Leona's Pizzeria operates about a dozen pizza restaurants in and around the Chicago area. The small casual-dining chain's menu features Leona's signature Sicilian style pizza, along with appetizers, sandwiches, lasagna, and other Italian-style entree items. In addition to dine-in seating, most of the restaurants offer delivery and catering services. Matriarch Leona Pianetto Molinaro Scemla opened the first Leona's in 1950; her family, led by Salvatore Toia, continues to own and operate the chain.

Boston sports fans don't need St. Patrick to draw them to the TD Garden (formerly TD Banknorth Garden). Built in 1995 as a replacement for the revered but aging Boston Garden, the TD Garden serves as the home for the NBA's Boston Celtics and the NHL's Boston Bruins. The $160 million, 755,000 square-foot arena boasts a maximum capacity of about 19,600 seats, three full-service restaurants, 90 executive suites, and 1,100 club seats. In addition to sporting events, the arena also hosts concerts and other events among its 200 annual bookings. TD Garden is owned by concessions company Delaware North Companies, which is controlled by Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs.

Stella, too. Stanleybet International in a UK-based sports betting company that operates primarily through subsidiary Stanley International Betting (SIB). Licensed in the UK, Croatia, Romania, Poland, and Malta with intermediaries in Cyprus, Germany, and Italy, it has about 1,400 outlets. Patrons can place wagers on soccer (football in Europe) and horse, dog, and car racing as well as a numbers-based lottery draw. Stanleybet is part of Genting Stanley (formerly Stanley Leisure), a subsidiary of global gambling powerhouse Genting Berhad.

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.

The Toyota Center isn't the place to buy a new Prius, Camry, or 4Runner. It is Houston's $212 million arena that serves as the home to the NBA's Houston Rockets and the American Hockey League Houston Aeros. It also hosts concerts and other entertainment events. In addition all the usual seating options, The Toyota Center also offers amenities like an upscale bistro, luxury suites, concierge services, VIP parking, and other perks. Ledge Dining gives Rockets fans a seat along the rail on the lower suite level where they can dine on chef-prepared meals without missing any of the action on the court. The Houston Sports Authority of Harris County owns the facility, which opened in 2003.

The Illinois Department of the Lottery runs numbers games, including Pick 3 and Pick 4, and participates in the dozen-state Mega Millions game in which players can win jackpots starting at $12 million (odds of winning: 1 in 175 million). It also offers instant-win scratch-off games. Of the money collected from ticket sales, about 60% is paid in prizes and some 30% goes to the state's Common School Fund, which helps finance K-12 public education. The rest covers retailer commissions and expenses. The Illinois Lottery operates through more than 7,500 retail businesses. For every ticket sold, retailers receive a 5% commission.

Papa John's International makes a lot of dough -- pizza dough, that is. The company operates the world's #3 pizza chain (behind YUM! Brands' Pizza Hut brand and Domino's) with about 3,500 pizzerias across the US and in about 30 international markets. Its restaurants offer several different pizza styles and topping choices, as well as a few specialty pies such as The Works and All the Meats. Papa John's locations typically offer delivery and carry-out service only. It owns and operates more than 600 locations, while the rest are franchised. Founder and co-CEO John Schnatter owns more than 20% of the company.

Tabcorp is a successful, diversified and responsible organisation, conducting a unique combination of wagering, gaming, hospitality and media activities across Australia. As a diversified entertainment group, Tabcorp strives to offer a first-class entertainment experience for our customers, great opportunities for our employees, support in the community and value for our shareholders. Tabcorp Holdings Limited culture embraces teamwork, integrity, performance, innovation and customer understanding. Tabcorp Holdings Limited continues to actively support many local communities with a range of donations and sponsorships for sporting groups and community services. This is on top of the company's contributions to state community benefit funds in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, which in the year to 30 June 2009 totalled $92.8 million.

Hibernian might be the Roman term for Ireland, but the soccer club competes in the Scottish Premier League. The team, along with city rivals "The Hearts" (nickname for Heart of Midlothian F.C.), represents Edinburgh in the league. Founded in 1875 by members of the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, "Hibs" (or "Hibees," as they're affectionately known) was the first British team to enter European competition in 1955. Hibs has won the Scottish League nearly a half dozen times, along with several Scottish Cup titles. The team's colors are green and white.

The Westwood Group, Inc. operates Wonderland Greyhound Park, a pari-mutuel greyhound racing park that opened in 1935 in Revere, Massachusetts. The track also offers simulcasts with other racing facilities around the country. Wonderland features a concession stands, a trackside pub, private dining suites, and a clubhouse dining room for large parties. Its non-profit Wonderdogs program places retired greyhounds in new homes. Formerly a publicly traded company, The Westwood Group went private in 2004 under the direction of company chairman Charles Sarkis.

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