The Celtic Football Club is one of 17 teams that compete in the Scottish Premier League. The Celtics beat city adversaries Glasgow Rangers in 1888 to initiate one of the longest and most storied rivalries in world sport. The team won the Scottish Cup in 2006-2007. Celtic gains most of its revenues from activities related to the football club itself with merchandising income also contributing to the total revenue. Yearly participation in European competition is a large factor in revenues added each year to football (soccer) operations. The team plays at the 60,000-capacity Celtic Park, which is the largest football stadium in Scotland. Celtic's uniform is sponsored by Carling beer and supplied by Nike.

Bally Technologies, Inc. is a diversified, worldwide gaming company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices and computerized monitoring, accounting and player-tracking systems for gaming devices. In addition to selling gaming devices, the Company also offers customers a wide range of purchase and lease options. It derives revenue from Gaming Equipment (sale of gaming devices and related equipment, parts and conversion kits) and Gaming Operations (operation of linked progressive systems, video lottery and centrally determined systems and the rental of gaming devices and content). The Company’s primary technologies include gaming devices for land-based, riverboat and Native American casinos, video lottery and central determination markets, and specialized system-based hardware and software products. Its specialized system-based hardware and software products provide casinos with a wide range of marketing, data management, accounting, security, and other software applications and tools to more effectively manage their operations.

The board of Northern Racing has given approval for the development of a new £7.5m Grandstand in the Premier Enclosure at Fontwell Park Racecourse in West Sussex. Architects have been appointed to produce a three-story building complete with twelve private hospitality boxes on the top floor, a glass fronted hospitality/banqueting lounge for 250 people on the middle floor and a multi-purpose hall on the ground floor with new catering and betting facilities. The project managers for the scheme are Arcadis AYH and the architects are Manchester based AFL. It promises to be one of the best Grandstands in the country. As well as being used for more than twenty race meetings a year, the stand will be hired seven days a week for events including weddings, conferences and exhibitions.

Bally Total Fitness Holding is trying to work it out. The fitness center operator has about 270 facilities in the US that are used by more than 3 million active members. Its members have access to pools, aerobics classes, running tracks, and racquet courts, as well as personal trainers and sports medicine services. Bally Total Fitness also offers many online services to its members, including electronic payment and account management, as well as online fitness newsletter The Skinny. Bally Total Fitness has had its share of time in bankruptcy court, having filed Chapter 11 twice in nearly as many years. It most recently emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.

Good Times Restaurants operates and franchises more than 50 Good Times Drive Thru fast-food eateries located primarily in the Denver area. The hamburger chain is made up mostly of double drive-through and walk-up eateries that feature a menu of burgers, fries, and frozen custard. A limited number of Good Times outlets also offer dine-in seating. More than 20 of the locations are operated by franchisees, while the rest are co-owned and co-operated under joint venture agreements. The family of director Geoffrey Bailey owns almost 30% of the company.

Peel Hotels owns, operates, and manages about 10 mid-range and luxury hotels in the UK (more than 600 rooms). Properties include the George Hotel in Oxfordshire, the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Leeds, and the the Norfolk Royale in Bournemouth (which was acquired in 2009). Executive Chairman Robert Peel, formerly chief executive at Thistle Hotels (now Guoman Hotels ), founded the hotel company and controls it, along with his brother, Charles.

Technifex is a world leader in the design, engineering and fabrication of unique show and special effects systems for theme parks, water parks, casinos, trade shows, special events, retail centers, theaters and many other industries. We have developed and produced hundreds of entertainment systems and shows, including major attractions for Disneyland, Universal Studios, Paramount Parks, Fox Studios Australia, Mattel, AT&T, Harrah’s Hotels & Resorts, MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), and Audubon Institute in New Orleans, just to name a few. We provide our services and products globally and have created major architectural and show systems for resort hotels, casinos and theme parks in Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, England, Germany, Russia and many other countries.

Westmont Hospitality Group was founded in 1975. What started with a single hotel in North America, has grown to become one of the largest privately-held hospitality organizations in the world. Throughout the years, Westmont has had an ownership interest in and operated over 1,100 hotels. Currently this stands at over 500 hotels across three continents. Westmont has formed strategic alliances with many of the world's largest hotel brands. These include Fairmont, InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton, Accor, Starwood, Wyndham, Choice Hotels, Renaissance, Radisson and Best Western. The company is one of the largest franchisees and co-owners of IHG hotels and Hilton hotels worldwide. Westmont has a very diversified portfolio ranging from budget and aparthotels to mid-market business and large conference hotels to boutique hotels and luxury resorts.

"Aimez-vous des sports?" If you do, Sportscene Group might be the matchmaker of your dreams. The company operates and franchises about 50 La Cage aux Sports "resto-bars" operating in Quebec. The sports-themed restaurants are a popular destination for sports fans to watch games; they offer a menu featuring a variety of pub grub, such as nachos, ribs, pizza, chicken wings, and burgers. About 15 locations are corporate-run, while the rest are either owned by franchisees or operate as franchise joint ventures.

Thanks to this company, you don't have to travel to Texas to get some Houston flavor. Hillstone Restaurant Group operates a small portfolio of about 50 upscale casual-dining restaurants, including its flagship Houston's chain. With more than 30 locations mostly in big city markets around the country, Houston's offers a menu of classic American foods, including burgers, ribs, and seafood dishes. The restaurants are distinct from one another by utilizing different exterior and interior designs. Hillstone also operates about a dozen other eateries under such names as Bandera, Cafe R+D, Gulfstream, and Rutherford Grill. CEO George Biel opened the first Houston's in 1977.

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