LAC Basketball Club owns and operates the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball franchise. The team joined the National Basketball Association in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves before moving west in 1978. Known as the San Diego Clippers, the team relocated to Los Angeles in 1984 and now plays host at the Staples Center with its division rival Los Angeles Lakers. Fans have yet to see the Clippers earn an NBA title or an NBA Finals appearance. Real estate magnate Donald Sterling has owned the franchise since 1981.

Maccioni Restaurants (and the Maccioni family) operate five restaurants - three locations of the upscale Le Cirque and two of its Italian cousins, Osteria Del Circo. The flagship Le Cirque in New York City reopened in 2006 in a new location that seats 150. The other locations are in Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel (owned by MGM Resorts) and the Camino Real hotel in Mexico City (owned by RealTurismo). The Le Cirque concept is known for its elegant design and its stunning menu of French and Italian cuisine. Osteria Del Circo is located in New York City and the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Maccioni opened the original Le Cirque in the Mayfair Hotel in 1974.

Pizza is the in thing for this company. Pizza Inn operates a chain of franchised quick-service pizza restaurants, with about 310 locations in the US and the Middle East. The eateries feature a menu of pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches, along with salads and desserts. Most locations offer buffet-style and table service, while other units are strictly delivery and carryout units. The chain also has limited-menu express carryout units in convenience stores and airport terminals, and on college campuses. Pizza Inn's domestic locations are concentrated in more than 15 southern states, with about half located in Texas and North Carolina. Chairman Mark Schwarz owns more than 35% of the company.

Boston hockey fans roar in approval -- and in disapproval -- of their Bruins. Operated by Boston Professional Hockey Association, the team is the third-oldest surviving franchise in the National Hockey League and has made 17 trips to the Stanley cup finals, winning five championship titles (the last in 1972). The storied hockey club, which plays host at TD Garden, has boasted several Hall of Fame players on the roster, including Phil Esposito, Cam Neely, and Bobby Orr. Formed in 1924, the Bruins franchise has been owned since 1974 by Jeremy Jacobs, chairman of concessions giant Delaware North.The Boston Professional Hockey Association Inc. is the corporation that operates the Boston Bruins, the first American franchise in the National Hockey League. Playing in a state-of-the-art arena, the FleetCenter, and enjoying the stable ownership of Jeremy M. Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of the highly successful Delaware North Companies, the Bruins are one of hockey's most successful franchises. On the ice, the team has known periods of greatness, and over the last three decades of the 20th century, it was one of the most consistent winners in all of team sports, making the Stanley Cup playoffs 29 consecutive seasons.

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe certainly doesn't lack ingenuity. The Native American tribe owns and operates Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley on the Mille Lacs Reservation in rural east central Minnesota. The casinos offer bingo, blackjack, poker, slot machines, and table games. The resorts also have restaurants, an amphitheater, an events and convention center, an RV park, a golf course, and various retail operations. Nearby Lake Mille Lacs offers fishing, hiking, and snowmobile rentals. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe belongs to one of six groups making up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.

Scan Products International exports reconditioned coin-operated casino equipment and spare parts made by Aristocrat Leisure Limited, I.G.T, Bally, Atronic Americas, Mikohn, SEGA, Sigma Game, Universal, and Williams. Scan Products, which has been in business since 1982, also offers other gaming supplies like roulette wheels and tables.

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.

This company is far from being a pint-sized player in the UK pub industry. Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is one of that country's largest restaurant and pub operators with nearly 2,000 establishments. Its estate of public houses include such popular branded and managed chains as Ember Inns, Nicholson's, and O'Neill's. M&B also operates a bevey of local community pubs throughout the country, as well as music clubs (Babylon, Reflex), cosmopolitan bars, and restaurants. In addition to food and drinks, the company's Innkeeper's Lodge pub chain features about 750 hotel rooms.

The Smith family has been serving the food for generations. Founded in 1936, Smith & Sons Foods operates 10 S&S Cafeterias in Georgia offering such home-style menu items as chicken and dumplings, beef stew, and country fried steak. The restaurants, which are found in South Carolina, and Tennessee, offer take-out service as well as dine-in seating for both lunch and dinner. In addition to its cafeterias, Smith & Sons offers catering and institutional food services through its Smith & Sons Food Administrators unit. The company's restaurants and catering operations are supplied through its State Wholesale Food subsidiary. The family-owned business was started by patriarch J. A. Smith, Jr.

The Little Gym International offers little ones the chance to dance, kick, shout, and tumble. This aptly named company offers fitness and development programs for kids aged four months to 12-years-old. The programs are designed to build motor skills and foster social interaction in a fun, non-competitive environment. Instructors teach activities such as gynmastics, karate, music, and dance. The company also offers an overnight camp on select Fridays and Saturdays for member children, marketed as Parents' Survival Night. Founded in 1976 by kinesiologist and educator Robin Wes, The Little Gym operates about 300 franchises throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

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