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The day in numbers: $965 million

By Sunaina Gulati for CNN

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(CNN) -- The British leisure group Rank Group has agreed to sell its Hard Rock Cafe and casino business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million. The plan is to turn the chain into a pure gaming group, focusing on UK casino liberalization from next year.

$688 million: The amount the group intends to return to shareholders by way of a special dividend.

124: The total number of Hard Rock Cafes the chain owns.

1971: The year in which the first Hard Rock Cafe opened, with its first venue in London.

1982: The year Hard Rock began its global expansion.

8: Besides the cafes, Hard rock's portfolio also includes eight other outlets -- four hotels, two casino-hotels and two Hard Rock Live! concert venues.

48: The number of weeks prior to Nov. 26 during which the group's revenue grew.

15: The percentage by which bingo revenues dropped after Scotland's smoking ban was passed in March.

42: The number of countries that have a Hard Rock Cafe.

70,000: The number of Hard Rock memorabilia items which are rotated from restaurant to restaurant.

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