Nathan’s Famous was founded by a Polish immigrant, Nathan Handwerker, and his is truly an authentic “only in America story.” He started his business in 1916 with a small hot dog stand in Coney Island, New York. He sold hot dogs that were manufactured based on a recipe developed by his wife, Ida. You might say patrons of this restaurateur are in the dog house. Nathan's Famous is a leading franchisor of quick-service restaurants with a chain of about 250 Nathan's outlets known for their all-beef frankfurters served with a variety of toppings. The eateries also serve hamburgers, French fries, and breakfast sandwiches. More than 50 Nathan's units also feature fish and chips under the Arthur Treacher's brand. In addition to restaurants, the company sells Nathan's branded products through 13,000 points of sale, including vending machines, Subway units at Wal-Mart stores, and Auntie Anne's pretzel shops. Specialty Foods Group makes Nathan's hot dogs for retail sale under a licensing deal.

Top Ten Holdings PLC operates 43 bingo clubs and amusement arcades throughout England and Wales. It also runs a snooker club and online bingo. Top Ten Holdings PLC installed outdoor smoking areas at one-third of its clubs after England passed a smoking ban in July 2007. Top Ten is the third largest bingo operator in the UK and now has 11 subsidiaries, including Apollo Bingo, Walker Holdings, Bravo Bingo, and Lance Leisure.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club plays football (soccer) in the Scottish Premier League. The club, also known as Inverness CT or Caley Thistle, plays home games in the 7,000-capacity Caledonian Stadium. In 2005, Mike Smith, formerly with the UK Basketball League, was appointed as the first ever Chief Executive in the club's history. Craig Brewster, although still on the roster as a player, performs the team's managerial duties. The club was formed in 1994 by the merger of Caledonian FC and Inverness Thistle FC. The club was originally called Caledonian Thistle but changed its name in 1996.

KaleidoScoops operates a chain of franchised ice cream shops under the name KaleidoScoops Ice Cream and More that specialize in frozen treats. With more than 50 locations in Texas and 20 other states, the chain's menu includes ice cream cones and sundaes available in such flavors as Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chewy, Peanut Butter Eruption, and Tootsie Pop Crunch. KaleidoScoops also serves malts, shakes, and smoothies, along with frozen cakes and pies. KaleidoScoops was formed as a member-owned cooperative in 1999 by a group of 40 former franchisees of the Baskin-Robbins chain (part of Dunkin' Brands).

A BlackHorse with plenty of greens may be that illusive horse of a different color. BlackHorse Golf Club has two 18-hole golf public courses, a clubhouse, restaurant, training center, and pro shop outside Houston. The course, designed by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy, is one of the country's top public golf courses. They were created to take advantage of natural topography to form course obstacles and include a practice range, short game area, and putting green. Duffers can join Redstone Advantage for a yearly fee and save on daily club fees and pro shop gear as well as receiving some Redstone swag. BlackHorse is owned by Redstone Golf Management.

Victor Chandler International is a leading bookmaker that offers sports betting in more than 160 countries. It takes bets online and by phone on a wide variety of sports, including international soccer, cricket, and horse racing, as well as North American sports league matches. Victor Chandler International Ltd. also operates 40 betting shops in the UK. In addition to sports betting, Victor Chandler offers other online gaming through Web sites for casino games and poker. Victor Chandler Sr. started the family-owned business in 1946.

B.R. Guest Holdings operates about 20 upscale and fine-dining restaurants primarily in New York City, including Blue Fin, Isabella's, and Ocean Grill. Among it's other dining concepts are Dos Caminos, Ruby Foo's, and Vento Trattoria. The company also has restaurants in Las Vegas, including its upscale Italian restaurant Fiamma, originally created with Fabio Trabocchi, at the MGM Grand resort. Founder Stephen Hanson opened his first restaurant in Manhattan in 1987 and later helped create the luxury James Hotel concept. Starwood Capital Group owns a 50% stake in the restaurant business.

Port City Java was unveiled in Wilmington, NC with a mission to roast and serve the finest coffee and espresso in a warm and inviting atmosphere. This profoundly simple attitude has unwittingly been the impetus for outstanding company growth and honest community involvement. Today, Port City Java® is an international company approaching 60 cafes backed by a strong brand name and broad channels of distribution. Port City Java offers a great variety of all-day items in addition to the many different coffees brewing at any given time. We also offer our Fairganic coffees, which are USDA Organic Certified and Fair Trade Certified. This is an exclusive segment with outstanding growth potential.

PokerTek, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Matthews, NC. PokerTek, Inc. develops and markets products for the gaming and amusement industries. PokerTek developed PokerPro automated poker tables and related software applications to increase revenue, reduce expenses and attract new players into poker rooms by offering interactive poker that is fast, fun and mistake-free. Heads-Up Challenge is a two-player table that allows bars and restaurant patrons to compete head-to-head in various games for amusement purposes, increases earnings for game operators and provides patrons unique and challenging on-site entertainment. Both products are installed worldwide.

Global Spectrum provides innovative management, marketing, operations and event booking services for public assembly facilities, including arenas, civic and convention centers, stadiums, ice facilities, equestrian centers and theatres. The most professional and experienced senior management staff in the industry leads Global Spectrum. In addition to providing full scope-of-services for existing facilities that decide to “privatize,” Global Spectrum also provides pre-opening design and construction consulting services for the development phase of facilities under construction. Today, Global Spectrum is the fastest growing venue management firm in the world. Global Spectrum is led by Peter Luukko, Chairman (and President and COO of Global Spectrum’s parent company, Comcast-Spectacor), John Page, Chief Operating Officer and Frank E. Russo, Jr., Senior Vice President of Business Development.

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