Loews Hotels Holding Corporation company operates about 20 upscale hotels located in prime business and travel locations in the US and Canada. In addition to offering amenities such as fine dining options, spas, and golf courses, the properties also feature facilities for weddings, meetings, and other events. Loews' hotels include The Regency in New York City, The Santa Monica Beach Hotel in California, and Quebec City's Le Concorde. Loews Hotels Holding company also has resort locations and hotels operated in conjunction with such tourist destination brands as Hard Rock Cafe and Universal Studios' theme parks. Loews Hotels is a subsidiary of diversified holding company Loews Corporation.

Casino Pauma is run by the Pauma-Yuima Band of Mission Indians in the Pauma Valley of California near San Diego. The 65,000 square foot casino hosts slot machines, craps games, and roulette tables, as well as blackjack and poker. Restaurants include the Pauma Bay Cafe and the Red Parrot Lounge. The company's Palm Club promotional service lets gamblers earn points for cash back or merchandise every time they play slots and table games. The Pauma tribe opened the $40-million Casino Pauma in 2001 after assisting county officials with road improvements to the site.

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.

Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1988. Boyd Gaming Corporation (Boyd Gaming) is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s wholly owned and operated 15 casino entertainment facilities located in Nevada, Mississippi, Illinois, Louisiana and Indiana. In addition, it owns and operates a pari-mutuel jai-alai facility located in Dania Beach, Florida, a travel agency, and a captive insurance company that underwrites travel-related insurance. As of December 31, 2009, it owned an aggregate of approximately 812,500 square feet of casino space, containing approximately 21,400 slot machines, 425 table games and 7,550 hotel rooms. On January 22, 2009, it opened hotel at Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa.

Contours Express caters to the ladies. Contours Express franchises a chain of women-only fitness facilities that offers weight-bearing equipment (rather than hydraulic equipment) especially designed to fit women's bodies. Contours Express claims that its CardioFit 29-minute workout decreases the risk of osteoporosis and provides faster results than standard gym equipment. There are currently more than 750 Contours Express fitness centers in the US and about 30 additional countries. Contours Express was founded in 1998 by fitness center veterans Daren Carter and Charlie Woodward.

Chairman and CEO Michael Harrell founded the Houston-based Vista Host, Inc. in 1977. Vista Host company operates some 25 mid-priced hotel properties in about a dozen states (mostly Southern) under such banners as Comfort Suites, Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn, and Fairfield Inn & Suites. Vista opens limited-service hotels in highly trafficked tourist areas and consistently wins customer service awards. Vista Host company, which prides itself on using the latest technological innovations, offers free wireless Internet access in most of its properties.

Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball owns and operates the Minnesota Timberwolves professional basketball franchise, which joined the National Basketball Association as an expansion franchise in 1989. Playing host at the Target Center in Minneapolis, the Wolves have yet to claim an NBA Finals appearance. Local businessmen Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson were first awarded the franchise; Glen Taylor, chairman of printing giant Taylor Corporation, led a group of investors who bought the team in 1995.

Tampa Bay Rays Baseball owns and operates Florida's Gulf Coast baseball franchise. Founded as the Devil Rays, the franchise was originally awarded to a group led by local businessman Vincent Naimoli and joined joined Major League Baseball in 1998 as an expansion franchise along with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Playing host at Tampa's Tropicana Field, the team earned its first ever American League Pennant in 2008. (The Rays fell to the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, however.) CEO Stuart Sternberg leads a management group that purchased control of the team in 2004.

Empire Resorts (the “Company”) is a public company whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "NYNY." Empire Resorts subsidiary, Monticello Raceway Management, Inc., owns and operates the Monticello Casino & Raceway in Monticello, NY. The 230-acre Raceway, located approximately 90 miles northwest of New York City, includes a gaming and entertainment complex that features over 1,000 video gaming machines and one of the nation's largest, all-weather harness horse racing tracks. The Casino features many of the same exciting slots found in Atlantic City and Las Vegas, and offers live entertainment and dining.In August of 2009, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement with Kien Huat Realty III Limited (“Kien Huat”) pursuant to which $55 million in new equity capital will be invested in the Company by Kien Huat in two tranches in exchange for Common Stock, representing just under 50% of the voting power of the Company. Kien Huat affiliates previously financed the startup of the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut and the Seneca Niagara Casino in New York. The first tranche closed on August 19, 2009. The second tranche is subject to stockholder approval.

CEO Walter Isenberg and his business partner Zack Neumeyer started Sage Hospitality Resources in 1984. Sage Hospitality Resources is wise to the ways of luxurious lodgings. Sage Hospitality Resources company is a leading hotel developer and operator with about 50 properties in more than 20 states. Its portfolio includes full- and limited-service hotels operating under such banners as Marriott, Starwood, and Hilton; it also has independent properties such as The Nines in Portland, Oregon, and The Oxford Hotel in Denver. In addition to its hotels business, the company operates the Sage Restaurant Group, which develops restaurants and lounges adjacent to its hotels in major urban locations.

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