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.

Smart Industries thinks its wise to feed money into a machine in hopes of winning a stuffed bear or candy. Smart Industries Corporation makes a variety of coin-operated amusement games, photo booths, and vending machines including those frustratingly fun crane machines (the user maneuvers a claw in attempts to grab a stuffed animal or other prize). From what started as a traveling arcade business, Smart now sells to amusement parks, arcades, carnivals, supermarkets, and shopping malls. Smart Industries Corporation was founded in 1963 by CEO Gordon Smart and his son, president Jeff Smart.

Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiary, Hard Rock Hotel, Inc., owns and operates Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It operates Hard Rock Hotel and Casino as an entertainment resort with a rock music theme. As of December 31, 2009, the company’s resort consisted of 3 hotel towers with approximately 1,500 furnished hotel rooms; a casino with 835 slot machines and 125 table games; poker lounge with 18 tables, connected bar, retail store, a jewelry store, a lingerie store, a nightclub, a rock n’ roll bar, a banquet and meeting facility, a music concert hall, a beach club, 6 restaurants, 8 cocktail lounges, and a spa/salon/fitness center.

Premier & Curzons Fitness Clubs operates some 30 Premier Club fitness centers throughout Canada. The company also operates women-only Mademoiselle Clubs, often as club-within-a-club facilities inside Premier Clubs; Mademoiselle Clubs cater to women who prefer to work out without concern of being seen by members of the opposite sex. Club programs and features include day spas, senior programs, yoga classes, indoor running tracks, swimming, and racquet sports.

Genting Singapore PLC company is majority owned by Malaysian holding company Genting Berhad, and was founded in 1984 to invest in leisure businesses outside of Malaysia. Genting Singapore acquires, develops, and manages resorts and casinos in Australia (the Burswood Resort in Perth), the Bahamas (Lucayan Beach Resort and Casino), the Philippines (Subic Bay Resort and Casino), and the UK (where it operates some 40 casinos under brands such as Maxim Casinos, Circus Casinos, and Mint Casinos). The UK has accounted for nearly half of Genting Singapore's sales as a result of its acquisition of UK gaming company Stanley Leisure (now Genting Stanley).

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.

If you're holding too much weight, 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide has the solution. It owns and operates more than 400 fitness centers that offer aerobic, cardiovascular, and weight lifting activities to the company's more than 3.5 million members. Some facilities also feature squash, racquetball, and basketball courts; swimming pools; steam and sauna rooms; tanning rooms; and whirlpools. It is one of the only fitness chains open 24 hours a day. The centers are located in more than 15 states in the US, as well as throughout Asia. (It has some 15 clubs in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan). Forstmann Little & Co owns 24 Hour Fitness, which was founded in 1983.

BDL Management wants to sing you a Scottish lullaby. The Glasgow-based company manages about 20 hotel properties throughout the UK. The hotels operate primarily under the Express by Holiday Inn banner, as well as under the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Ramada Encore brand names. BDL, which touts itself as the "Name behind the Name," develops its own hotels, as well as operates properties under management and joint-venture agreements. The company, formed in 1997, counts the Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS' Bank of Scotland among its investors and lenders.

Gold's Gym, which first opened in Venice Beach, California in 1965, has more than 700 gyms in nearly 30 countries, with franchises accounting for most of its locations. The chain boasts more than 3 million members. In addition to opening franchises, the firm buys smaller regional health clubs and converts them to Gold's Gyms. The company also licenses the Gold's Gym name for products such as fitness equipment and accessories, luggage, t-shirts, and men's and women's sportswear. Gold's Gym is owned by TRT Holdings, the umbrella company for Dallas-based investor Robert Rowling's holdings.

Canadians call on Cara for a quick bite -- in the air or on the ground. Cara Operations is one of the largest foodservices companies in Canada with several different restaurant chains and airline catering operations. Its dining chains, with a total of more than 1,200 company-owned and franchised locations, encompass several concepts including Harvey's (hamburgers), Swiss Chalet (family dining), and Kelsey's (casual dining). Cara Operations also operates about 10 flight kitchens serving more than 60 airlines. Started in 1883 as The Canadian Railway News Company, the company is controlled by the founding Phelan family.

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