Stratosphere Corporation company's Stratosphere Tower, Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas is the tallest free-standing observation tower in the US at 1,149 ft. It features a revolving restaurant, observation decks, and a roller coaster that wraps around the top. More grounded is the firm's hotel, with some 2,400 rooms, an 80,000-sq.-ft. casino, a Broadway showroom, and a retail center with shops and fast-food outlets. Located slightly off the beaten path, the hotel offers a nightly evening shuttle service to the center of the Las Vegas Strip. Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group , owns the Stratosphere.

Individual Restaurant Company Plc is a publicly listed company which owns and operates 34 restaurants in major UK cities, towns and suburbs. It is IRC's committed corporate mission to continue to open restaurants throughout the UK to meet the ever increasing demand for quality dining. The IRC's aim is to maximise this ever growing market opportunity and to remain a leading player in the premium-casual dining sector. Growth in this sector is under exploited and forecast to grow significantly as consumers become more discerning in their choice of cuisine.

Crown American reigns over an empire consisting of a couple of inns. The company manages two hotels in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, both operating under the Holiday Inn banner through franchise agreements with InterContinental Hotels. It also runs Mediterranean restaurant Harrigan's Caf� & Wine Deck, located at its downtown Johnstown hotel, and manages the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in Johnstown. Crown American's portfolio shrank considerably in 2005 when it sold more than 20 hotels in eastern states to an affiliate of real estate firm Archon Group. The company was founded in 1965 by Frank Pasquerilla (father of former CEO Mark Pasquerilla).

Welcome to the Starbucks antidote: Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate. The family-owned company serves up such treats as muffins, biscuits, meringues, pastries, fruit tarts, and scones at its Bettys Café Tea Rooms. The six-chain teashop opened its first location in 1919. Today it serves tea, cakes, chocolates -- and yes -- coffee. The company's teas and coffees are sold under the Yorkshire Tea and Taylors of Harrogate brands. Bettys & Taylors also teaches cooking classes and sells its confections online. Jonathan Wild, great-nephew of one of the company's founders, is chairman of Bettys & Taylors, which adopted its current name in the early 1960s when "friendly rivals" Taylors and Bettys joined forces.

This company is crazy for seafood. Mad Anthony's operates more than 20 seafood restaurants in Washington and Oregon, including full-service dinner houses such as Anthony's Pier 66 and its chain of Anthony's HomePort locations, as well as takeout quick-service spots such as Anthony's Fish Bar and Little Chinook's. It also runs casual, family-dining restaurants including Anthony's Beach Café, Anthony's Bell St. Diner, and Anthony's Oyster Bar & Grill. Mad Anthony's also owns its own seafood business to supply its restaurants with the freshest catch. Company president Budd Gould started the family-owned business in 1975, opening his first Anthony's HomePort restaurant in Kirkland, Washington.

This company is cooking up something involving frosty, cold beverages. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group owns a chain of more than 30 casual dining spots in about 20 states that feature beef, seafood, and pasta items along with a selection of hand-crafted beers. The brewpubs operate mostly under its signature banner; other locations carry the such names as Big River Grille & Brewing Works, Bluewater Grille, and Ragtime Tavern. A small number of Gordon Biersch locations are operated by franchisees. The company was founded as Trolley Barn Breweries in 1992 and acquired the dining operations of independently owned Gordon Biersch Brewing in 1999.

REEL Hospitality operates three casual-dining restaurants in Vermont and Connecticut. Its dining operations include the bistro-flavored Sweetwaters and the Italian-themed Tuscan Kitchen, both in Burlington, Vermont. REEL Hospitality also operates the Dakota Steakhouse in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The company was founded by Tony Perry as Perry Restaurant Group in 1963. Perry sold the business to a management group led by president David Melincoff in 1999.

Star City Holdings owns and manages the casino and gaming facilities, which include 1,500 gaming machines and 200 table games (baccarat, blackjack, craps, roulette). The complex, located on Sydney Harbor, also houses a 480-room hotel and 150 apartments, as well as two theaters, seven restaurants, seven bars, and a conference/banquet center. It is the only casino in Australia's largest city (as well as in the entire state of New South Wales). Entertainment and leisure company TABCORP Holdings bought Star City in 1999.

Dallas Cowboys Football Club operates the famed Dallas Cowboys professional football franchise, one of the most popular teams in the National Football League and the winner of five Super Bowl titles (a mark it shares with the San Francisco 49ers). Dallas has been home to such Hall of Fame players as Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and Roger Staubach, as well as famed head coach Tom Landry. The team was founded in 1960 by Clint Murchison Jr. and Bedford Wynne. Oilman Jerry Jones has owned the team since 1989.

Inspired Gaming Group Limited hopes to inspire a few punters to part with their money. Inspired Gaming Group is a leading supplier of casino gaming systems in the UK. It makes server-based gaming systems and terminals used in casinos and other gaming venues; its product portfolio includes fixed-odds games, table games, and sports-betting terminals. Inspired Gaming also makes systems for the entertainment and leisure market, as well as bingo terminals and digital vending machines. In addition to gaming systems, the company provides maintenance, installation, and other allied services. Inspired Gaming was taken private by investment firm Vitruvian Partners in 2010.

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