OPE has an additional 8 percent equity interest in the AFL and owns a telemarketing division that specialises in season-ticket sales for other professional sports franchises.
The value of OPE's stake in the AFL should increase this autumn when NFL owners are likely to take up an option to purchase 49.99 percent of the AFL.
The NFL plans to use the fast-paced AFL game as a way to secure an international fan base by planting teams around the globe.
Orlando Predators Entertainment (OPE), the Nasdaq-listed company, which owns and operates the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL), the Peoria Pirates of arenafootball2 and two arenafootball2 franchises to play in 2002 or 2003, has reported a loss of $1.43m (B
