This company's empire stretches from surf to turf to Fremont Street. Landry's Restaurants is a leading full-service restaurant operator with more than 170 locations in about 30 states, mostly in Texas and Florida. The company's estate of eateries is anchored by its flagship Landry's Seafood House chain; other concepts include Rainforest Cafe, Saltgrass Steak House, and the upscale Chart House. In addition to casual dining, Landry's owns and operates the iconic Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, along with a number of other entertainment properties, including aquariums, hotels, and other tourist attractions. CEO Tilman Fertitta, who owns a 55% stake in the company, has agreed to take Landry's private.

Gators might come to mind first when you think of Florida sports, but these big cats have a following, too. The Jacksonville Jaguars joined the National Football League as an expansion franchise in 1995, along with the Carolina Panthers. The team quickly gained respect by securing playoff berths the following four years, but the Jags have struggled to be a consistent contender in the years since. The team plays host at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Wayne Weaver, chairman and majority owner of retailer Shoe Carnival, owns 48% of the team, while a group of local businessmen owns the rest.

The Biltmore Company doesn't need to build more. It oversees the Biltmore Estate, which includes the 250-room home (the largest privately owned in the US), as well as a hotel, a winery, restaurants and retail shops, and licensing rights for a line of home decor products. (Guests don't stay at the Biltmore House, but at the Inn on Biltmore Estate.) Some one million visitors tour the home and grounds each year. The house sits on 8,000 acres of land and encompasses four acres of floor space. It has 35 bedrooms, some 40 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, and three kitchens. The Biltmore is family-owned by descendants of the Vanderbilts, and is one of the few National Historic Landmarks that is entirely privately funded.

Equity Corporate Housing (ECH) provides furnished and unfurnished apartments to companies looking for temporary housing for their employees. The residences, available for both short- and long-term lease, are primarily used by employees being relocated to new cities. A division of apartment rental firm Equity Residential, ECH has access to more than 550 properties throughout the US that its parent company owns and manages. In addition, the company has access to properties in some 15 other countries through a partnership with Ascott Group, operator of serviced residences in Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, is a division of Hilton Worldwide, recognized as the leading global hospitality company. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hilton Grand Vacations develops, markets and operates a system of brand name, high-quality vacation ownership resorts in select vacation destinations. The company also manages and operates two innovative club membership programs: Hilton Grand Vacations Club® and The Hilton Club®, providing exclusive exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services for more than 150,000 Club Members.Hilton Grand Vacations provides comprehensive on-site management services to all Club resorts, including the operation of owner rental programs, resort recreational programs and retail outlets. Additionally the company operates one of the industry's most successful resale programs for its managed resort properties. 100% of the interest in Hilton Grand Vacations is controlled by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide develops, owns, manages or franchises hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties.

Great Canadian Gaming has about ten casino operations in Canada (British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia) and Washington state. The properties offer slot machines and/or table games such as blackjack, poker, and roulette. In addition, the company owns and operates one thoroughbred racetrack, four standardbred racetracks, a bingo hall, a community gaming center, several restaurants, two theaters, and a hotel and conference center. Its flagship property, the River Rock Casino Resort, is the leading casino resort in the Vancouver, British Columbia market.

Tarsadia Hotels operates about a dozen mostly upscale hotels in California (in Anaheim, Los Angeles, Napa Valley, San Diego, and San Francisco), including the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. The company's brands (such as Marriott, Hilton, and Doubletree), are in high-end tourist areas and are a cut above the usual limited-service establishment. Tarsadia Hotels also offers sales, marketing, IT, HR, and accounting services to hospitality companies. Tarsadia Hotels was founded in 1976 when B.U. Patel and his sons Mike and Tushar acquired the 20-room Dunes Motel in Anaheim in 1976.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., an integrated media and entertainment company, engages in the sports entertainment business. The company develops content centered around its talent, and presents at its live and televised events featuring World Wrestling Entertainment brands. It operates through four segments: Live and Televised Entertainment, Consumer Products, Digital Media, and WWE Studios. The Live and Televised Entertainment segment conducts live events; produces television shows; sells merchandise at its live events; provides sponsorships, such as various promotional vehicles, including Internet and print advertising, arena signage, on-air announcements, and pay-per-view sponsorships for advertisers; offers television rights; and markets and promotes the storylines associated with pay-per-view events. It also provides WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand, a subscription video on demand service that offers classic television shows, pay-per-view events, specials, and original programming.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in the UK and works to promote the sport throughout the world. The ECB was established in 1997, taking over the duties previously performed by the Cricket Council, the National Cricket Association, and the Test and County Cricket Board. Heavily involved with the development of the sport, the ECB operates various charities like the "Cricket Foundation" and programs like "Building Partnerships." The ECB has headquarters at Lord's Cricket Ground (aka "The Home of Cricket") in London.

If a hotel is not what you're looking for, then Barclay International Group might be just for you. The company manages more than 6,000 short-term residences throughout Europe as well as the US (California), Mexico, and the Caribbean. Barclay's villas, apartments, condos, and cottages offer complete kitchens and private baths. Not all accommodations are lavish -- the company touts some as being in the "budget" category. Established in 1963, Barclay also offers its customers assistance with travel-related services such as car rentals, rail passes, airline reservations, and cell phone rentals.

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