Scioto Downs operates a harness horseracing racing facility in Columbus, Ohio. The track features wagering on live races from May through mid-October; its grandstand and clubhouse can accommodate more than 11,000 people. Scioto Downs also offers simulcast racing, along with dining and other entertainments. The racing facility is owned by MTR Gaming Group. Not only can you bet on exciting harness racing at Scioto Downs, you can also take your chances on the many exciting games offered by the Ohio Lottery. The Ohio Lottery offers customers a wide variety of games and Scioto Downs is proud to be a licensed retailer for the Ohio Lottery Commission.

Keeping the drive-in burger joint alive sounds like a good idea to this company. Sonic Corp. operates the largest chain of quick-service drive-ins in the US, with more than 3,500 locations in more than 40 states. (The chain has a significant presence in the South, namely in Texas.) The eateries offer a menu of hamburgers, chili cheese hot dogs (Coneys), onion rings, and tater tots, along with breakfast burritos, wrap sandwiches, and frozen desserts. Most locations offer drive-thru service and some have indoor seating. The company operates and has a majority interest in about 470 of the restaurants, while the rest are operated by franchisees.

Crown American reigns over an empire consisting of a couple of inns. The company manages two hotels in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, both operating under the Holiday Inn banner through franchise agreements with InterContinental Hotels. It also runs Mediterranean restaurant Harrigan's Caf� & Wine Deck, located at its downtown Johnstown hotel, and manages the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in Johnstown. Crown American's portfolio shrank considerably in 2005 when it sold more than 20 hotels in eastern states to an affiliate of real estate firm Archon Group. The company was founded in 1965 by Frank Pasquerilla (father of former CEO Mark Pasquerilla).

Since 1987, when the first Jameson Inn opened its doors in Winder, Georgia, through the ensuing years of growth and development, the chain has prospered as the familiar southern colonial design of its hotels became widely recognized in the Southeast by savvy travelers. Built on a solid foundation of superior personal service to each and every guest, Jameson Inns quickly expanded to become one of the leading hotel chains in the Southeast.

Ipswich Town Football Club was originally formed as an amateur football club in 1878, and the team did not turn professional until 1936. Ipswich Town FC currently plays football (soccer) in the English Football League Championship. Known simply as "Town" or "the Blues," Ipswich Town FC has been playing home games at its Portman Road stadium since 1884. Recent rebuilding of the south and north stands gives the stadium a capacity of about 30,000. Nearly half of the club's revenues are obtained on game days from television rights for broadcasts as well as ticket receipts.

The Oakland Raiders professional football team is one of the more storied franchises in the National Football League. Founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League, the team played in the second Super Bowl between the rival leagues (losing to the Green Bay Packers) before joining the NFL in 1970. The franchise has since won three championship titles (its last in 1984). Over the years, Oakland has been home to such Hall of Fame players as Marcus Allen, Howie Long, and Jim Otto, as well as legendary head coach John Madden. Al Davis has run the team since 1972.

PizzaExpress hopes its menu items will put your taste buds on the fast track to Rome. The company operates about 350 upscale-casual restaurants that specialize in authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas. Patrons can choose from almost two dozen kinds of thin-crust pies, as well as salads and a selection of antipasti (appetizers). In addition to its locations in the UK and Ireland (which operate under the Milano name), PizzaExpress has some franchised outposts in a few other countries. The company is a subsidiary of Gondola Group, which also owns ASK Restaurants. Peter Boizot opened the first PizzaExpress in 1965.

Juventus F.C. is one of the most popular soccer clubs in the Italy's Lega Nazionale Professionisti (National Professional League) as well as the most successful: Juve has won a record 27 Serie A league championships since its founding 1897. In European competition, it has won two Champions League titles and the UEFA Cup three times. Italy's Agnelli family, which started and continues to own 30% of automaker Fiat, has controlled the team since 1923. In 2006 Juventus was relegated to Serie B competition after an investigation into match fixing but returned to Serie A competition in the 2007 season.

Ker Inc. (doing business as Ker's WingHouse restaurants) sells more than chicken wings. The company's main attraction is its scantily-clad waitresses, who are known as "WingHouse Girls." The restaurant chain has about 20 locations, mostly in Florida, but two are in the Dallas, Texas, area. (Founder and President Crawford Ker spent six years with the Dallas Cowboys). Ker's WingHouse restaurants have a sports bar atmosphere and serve breaded, Buffalo-style, and skinless chicken wings, as well as hamburgers, sandwiches, and salads. The first Ker's WingHouse opened in Largo, Florida, in 1994.

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.

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