John Huxley (Casino Equipment) Limited sells a variety of casino equipment, gaming tables, supplies, security systems, and other items including an aroma diffusion system to help casinos cement their brand with scent. Its divisions include live gaming, electronic gaming, gaming systems and security, and automated products that include chip sorters, displays, and a black jack dealing machine. It also offers casino design software. John Huxley (Casino Equipment) Limited, which sells its wares worldwide, has offices and factories in London, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Johannesburg, Sydney, and Macao. Chairman Bertil Knutsson, via his Swedish firm Pata-Pata AB, owns John Huxley.

Chicago Professional Sports owns and operates the Chicago Bulls professional basketball team, which boasts six NBA championships thanks to five-time MVP Michael Jordan. His charismatic presence not only set a high-water mark for Chicago between 1991 and 1998 but also helped increase the popularity of the league. The team was started by Dick Klein and joined the National Basketball Association in 1966. Real estate developer Jerry Reinsdorf has owned the Bulls since 1985. He also owns Chicago's United Center (along with Chicago Blackhawks owner the Wirtz Corporation) and the Chicago White Sox baseball team.

Scioto Downs operates a harness horseracing racing facility in Columbus, Ohio. The track features wagering on live races from May through mid-October; its grandstand and clubhouse can accommodate more than 11,000 people. Scioto Downs also offers simulcast racing, along with dining and other entertainments. The racing facility is owned by MTR Gaming Group. Not only can you bet on exciting harness racing at Scioto Downs, you can also take your chances on the many exciting games offered by the Ohio Lottery. The Ohio Lottery offers customers a wide variety of games and Scioto Downs is proud to be a licensed retailer for the Ohio Lottery Commission.

Why just eat at Joe's when you can have fun there, too? Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor operates a chain of more than 60 franchised restaurants offering a family-friendly atmosphere along with a menu of pizza, pasta, soups, and sandwiches. The eateries are especially popular for their extensive selection of dessert items, including sundaes, malts, and shakes. Many locations also offer arcade games and activity centers. The chain operates in several Midwestern states, including Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Founder and CEO Joe Whitty got his start in the restaurant business as a manager and operator for the Shakey's pizza chain. He opened the first Happy Joe's in 1972.

The Dow Hotel Company owns or manages more than 10 mid-priced and upscale hotels in the US, under banners such as Marriott, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson, and Starwood. DHC focuses on hotels that specialize in corporate meetings and conventions and have large food and beverage operations. Once purchased, using investor and DHC funds, a hotel is brought under the DHC standardized administration, marketing, and accounting systems. The company also offers its management services to third party hotels. Murray Dow, II (company president) founded DHC with business partner Mark Rosinsky (SVP) in 1997.

Canlan Ice Sports is a leading operator of ice sports facilities in North America, with more than 20 rinks in Canada and the US encompassing more than 60 ice sheets. Its facilities, including the gargantuan Burnaby 8 Rinks in British Columbia, offer recreational skating and amateur hockey, as well as educational programs for beginning skaters. Canlan also generates revenue from concessions, sports equipment sales, and management fees. In addition, Canlan runs hockey development programs and recreational leagues, including the Adult Safe-Hockey League. Private equity firm Bartrac Investments owns 75% of the company.

Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) is a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the friendliest, easiest-to-live-in cities in America. Our industry-leading brands include Gaylord Hotels, the award-winning leader in the meeting and resort hotels industry and the Grand Ole Opry, the legendary music showcase in Nashville, Tennessee. Our entertainment brands and properties include the Radisson Hotel Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links, Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM-AM.

GameAccount has a booming business on account of the games people play. GameAccount Global Limited operates a network of Web sites, the GameAccount Network, which plays host to people who pay to play against each other in such skill-based games as backgammon, gin rummy, and poker. Players from more than 130 countries (with the exception of the US) participate in games on the network, which operates in 14 languages and 25 currencies. GameAccount takes a commission from the money players ante up; it also licenses its gaming software to other sites, such as Sportingbet and Gala Coral Group. GameAccount was founded in 2001 by David McDowell and Kevin O'Neal with backing from the Smurfit family of Smurfit Kappa Group fame.

Kangwon Land has polished one diamond of a business out of a former coal mine. Located in the Gangwon province of South Korea, Kangwon is the country's only legal casino facility, featuring more than 130 tables and some 960 slot machines. Constructed atop a closed coal mine, Kangwon broke ground on the resort facility in 1999 and has since expanded to include two hotels, a theme park, 18-hole golf course, and an 18-slope ski resort. Kangwon Land Corporation even has its own ice hockey, judo, and ski teams. In concert with the opening of its casino, Kangwon additionally opened several gambling clinics to help prevent and treat gambling addictions.

You might say this company is scaling the heights of the restaurant business. A leading multi-concept dining company in the UK, Paramount Holdings owns and operates more than 70 cafes and restaurants encompassing half a dozen different brands. The company's estate is anchored by its flagship Chez Gérard and Brasserie Gérard chains, both offering French-style cuisine. Its other brands include upmarket seafood chain Livebait, Italian-themed Bertorelli and il Bertorelli, and Caffe Uno. Paramount is owned by a group of banks including Barclays Bank, HSBC, and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

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