnny Bench. CEO Robert Castellini heads a group that owns 70% of the team. Former CEO Carl Lindner owns the rest.

The Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation owns and operates the Kansas City Royals professional baseball franchise. An expansion team originally bankrolled by Ewing Kauffman, the Royals joined Major League Baseball in 1969 and finished first in its division six times in 15 years with the help of Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett. The franchise boasts two American League pennants and one World Series championship in 1985. The team plays host at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium. David Glass, who formerly served as CEO of Wal-Mart, has owned the Royals since 2000.

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) promotes the sport of professional bull riding through more than 300 sanctioned events in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the US. Its flagship Built Ford Tough Series travels to about 30 cities and features the top riders in the sport. PBR also runs a Challenger Tour for up-and-coming riders, as well as two other tours for new riders. In addition, the organization sells sponsorships and negotiates rights to TV broadcasts. It boasts more than 1,200 members. Founded in 1992 by 20 riders, PBR is owned by private equity firm, Spire Capital Partners, along with a group of members and executives.

The Houston Astros Baseball Club joined Major League Baseball in 1962 as the Colt .45s of the National League (it was renamed in 1965) but have yet to win a World Series championship. The team has been a perennial playoff contender, however, and earned its first pennant in 2005. (Houston lost the World Series that year to the Chicago White Sox, however.) The Astros play host at Minute Maid Park. The team is owned by local businessman Drayton McLane, who's family built a fortune through wholesale food supplier McLane Company.

Bob Evans Farms got its start when our founder, Bob Evans, began making sausage on his southeastern Ohio farm to serve at a 12-stool diner he owned in nearby Gallipolis in 1948. "We served a lot of breakfasts, but we couldn't get any decent sausage," Bob recalled. "So I decided to start making my own from hogs raised right on our farm, using all the best parts of the hog, including the hams and tenderloins." The restaurant drew many truck drivers who traveled through the region. "You might say the truck drivers did my research for me," Bob said. "They would tell me that this was the best sausage they ever had, and then buy 10-pound tubs to take home." These good reports prompted Bob Evans to go into the sausage business. The building where he made the sausage was built with open ends, at the suggestion of his father, so it could be used as a machinery shed if the sausage business failed. But, it didn't fail. In 1953, a group of friends and family recognized the growing demand for Bob's sausage and became business partners by establishing Bob Evans Farms.

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