The Green Bay Packers battle for pride in the National Football League. The not-for-profit corporation owns and operates the storied franchise, which was founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau and joined the NFL in 1921. Home to such icons as Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, and legendary coach Vince Lombardi, Green Bay boasts a record 12 championship titles, including three Super Bowl victories. The team is also the only community-owned franchise in American professional sports with more than 100,000 shareholders. The shares do not increase in value nor pay dividends, and can only be sold back to the team.

Compagnie des Alpes is one of Europe's leading leisure operators with more than 35 properties in more than half a dozen countries. Its portfolio includes 14 major skiing destinations in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, including Tignes, Les Arcs, and La Plagne. All its ski properties sit above 9,900 feet. Compagnie des Alpes also operates about 20 amusement and leisure parks through its Gr�vin & Cie subsidiary, including Parc Asterix and Musee Grevin. About 24 million people visit its sites each year; a majority of those visits are to the French properties. The company was formed in 1989.

Don't let the mouse mascot fool you: This amusement kingdom is founded on the power of pizza. CEC Entertainment operates the Chuck E. Cheese's chain of pizza parlors with more than 540 locations throughout the US, Canada, and a half dozen other countries. The restaurants cater mostly to families with children and feature dining-room entertainment provided by robotic characters, arcade games, and other activities. (The eateries are especially popular destinations for birthday parties.) Games and merchandise account for about 50% of sales. The menu features pizzas, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. CEC Entertainment owns and operates about 500 of the pizza and fun joints, while the rest are franchised.

Dreamgate opens doors for those who fantasize about hitting really big jackpots. Dreamgate Corporation Bhd. makes and distributes casino gaming machines and related equipment, including tokens and chips, roulette wheels, displays, and cash boxes. Its RGBGames brand specializes in progressive slot machines -- games that are linked together in groups in order to offer larger jackpots. Dreamgate also refurbishes and leases slot machines, operates casino concessions, and distributes equipment from third-party manufacturers, including WMS, Atronic, and CashCode. Co-founders (and brothers) Chuah Kim Seah and Chuah Kim Chiew together own about 40% of Dreamgate.

The Milwaukee Bucks professional basketball franchise joined the National Basketball Association in 1968 and earned a championship title just three years later with the help of Hall of Fame player Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). The team has made one other appearance in the NBA Finals in 1974. Hometown fans support the Bucks at Milwaukee's aging Bradley Center. Local businessmen Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman were originally awarded the basketball franchise. Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl, whose family started the Kohl's department store chain, has owned the Bucks since 1985.

Originally opened in 1965, La Costa Resort is owned by KSL Resorts. La Costa Resort and Spa sits on 400 lush acres in the never-changing perfect weather capital of the US, San Diego. The resort's spa offers a suite for couples treatments, a private sunbathing courtyard, and a variety of indulgences. Recreation includes two 18-hole courses, seventeen clay and hard tennis courts, and several swimming pools. La Costa has single rooms and one- and two-bedroom suites. Author Deepak Chopra's Chopra Center for Well Being also makes it home on the grounds.

Aston Villa plc is the publicly listed company governing the activities of England's Aston Villa Football Club and the Villa Park stadium in the city of Birmingham. A founding member of the Football League's Premier Division, Aston Villa is also among the first football (soccer) teams to become listed on the London Stock Exchange, joining such renowned teams as Manchester United and Arsenal in a run-up to what many consider will be a new era in sports marketing, when barriers to sports team ownership, notably by media corporations, are expected to fall. As such, Aston Villa has already entered a relationship with American cable television company NTL Inc., which has been building up its shareholding position in the more than 125-year-old team. The majority of Aston Villa's revenues, which neared £36 million in 2000, come from gate receipts. Broadcasting fees provide another 20 percent of annual sales, while merchandising and royalty receipts add 14 percent of the company's revenues. Aston Villa also operates conference and convention services, and expects to open its own hotel in the future. The company is also renovating its aging stadium, built in 1924, boosting the number of seats to 51,000. Aston Villa is led by chairman and CEO Herbert Douglas Ellis, who also owns some 33 percent of the company's stock.

Kingdom Hotel invests in, renovates, and develops luxury and upscale full-service hotel properties, typically located in major urban and resort locations. Kingdom Hotel Investments company owns or has interests in more than 25 hotels with about 6,000 rooms scattered across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The majority of its properties are operated through partnerships with Fairmont Raffles, Four Seasons, and Mevenpick. Kingdom Hotel is developing properties in Ghana, Lebanon, Morocco, the Philippines, and Seychelles. While more than 80% of sales come from hotel operations, the company also sells and rents real estate and offers consulting and asset management services.

Wildcat Golf Club is a 36-hole golf facility that features two world-class golf courses, rolling hills, and panoramic views of the Houston skyline. Wildcat Golf club also hosts such non-golf events as conventions, wedding receptions, corporate groups, charity events, parties, reunions, bar/bat mitzvahs, and competitions. Wildcat's 15,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse features a pro shop, locker rooms and shower facilities, a restaurant, banquet facilities, Internet services, a private boardroom, and a tent pavilion for outdoor events. The club also offers learning programs through its Wildcat School of Golf.

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