Augusta National is an exclusive golf and country club that boasts about 300 members, including many business leaders, political figures, and of course notable golfers. Membership is by invitation only; the club does not allow women to become members. Augusta National organizes and runs the famed Masters golf tournament, generating revenue through broadcast rights fees and sponsorships. The course was designed and built by golf champion Bobby Jones and Scotsman Alister Mackenzie in 1932 and hosted the first Masters event two years later.

Ripley Entertainment believes in weirdness. Ripley Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian conglomerate Jim Pattison, publishes the "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" oddities comic strip that appears in about 200 newspapers in more than 40 countries, and licenses its name for toys and games, as well as a Paramount Pictures-produced movie based on the life of the company's founder. It also owns about 60 other entertainment attractions -- including Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums (called odditoriums), Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum, aquariums, 3-D simulation theaters, haunted house adventure parks, miniature golf courses, and sightseeing trains. The brand was created by cartoonist Robert L. Ripley in 1918.

Evans Hotels Corporation was founded in 1953 by William D. Evans; his family owns it today. Evans Hotels Corporation company is a resort property owner with three swank hotels on the Pacific ocean in San Diego (The Lodge at Torrey Pines, Catamaran Resort Hotel, and Bahia Resort Hotel). But it also owns the Bahia Sternwheelers, two luxurious multi-level paddlewheelers that ferry passengers between three Mission Bay resorts. The ships, equipped with ball rooms, dining salons, and dance clubs, are also available for chartered dinner parties and meetings of up to 800 people.

Cold Rock Management helps keep Australians cool with ice cream. Cold Rock Management Pty Ltd. is a leading franchisor of frozen treat outlets with its chain of about 85 Cold Rock Ice Creamery locations. The shops feature a variety of ice cream flavors, gelato, and sorbet, along with a menu of ingredients such as nuts, cookies, candies, and fruits that can be mixed into the ice cream. Each Cold Rock location features a refrigerated granite slab used for combining the ice cream with the additional ingredients. Started in the mid-1990s, the Cold Rock chain is owned by Franchised Food Company (FFC), a multi-concept franchising business controlled by Stan Gordon.

Heart of Midlothian operates the Heart of Midlothian Football Club, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. Better known to supporters as Hearts, the team was founded in 1874 and boasts four league titles (its last in 1960) and seven Scottish Cups. Hearts' home ground is Tynecastle Stadium. Russian businessman Vladimir Romanov controls the team through his Ukio Bankas Investment Group (UBIG).

As a leading provider of state-of-the-art integrated gaming systems to lottery organizations worldwide, INTRALOT delivers cutting edge game content, network integration, transaction processing and value added services, ensuring efficient, secure and profitable operations for our customers. Based on our expertise, know how and substantial experience, we design, develop, operate and support custom-made gaming solutions, including numerical, video and sports lotteries, as well as fixed odds betting, pari-mutuel wagering, and instant lottery games.

Queenco Leisure International company owns and operates casinos in Greece, Romania, and Serbia. Its flagship Casino Loutraki (located near Athens) features some 1,000 slot machines; 80 gaming tables including baccarat, blackjack, and roulette; and a luxury hotel with 275 rooms, restaurants, bars, and other amenities. It also operates the Casino Rodos boutique casino-hotel on the island of Rhodes in Greece, which offers a private gaming room and 24-hour butler service. Queenco operates the Casino Palace in Bucharest, Romania and the Casino Beograd in Belgrade, Serbia. Director Yigal Zilkha controls about 45% of the company through holdings in Y. Z. Queenco and Yigal Muli.

Juventus F.C. is one of the most popular soccer clubs in the Italy's Lega Nazionale Professionisti (National Professional League) as well as the most successful: Juve has won a record 27 Serie A league championships since its founding 1897. In European competition, it has won two Champions League titles and the UEFA Cup three times. Italy's Agnelli family, which started and continues to own 30% of automaker Fiat, has controlled the team since 1923. In 2006 Juventus was relegated to Serie B competition after an investigation into match fixing but returned to Serie A competition in the 2007 season.

Casino Pauma is run by the Pauma-Yuima Band of Mission Indians in the Pauma Valley of California near San Diego. The 65,000 square foot casino hosts slot machines, craps games, and roulette tables, as well as blackjack and poker. Restaurants include the Pauma Bay Cafe and the Red Parrot Lounge. The company's Palm Club promotional service lets gamblers earn points for cash back or merchandise every time they play slots and table games. The Pauma tribe opened the $40-million Casino Pauma in 2001 after assisting county officials with road improvements to the site.

Originally opened in 1965, La Costa Resort is owned by KSL Resorts. La Costa Resort and Spa sits on 400 lush acres in the never-changing perfect weather capital of the US, San Diego. The resort's spa offers a suite for couples treatments, a private sunbathing courtyard, and a variety of indulgences. Recreation includes two 18-hole courses, seventeen clay and hard tennis courts, and several swimming pools. La Costa has single rooms and one- and two-bedroom suites. Author Deepak Chopra's Chopra Center for Well Being also makes it home on the grounds.

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