Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) is a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the friendliest, easiest-to-live-in cities in America. Our industry-leading brands include Gaylord Hotels, the award-winning leader in the meeting and resort hotels industry and the Grand Ole Opry, the legendary music showcase in Nashville, Tennessee. Our entertainment brands and properties include the Radisson Hotel Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links, Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM-AM.

JOM is a leading manufacturer of professional gaming poker chips that are customizable and embedded with counterfeit protection for casinos, collectors, and retailers. JOM is a leading manufacturer of professional gaming poker chips that are customizable and embedded with counterfeit protection for casinos, collectors, and retailers. JOM Inc. operates a manufacturing facility that produces 40,000 chips per day. It makes both the ProTech and Unicorn series chips, which are played in casinos around the world. CHIPCO also makes chips with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, as well as such ancillary products as plastic chip trays and metal alloy tokens. CEO John Kendall has controlled the company since 1985. operates a manufacturing facility that produces 40,000 chips per day. It makes both the ProTech and Unicorn series chips, which are played in casinos around the world. CHIPCO also makes chips with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, as well as such ancillary products as plastic chip trays and metal alloy tokens. CEO John Kendall has controlled the company since 1985.

This company shows traditional food favorites can fit in an alternative lifestyle. Hamburger Mary's International operates a chain of a half dozen casual-dining restaurants that target the gay and lesbian community with a menu of premium burgers and appetizers, as well as nighttime entertainment. Operating in such markets as Chicago, Orlando, and Southern California, the chain markets itself through ads in national gay magazines and community involvement. Hamburger Mary's original location in San Francisco opened in 1972. The company was acquired in 2007 by business partners Dale Warner, Brandon Wright, and Ashley Wright.

John Huxley (Casino Equipment) Limited sells a variety of casino equipment, gaming tables, supplies, security systems, and other items including an aroma diffusion system to help casinos cement their brand with scent. Its divisions include live gaming, electronic gaming, gaming systems and security, and automated products that include chip sorters, displays, and a black jack dealing machine. It also offers casino design software. John Huxley (Casino Equipment) Limited, which sells its wares worldwide, has offices and factories in London, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Johannesburg, Sydney, and Macao. Chairman Bertil Knutsson, via his Swedish firm Pata-Pata AB, owns John Huxley.

Sporting Index Ltd. specializes in sports spread betting, where bettors wager on the margin of victory or the final score in a sporting contest, and dominates that betting market in the UK. Bets can be placed on the Internet, on mobile phones, and over satellite TV services. Sporting Index was founded in 1992 and plans on expanding its markets to include Australia, South Africa, and US in the future. Private investor HgCapital bought Sporting Index in late 2005.

f you're looking for an Applebee's in the Big Apple, Apple-Metro may be able to serve you. A franchise operator, Apple-Metro operates more than 30 Applebee's restaurants in New York City and the surrounding boroughs, as well as in New York's Westchester and Rockland counties (it has exclusive franchising rights in these areas). Its restaurants, which include the three largest Applebee's locations, serve steaks, burgers, salads, sandwiches, chicken, pork, and other items in a casual dining environment. Apple-Metro also operates a Chevys Fresh Mex restaurant (in NYC) and Zanaro's Italian restaurant. The company was founded in 1993 by Zane Tankel and president Roy Raeburn.

Call Now, Inc., through its subsidiary, Retama Entertainment Group, Inc., operates and manages Retama Park racetrack. Retama Park racetrack is a horseracing facility located in Selma, Texas. It involves in various activities, such as the presentation of live horse racing meets; daily simulcasting of other racetracks; and the operation of food and beverage outlets that include a Turf and Field Club, fine dining, a sports bar, and concession stands. Call Now Inc. was formerly known as Phone One International, Inc. and changed its name to Call Now, Inc. in December 1994.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation (IMS) owns and operates the 2.5 mile race track also known as the Brickyard that is home to the famous Indianapolis 500. A spotlight event of the Indy Racing League (IRL) and American motorsports in general, the Indy 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend and draws more than 250,000 spectators. IMS also hosts the Brickyard 400, an event sanctioned by NASCAR, as well as the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. In addition to the track, IMS operates a hotel and an 18-hole golf course. The track was built in 1911 and acquired by Tony Hulman in 1945. His family continues to own IMS.

Burnden Leisure owns and operates the Bolton Wanderers Football Club, a soccer team that competes in the UK Premier League. Known to supporters as the Trotters, the club was started 1874 as Christ Church FC. (It changed its name three years later.) Bolton claims three FA Cups, its last in 1958. The team's home ground is at Reebok Stadium in the Manchester area. Burnden Leisure generates revenue primarily through ticket sales, broadcasting rights fees, and the sale of merchandise. Multimillionaire Eddie Davies has controlled the company since 2003.

Kentucky Lottery operates a variety of instant-win and numbers games for the benefit of state educational programs. The lottery offers scratch-off and pull-tab games, as well as Pick 3, Pick 4, and Win for Life lotteries. In addition, Kentucky Lottery is part of the Multi-State Lottery Association and participates in that organization's multi-state Powerball drawing. Proceeds from the games go to a variety of programs, including the College Access Program, the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program, and the Kentucky Tuition Grants Program, as well as Kentucky's General Fund. The Kentucky Lottery was established in 1989.

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