American billionaire Stan Kroenke, whose British Columbia ranch is bigger than the city of Vancouver, has won a 10-year court battle that allows him to bar the public from accessing his land to reach public lakes located within the boundaries of his private property.

Worth more than US$8.2 billion, Kroenke’s empire includes numerous pro sports teams, including the Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Nuggets and Arsenal FC, as well as dozens of U.S. shopping plazas and more than 2 million acres of ranch land across North America. He is married to Walmart heiress Anne Walton.