The American Hockey League is a minor league sports organization that serves as a farm system for the National Hockey League. Each of its 29 teams is affiliated with at least one professional franchise, providing a training ground for young players and offering a reserve roster of players who can be called up to the NHL. Established in 1936, the league has teams located throughout the US and in Canada. It regulates franchise ownership and oversees such business operations as sponsorships and marketing. The AHL season runs from October through April, followed by a playoff for the Calder Cup championship trophy.

The chicken wings aren't the only spicy items at Hooters. Hooters of America operates and franchises more than 450 Hooters restaurants in about 40 states and more than 25 other countries. The beach-themed bar-and-grills catering to sports fans are known for their spicy chicken wings and their hostesses, who dress in the chain's trademark bright orange short shorts and tight T-shirts. Other menu items include chili, burgers, sandwiches, and beer. The company operates about 120 locations and franchises the rest. Hooters of America is controlled by CEO Coby Brooks, the son of the late Robert Brooks who built the chain. Six friends, none of whom had any restaurant experience, opened the first Hooters in 1983.

Old Vic Productions plc was established as a theatre producer in 1993 by Sally Greene as Chief Executive with Lord Attenborough as Chairman. Originally called Criterion Productions PLC, the Company has now been involved with over 100 shows ranging from musicals to contemporary and classic drama in the United Kingdom, Australia and North America. Old Vic Productions was a key investor in the establishment of the Old Vic Theatre Company with double Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as Artistic Director in 2004. OVP invests and co-produces with OVTC on a variety of different shows, recent notable successes have included.

Genting Berhad was established in 1965 by Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. Genting Berhad is an investment holding and management company. The principal activities of the subsidiaries include leisure and hospitality, gaming and entertainment businesses, plantation, the generation and supply of electric power, property development and management, tours and travel related services, genomics research and development, investments and oil and gas exploration, development and production activities. The principal activities of its associates include the generation and supply of electric power, resort, property investment and property development. The Company has over 4,500 hectares of prime resort land and about 134,000 hectares of plantation land. In December 2009, it completed the disposal of its subsidiaries, Oakwood Sdn. Bhd. and Genting Highlands Tours and Promotion Sdn. Bhd., to Genting Malaysia Berhad. In April 2010, it acquired Peak Avenue Limited and Newquest Ltd. In June 2010, the Company acquired Aurasun Resources Sdn Bhd.

Panther Racing has its cars purring and competing in about 20 car-racing events a year, including the Indianapolis 500, with drivers Buddy Lazier, Tomas Enge, and Tomas Scheckter. The company's sponsors include Chevrolet, Pennzoil, Quaker State, Puma, Segway, and Snap-on. Like other Indy Racing League teams, the company also sells Panther Racing brand apparel and other items.

Horse racing in Kentucky is rich in history, dating back to 1789 when the first race course was laid out in Lexington. However, it was almost 100 years later, in 1875, that Churchill Downs officially opened and began its tradition as "Home of the Kentucky Derby." The Commons, a park-like block near Lexington's Race Street was used by horsemen for racing. By 1789, complaints by "safety minded" citizens led to the formal development of a race meet at The Commons. The men who organized this race meet, including Kentucky Statesman Henry Clay, also formed the Commonwealth's first Jockey Club. The organization later was named the Kentucky Jockey Club in 1809.

Hilton is near the top of the hill among hoteliers in Ireland and the UK, thanks to Hilton UK & Ireland. The business operates about 80 Hilton properties in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, more than 20 of which are located in London. Its hotels include the Hilton Croydon, the Hilton London Hyde Park, and the Hilton Dublin. Hilton UK & Ireland also manages restaurants (such as Minsky's Restaurant in the Hilton Glasgow, and the Galvin at Windows in the London Hilton) and bars (Henry J Beans in Edinburgh). Hilton UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide.

Coyotes Hockey owns and operates the Phoenix Coyotes professional hockey franchise, which plays host at Jobing.com Arena in the suburb of Glendale, Arizona. The team was originally known as the Winnipeg Jets and started playing in the fledgling World Hockey League in 1972. After joining the National Hockey League in 1979, the Jets moved to the Arizona desert in 1996. The NHL purchased the team out of bankruptcy in 2009 from a group led by trucking magnate Jerry Moyes, founder and owner of Swift Transportation, and hockey great Wayne Gretzky.

Boyne USA appreciates people who were born to ski. The company, which operates as Boyne Resorts, operates a dozen ski resorts, including Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain in Michigan, Big Sky Resort in Montana, and Sugarloaf in Maine. The resorts offer accommodations, hospitality services, and other amenities in addition to skiing; during warmer months most of the properties also offer golf, tennis courts, hiking trails, and other outdoor activities. In addition to ski resorts, Boyne owns some golf resorts, including the Inn at Bay Harbor in Michigan. The family-owned company was founded in 1947 by skier Everett Kircher.

Sun International Limited company operates about a dozen casinos and some 10 resort-style hotels in South Africa. Flagship resort complex Sun City boasts four hotels, two golf courses, and a water park. (Sun City is also the location of the 2002 signing of the Sun City Agreement, a treaty ending the Second Congo War.) The company has additional properties in Egypt, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Sun International is South Africa's largest casino operator, with nearly half of the market share, and its hotels have a total of 3,500 rooms. Sun International Limited was founded by Sol Kerzner, the head of Kerzner International.

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