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.

Arsenal Holdings owns and operates Arsenal Football Club, one of the top soccer teams in the English Premier League. Known also as The Gunners, Arsenal was founded in 1886 and boasts 13 First Division and Premier League championships (its last in 2004) and 10 FA Cup titles. Arsenal also owns the team's home ground at Emirates Stadium where it has hospitality operations and retail outlets. Most of the company's revenue comes from ticket sales and broadcasting fees. An unquoted public company, Arsenal's major shareholders include US sports entrepreneur Stan Kroenke and Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov.Arsenal Holdings PLC owns Arsenal Football Club, a competitor in the English Premiership and the primary source of its revenue. Arsenal Holdings' other interests are in property development, which accounts for slightly less than 25 percent of its revenue. Arsenal Football Club generates 35 percent of its revenue from broadcasting, 27 percent from gate receipts, and the balance from sponsorship deals and merchandise sales.

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.

Our portfolio of restaurants includes our legendary Ruth's Chris Steak House brand, which was founded in 1965 by Ruth Fertel, and our Mitchell's/Columbus Fish Market, Mitchell's/Cameron's Steakhouse brands, which were acquired by the Company in February 2008.The Ruth's Chris Steak House legacy began when Ruth Fertel mortgaged her home for $22,000 to purchase the "Chris Steak House," a 60-seat restaurant located in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than forty years later, our success continues to be driven by our adherence to Ruth's core values, which are to deliver the highest quality food, beverages and service in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Today, there are more than 120 Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants, including twelve international franchisee-owned restaurants in Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tokyo, Aruba, and Canada. Domestically, there are 19 Mitchell's Fish Markets, two Mitchell's Steakhouses and one Cameron's Steakhouse.

Waterford Gaming, LLC helped develop and manage the Mohegan Sun gambling resort through a partnership with Kerzner International. The Connecticut resort is now managed by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, but Waterford continues to earn revenue from the resort's operations, which include several casinos, restaurants, nightclubs, and a 10,000-seat arena. Waterford Gaming, LLC has additional operations in Colorado (various racetracks), New York (development stage gaming and entertainment facility), and Rhode Island (Twin River gaming and entertainment). Waterford Gaming is part of the Waterford Group.

The San Diego Padres Baseball Club joined Major League Baseball as an expansion team in 1969, the same year as the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), and the Seattle Pilots (later the Milwaukee Brewers). The franchise boasts two National League pennants, its first in 1984 and its last in 1998. San Diego fans attend baseball services at PETCO Park. A group led by CEO Jeff Moorad controls more that third of the team; BMC Software co-founder John Moores owns the rest.

With exciting vessels ranging from cozy and custom-designed to the 3 largest dining yachts on the West Coast, Hornblower welcomes guests for classic sightseeing and dining cruises, corporate outings, weddings, special events, environmental tours and film shoots. The company sails from seven California ports and serves as the National Park Service concession of ferry service to Alcatraz Island, the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. Hornblower Cruises and Events provides sightseeing, dining, and wedding cruises via its fleet of 35 yachts sailing from about a half dozen California ports, including Berkeley, San Diego, Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, and San Francisco. Regularly scheduled tours include lunch, dinner, dance, and concert cruises.

Amax Holdings Limited ( “Amax” ) is principally engaged in gaming and entertainment business in Macau. In December 2007, Amax entered into the gaming intermediary business in Macau via AMA International Limited ( “AMA” ) in which it will have an effective 80% interest through a series of profit transfer agreements.AMA commenced operations in mid-December 2007. Altira Macau (formerly Crown Macu) collaborated with AMA and completed its property reconfiguration to accommodate the additional VIP gaming business, which has proven immediately successful. AMA is on track to capture a sizable share of the profitable VIP gaming market segment and has already begun to transform the earnings profile and growth path of the Amax group. In addition to our focus on gaming intermediary services, Amax conducts casino operations in Macau via our 49.9%-owned Greek Methodology Macau Entertainment Group Corporation Limited.

Thousand Trails is making happy campers of the more than 130,000 members who use its campsites in the US and Canada. Thousand Trails company's dues-paying members have access to more than 80 campgrounds in more than 20 states and in British Columbia. The grounds offer amenities such as electricity, water, sewer connections, convenience stores, game machines, and laundry facilities. Members who do not bring their own accommodations (cars, RVs, tents) can rent cabins or campers from the company. In addition, thousand trails company publishes recreational lifestyle magazine Trailblazer, which has more than 65,000 paid subscribers. Thousand Trails company is a subsidiary of real estate investment trust Equity LifeStyle Properties.

Sporting Index Ltd. specializes in sports spread betting, where bettors wager on the margin of victory or the final score in a sporting contest, and dominates that betting market in the UK. Bets can be placed on the Internet, on mobile phones, and over satellite TV services. Sporting Index was founded in 1992 and plans on expanding its markets to include Australia, South Africa, and US in the future. Private investor HgCapital bought Sporting Index in late 2005.

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