With nearly 50 company and franchised locations worldwide, Damon's International, Inc., is a leading full-service, casual dining restaurant concept that emphasizes prime rib, grilled steaks, chicken, seafood, salad and Damon's award-winning ribs. Guests enjoy a quiet dining room or Damon's high-energy Clubhouse that features DTV, a proprietary, state-of-the-art multi-screen entertainment system offering sports, network programming and interactive games. Founded in 1979, Damon's International, Inc., is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Canyon Ranch Enterprises company operates renowned destination health resorts in Arizona and Massachusetts, as well as a wellness hotel and residential community in Miami Beach and SpaClub fitness facilities serving The Venetian and The Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas. A newer venture includes its SpaClub at Sea facilities aboard Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 and Oceania Cruises' luxury ships. Canyon Ranch's services include everything from fitness classes and full spa treatments to acupuncture and nutritional counseling.

LAC Basketball Club owns and operates the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball franchise. The team joined the National Basketball Association in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves before moving west in 1978. Known as the San Diego Clippers, the team relocated to Los Angeles in 1984 and now plays host at the Staples Center with its division rival Los Angeles Lakers. Fans have yet to see the Clippers earn an NBA title or an NBA Finals appearance. Real estate magnate Donald Sterling has owned the franchise since 1981.

Cirque du Soleil ("Circus of the Sun") is probably the only organization where you can get away with calling the founder a clown. The group has turned the circus on its ear, blending street entertainment, eccentric costumes, and cabaret. Among its nearly 20 current productions presented across the globe are "O" (an aquatic show in Las Vegas at MGM Resorts International's Bellagio); Love, a Las Vegas show featuring music of the Beatles (with support from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and from the widows of George Harrison and John Lennon); and touring shows Quidam and Alegría. Accordionist, stiltwalker, and fire-eater Guy Laliberté co-founded Cirque du Soleil in 1984; he is the company's majority owner.

FortuNet, Inc. (Nasdaq symbol FNET) is a licensed Nevada gaming equipment operator, manufacturer and distributor. FortuNet pioneered electronic bingo networks and multi-gaming networks in the eighties and currently manufactures and distributes its patented BingoStar network to bingo halls and casinos throughout the world. The BingoStar system smoothly integrates wireless electronic bingo player units with stationary video bingo player units in a comprehensive system that includes point-of-sale terminals and bingo caller terminals.

The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America serves as a collective and unified voice of a collection of member racetracks in order to promote thoroughbred racing. It also advises member tracks on legislative matters and statistics and related racing information. The organization (which is made up of 49 member racing associations operating 43 racetracks in the US and Canada) was formed in 1942.

Ipswich Town Football Club was originally formed as an amateur football club in 1878, and the team did not turn professional until 1936. Ipswich Town FC currently plays football (soccer) in the English Football League Championship. Known simply as "Town" or "the Blues," Ipswich Town FC has been playing home games at its Portman Road stadium since 1884. Recent rebuilding of the south and north stands gives the stadium a capacity of about 30,000. Nearly half of the club's revenues are obtained on game days from television rights for broadcasts as well as ticket receipts.

A veritable sports and entertainment empire is run out of this Palace. Palace Sports & Entertainment is a holding company controlled by Karen Davidson, widow of the late billionaire William Davidson, through which the family owns The Palace of Auburn Hills. The sports and entertainment arena serves as home of the Detroit Pistons professional basketball team (which is also controlled by Davidson), and it hosts a number of music and entertainment events throughout the year. Other holdings include Michigan's DTE Energy Music Theatre and the Meadow Brook Music Festival.

D'Amico & Partners, Inc. trades on the partnership between Italian cuisine and upscale locations. D'Amico & Partners is a leading fine dining operator in Minneapolis with its flagship D'Amico Cucina offering world-class cooking in the city's historic Butler Square district since 1987. The company also operates Cafe & Bar Lurcat (pronounced "lur-swah") locations in Minneapolis and Naples, Florida. In addition to fine dining, D'Amico & Partners offers casual contemporary cuisine at its handful of Campiello and D'Amico & Sons locations, as well as catering services. The family-owned business was started by brothers Richard and Larry D'Amico.

The Motherwell Football & Athletic Club operates Motherwell FC, a professional soccer team that competes in the Scottish Premier League. The team (nicknamed The 'Well and The Steelmen) holds its home games at Fir Park Stadium. Like other teams in the Scottish Premier League, Motherwell FC must sit and watch (and pocket the transfer fee) as some of its best players get signed away by other top Scottish squads. The team's home uniform is a gold short-sleeved shirt with a thick red stripe and matching red shorts. Media broadcasts of the matches along with ticket receipts make up the bulk of the club's revenues.

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