The Real Business Hot 100 shows gaming have put on the afterburners despite the credit crunch in 2007. Entrepreneurs having a flutter with online gambling are cashing in, Companies such as Cashcade's (63rd) Patrick Southon (owner of Getminted.com) and King.com's (35th) Riccardo Zacconi and Toby Rowland.King.com is now the world's largest skills gaming site, hosting more than 80 million games every month.
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Real Business Top 100 List and the company bosses
1 Markit Group Derivatives market data provider London Lance Uggla
2 Oceanteam 2000 Underwater support service provider Great Yarmouth Isabel Day
3 WCL Management consultancy London Kieron White
4 Simply Biz Provider of support services to IFAs Huddersfield Ken Davy
5 Head Resourcing Recruitment agency Edinburgh Paul Atkinson
6 Rocela Software developer Edinburgh Martin Mutch
7 Portable Multimedia Maker of portable multimedia devices Surrey Graham Lambert
8 Derivatives Consulting Group Derivatives consultancy London Jonathan Davies
9 Probuild Birmingham Housebuilder Birmingham Anthony Sherlock
10 Custom Group Sky installations Kent Simon Craig
11 TMTI (Talk Me Through It) Technical support service provider Frome Crispin Thomas
12 Geotechnical Engineering & Marine Surveys Geotechnical and marine survey consultancy Bath Johan Deschuyter
13 RJH Trading Commodity trader London Charles Swindon
14 South Eastern Fuels Fuel distributor Chertsey Robert Saw
15 2E2 Group Computer network service provider London Terry Burt
16 ECU Group Foreign currency fund manager London Alexander Jones
17 Digital Window Affiliate service provider London Kevin Brown
18 GenQuip Maker of mobile secure units Port Talbot Jeffrey Davies
19 Wheatley Property developer Letchworth Harvey Baker
20 Alpharooms Hotel booking agency Sheffield Jason Fry
21 Global Infusion Group Caterer Watford Tony Laurenson
22 Dexion Capital Hedge fund manager London Robin Bowie
23 Powertronic Drive Systems Distributor of drives and motion controls Henley-on-Thames Robert Hale
24 Mint Financial Services Independent financial adviser Chesterfield Paul Gains
25 Record1 Foreign currency fund manager Berkshire Neil Record
26 Modus Ventures Property developer Manchester Brendan Flood
27 Bex Contracts Construction contractor Belvedere Robert Bickley
28 Winton Capital Management Hedge fund manager London David Harding
29 Movewithus Conveyancing Provider of conveyancing services St Ives Sean King
30 Financial Independent financial adviser Cheltenham Charlie Palmer
31 Dramatico Entertainment Independent record producer London Mike Batt
32 Applecross Properties Housebuilder Edinburgh Graham Aggett
33 Smarter Communications Advertising agency London Graham Hawkey-Smith
34 Radley2 Maker of designer leather goods London Lowell Harder
35 King.com Operator of gaming websites London Riccardo Zacconi
36 Lebara Group Provider of pre-paid phone cards London Yoganathan Ratheesan
37 O-Bit Telecom Telecoms services reseller Amersham Dave Breith
38 Delcon Construction Construction contractor London Maurice O'Connell
39 Vtesse Networks Telecoms service provider Hertford Aidan Paul
40 Widget UK Mobile gadget retailer Stevenage Mark Needham
42 Scotia Homes Housebuilder Ellon Martin Bruce
43 Astbury Marsden Recruitment agency London Jonathan Nicholson
44 HQuk Online retailer and hair salon London Henry Goldenberg
45 Unanimis Consulting Media agency London Khalil Ibrahimi
46 Ten Lifestyle Management Provider of lifestyle management services London Alex Cheatle
47 Premium Appliance Brands Maker of domestic electronic goods Warrington Guy Weaver
48 Audley Travel Group Tour operator Witney Craig Burkinshaw
49 Excelian IT consultancy London John King
50 Oriel Securities Stockbroker London Simon Bragg
51 Sitec Group Engineering consultancy Bath Leonard Medlock
52 York Wines Beverage broker York Stuart Vass
53 Think W3 Travel services provider London Stuart Bensusan
54 Prestige Finance Money lender Watford Simon Stern
55 Derek Raphael Holdings Metal trader London Andy Raphael
56 Axiom Process Maker of liquid solid separation equipment Aberdeen Marshall Bailey
57 Maxxima Recruitment agency Essex Graham Gough
59 J&J Tranfield Producer of meat products Sheffield Mike Hutchinson
61 Goldtrail Travel Travel agency New Malden Kadir Aydin
62 Maria Mallaband Care Group Care home operator Leeds Phil Burgan
63 Cashcade Online casino operator London Patrick Southon
64 Giant Group Business services provider London Matthew Brown
65 Samitel Telecoms service provider London Ahmed Farah
66 AdConnection Media agency London Declan Reddington
67 Greenergy International Environmentally friendly fuel generator London Andrew Owens
68 Hometrack Data Systems Housing market information provider Bedfordshire David Catt
69 MX Telecom Mobile software developer London Mark Fitzgerald
70 Really Useful Products Maker of plastic storage boxes Normanton Mike Pickles
71 Insure and Go Insurance Services Travel insurance provider Southend-on-Sea Perry Wilson
72 Hays Travel Travel agency Northampton John Hays
73 Offshore Procurement Services Shoe importer London Ara Ashdjian
74 Meade-King, Robinson & Co Oil and chemicals distributor Liverpool Phillip Tarleton
75 Acteon Group Oilfield engineer and equipment supplier Norwich Paul Alcock
76 T&K Gallagher Civil engineer Manchester Tom Gallagher
77 Personal Touch Financial Services Independent financial adviser Solihull Mike Allison
78 Knightsbridge Guarding Security services provider London Phillip Anthony
79 Enteraction TV Video producer London Mark Cullen
80 The Imperial Event Company Reseller of corporate hospitality packages Leicester Siobhan Billson
81 Audio Visual Machines Audiovisual equipment supplier Twickenham Sandy MacPherson
82 Morgan Law Recruitment Consultancy Recruitment agency London David Morgan
83 CSW Group Software developer Oxford John Chelsom
84 Kybotech E-commerce website operator Newark Charles Walton
85 Wireless Data Services Wireless data provider Poole David Ffoulkes-Jones
86 Astus UK Operator of a barter exchange for businesses London Frances Dickens
87 Quantix Support services provider Nottingham Dick Salmon
88 Henry Howard Finance Finance broker and finance house Newport Mark Crook
89 Archer-Hoblin Group Construction contractor London David McEvoy
90 The Bank Corporate communications agency London Rob Boughton
91 NSC Group Software developer Manchester Howard Sherrington
92 Independent Forgings and Alloys Maker of metal alloy products Sheffield Andy McGuinness
93 Phase Office Supplies Online stationer Chertsey Alan Sames
94 EquiMedia Direct marketing agency Swindon Andrew Burgess
95 NP Aerospace Composite material products maker Coventry Roger Medwell
96 Covion Facilities manager Reading David Steventon
97 Venn Group Temporary employment agency London Philip Hanna
98 PX Manufacturing & Distribution Electrical cable distributor Cambridgeshire Stanislaw Tetnowski
99 SmartSourcing Recruitment agency Newcastle John Adlington
100 Go Interiors Building material supplier Harpenden Gerard Abbott-Drake
