Bexar County voters overwhelmingly approved a partnership between the Spurs, Bexar County, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and the Coliseum Advisory Board to build a Bexar County-owned community arena that would serve as the new home for the Spurs and the Stock Show & Rodeo. The $175 million facility was financed through a $28.5 million contribution from the Spurs and $146.5 million from the County, paid for by an increase in the local hotel occupancy tax and short-term motor vehicle rental tax, collectively referred to as the “visitor tax.” The Spurs and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo together designed the AT&T Center to be a state-of-the art facility, capable of hosting championship sporting events, rodeo and other first-rate entertainment. The Spurs and the Stock Show & Rodeo agreed to 25-year lease agreements with the Coliseum Advisory Board, which serves as the facility’s landlord.

Grévin & Cie operates the Parc Astérix (also the firm's former name) amusement park just north of Paris. Based on Astérix, a legendary French comic, the park offers a variety of attractions including a scale-model park France Miniature, wax museum Grévin, St-Malo's Grand Aquarium, and magic entertainment venue Bagatelle. In addition to its flagship location, Grévin & Cie has expanded aggressively and now owns about 20 parks in France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. Ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes owns the company.

Pubs and beer come together at Cains. Formerly Honeycombe Leisure, Cains Beer Company is a leading operator of managed pubs in the UK, with more than 100 locations mostly in the north part of the country offering brews and other beverages. Its estate also includes a small number of inns offering accommodations, as well as bars and entertainment venues. In addition to public houses, Cains is a leading UK brewer with a portfolio of popular labels including Cains Finest Lager and Cains Dark Mild. It also produces beers under contract for wholesalers and supermarkets.

National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL), better known as Minor League Baseball, steps up to the plate as the governing body for nearly 20 leagues and about 250 teams, ranging from the Hickory Crawdads to the Durham Bulls to the Savannah Sand Gnats. Each team in the minor leagues (generally classified as either Rookie, Class A, Class Double-A, or Class Triple-A) is affiliated with a team in Major League Baseball and is part of a farm system to develop players hoping to make it to "The Show." Minor League Baseball also helps rehab major league players who've been sent down to work out any kinks and get back in game shape.

Stoke City Football Club is one of the oldest football (soccer) clubs in England. Founded in 1863, the team turned professional in 1885. The club's home ground, the Britannia Stadium seats approximately 28,000 spectators. Previously the team played at the Victoria Ground, its home since 1878. Stoke City FC, nicknamed the Potters, hired skipper Tony Pulis to manage the club in 2002. The club currently competes in the English Football League Championship (formerly known as Division 1). Stoke City's past players include legendary England goalkeeper Gordon Banks as well as the great Stanley Matthews.

The St. Louis Cardinals is one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball, joining the National League as the St. Louis Browns in 1892. Renamed the Cardinals in 1900, the team has gone on to win 17 league pennants and 10 World Series championships (second only to the New York Yankees), its last in 2006. The team's roster has included such stars as Bob Gibson, Stan Musial, and Ozzie Smith. An investment group led by St. Louis attorney Fred Hanser, Andrew Baur, and William DeWitt Jr. owns the team.

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.

Palace Entertainment Holdings wants to rule the fun realm. Palace Entertainment Holdings owns nearly 40 family fun centers, theme parks, and water parks in some ten states. Palace Entertainment's family locations include such features as go-cart racing, video game arcades, laser tag, and bumper boats. They operate under the Boomer'!s, Castle Park, SpeedZone, and Mountasia names, among others. Visitors can also slip and slide at Palace Entertainment's ten water parks, such as Water Country, Big Kahuna's, Wet 'n Wild, and Splish Splash. Palace Entertainment is a subsidiary of European park operator Parques Reunidos.

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.

Table Trac markets information management systems designed to help casino operators monitor their gaming operations. Its Table Trac system records and analyzes win-loss percentages, dealer performance, and cash movements. It also makes self-service kiosks for customer service and administering players club promotional programs. The company's customers are located mostly in the US; it also sells to markets in Central and South America. Chairman and CEO Chad Hoehne owns nearly 30% of Table Trac.

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