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He also owns extensive real estate in the south of France, including two Mediterranean islands. Bendor, the smaller one, has hotels, clubs and a convention hall. "Over 300,000 tourists take my boat to Bendor every year," brags Ricard. "That's more than the French Line transports across the Atlantic." The larger island, Embiez, is being developed, with yacht basins, luxury hotels, a casino and theater. Looking well ahead, Ricard grandly calls it "the resort of the year 2000."