The organization oversees America's most popular spectator sport, acting as a trade association for 32 franchise owners. Among the league's functions, the NFL governs and promotes the game of football, sets and enforces rules, and regulates team ownership. It generates revenue mostly through marketing sponsorships, licensing merchandise, and by selling national broadcasting rights to the games. The teams operate as separate businesses but share a percentage of the league's overall revenue. Founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, the league has been known as the NFL since 1922.

C&D Brewing Company owns and operates more than a half dozen Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant locations in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The brew pubs offer a selection of fresh brewed beer, including such varieties as Ironbound Ale, Pig Iron Porter, and Vienna Red Lager. The chain also serves appetizers, pizzas, and sandwiches, as well as beef, chicken and seafood entrees. Partners Kevin Davies, Mark Edelson, and Kevin Finn opened the first Iron Hill Brewery in 1996.

Mean Fiddler may be playing your tune. Mean Fiddler Music Group is one of the UK's leading promoters of music festivals and venues. It owns more than a dozen venues, including Jazz Cafe, Relentless Garage, Warehouse, and The Borderline, and promotes such events as the Reading Festival, Leeds, and Latitude. An investment firm formed by Clear Channel Entertainment (now Live Nation Entertainment) and Dublin's music promotion firm MCD Productions (led by music entrepreneur Denis Desmond) acquired Mean Fiddler Group in 2005. Mean Fiddler was founded as a single live-music club in 1982 by former chairman Vince Power.

Tix Corporation, an integrated entertainment company, focuses on ticketing services, event merchandising, and the production and promotion of live entertainment in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Ticket Services, Event and Branded Merchandising, and Live Entertainment. The Ticket Services segment provides ticketing services, including sale discount and premium tickets; offers group sale services; and sells premium tickets for sporting events, concerts, tours, and theatres. The Exhibit and Event Merchandising segment provides exhibit and event merchandising, such as the provision of retail specialty stores with branded merchandise for touring museum exhibitions and theatrical productions, and the ownership and operation of retail stores with custom-branded products for sale. The Live Entertainment segment operates as a live entertainment presenter, and produces and presents live theater and concerts.

Chairman and CEO David Siegel founded Central Florida Investments, Inc. in 1970. CFI subsidiary Westgate Resorts operates about 30 timeshare resorts in more than 10 states. In addition to Westgate Resorts, CFI owns or has interests in magazines (I Love Orlando, I Love Vacations), real estate (Westgate Plaza Center retail space in Las Vegas), health spas (Papillon Spas), and restaurants (Westgate Smokehouse Grill).

AMF Bowling Worldwide is a leading operator of bowling centers with more than 300 locations in about 35 states. Operated through subsidiary AMF Bowling Centers, the chain offers league and non-league bowling, along with video games, billiards, and other amusements. AMF's activity centers also offer food and beverage service and sell bowling gear. In addition to its chain of bowling centers, the company owns 50% of QubicaAMF Worldwide, a joint venture with Italian manufacturer Qubica that sells such bowling center equipment as refurbished pinsetters and scoring systems. AMF Bowling is controlled by investment firm Code Hennessy.

Coyotes Hockey owns and operates the Phoenix Coyotes professional hockey franchise, which plays host at Jobing.com Arena in the suburb of Glendale, Arizona. The team was originally known as the Winnipeg Jets and started playing in the fledgling World Hockey League in 1972. After joining the National Hockey League in 1979, the Jets moved to the Arizona desert in 1996. The NHL purchased the team out of bankruptcy in 2009 from a group led by trucking magnate Jerry Moyes, founder and owner of Swift Transportation, and hockey great Wayne Gretzky.

This company adds a touch of Southern hospitality to the family dining scene. Shoney's North America operates and franchises about 250 family-style restaurants in about 20 states, mostly in Tennessee and states to the southeast. Popular for breakfast, the chain offers such morning fare as bacon and eggs, biscuits and gravy, and pancakes, while it lunch and dinner menu includes burgers, chicken, seafood, and steak. Many Shoney's locations also offer an all-you-can-eat buffet. Most of the eateries are operated by franchisees. The Shoney's chain was founded by Alex Schoenbaum in the 1940s. It is part of Royal Hospitality Corp., an Atlanta-based foodservice operator controlled by David Davoudpour.

TS Enterprises operates a dozen upscale restaurants in California and Hawaii under such names as Duke's, Jake's, and Keoki's Paradise. Other locations include the Cliffhouse in La Quinta, California, and Kimo's in Hawaii. The majority of the company's restaurants are waterfront properties, specializing in fresh Pacific seafood cuisine and steak, but the company also operates the Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Rob Thibaut and Sandy Saxten started the company in 1977. TS Enterprises operates a dozen upscale restaurants in California and Hawaii under such names as Duke's, Jake's, and Keoki's Paradise. Other locations include the Cliffhouse in La Quinta, California, and Kimo's in Hawaii. The majority of the company's restaurants are waterfront properties, specializing in fresh Pacific seafood cuisine and steak, but the company also operates the Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Rob Thibaut and Sandy Saxten started the company in 1977. TS Enterprises operates a dozen upscale restaurants in California and Hawaii under such names as Duke's, Jake's, and Keoki's Paradise. Other locations include the Cliffhouse in La Quinta, California, and Kimo's in Hawaii. The majority of the company's restaurants are waterfront properties, specializing in fresh Pacific seafood cuisine and steak, but the company also operates the Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Rob Thibaut and Sandy Saxten started the company in 1977.

Escor Casinos & Entertainment gives Swiss gamblers something to do when Alpine views just aren't enough. Escor develops, installs, operates, and maintains gaming machines (video games, slot machines, pinball machines) in restaurants, bars, and hotels across Switzerland. Escor also imports and distributes casino equipment throughout Switzerland including products from Austrian Gaming Industries (AGI) and Unidesa Gaming Systems (Spain). Escor Casinos & Entertainment SA also holds a 36% stake in the Grand Casino in Locarno and an 18% stake in the Casino San Marino.

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