Ian Penrose news

Ian Penrose, chief executive of gaming group Sportech has declared the company’s interest in taking over Tote, the state-owned bookmaker. Reporting Sportech’s full-year results for ... More

Former Wembley boss Mark Elliott has been appointed as the new chief executive of Arena Leisure. Elliott recently oversaw the liquidation of gaming group Wembley ... More

UK racecourse operator Arena Leisure has re-opened the Southwell Racecourse in Nottinghamshire following a £1.4m refurbishment. The redevelopment work included the replacement of its original ... More

Arena Leisure has agreed an interim management arrangement for Doncaster Racecourse with Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, which is expected to lead to the company taking ... More

Racecourse operator, Arena Leisure has said it is expecting to return a profit for the full year 2004 for the first time since 1999. Speaking ... More

Arena Leisure has been named as the preferred bidder for the Doncaster Racecourse scheme – the Town Moor Development Project. Doncaster Racecourse at Town Moor ... More

UK-based horseracing group, Arena Leisure, has secured a deal with broadcaster, BSkyB, which could see the resurrection of the horse racing channel, Attheraces. In a ... More

Horseracing fixture operator, Arena Leisure, has posted losses of £42.2m for the year ending 31 December due to losses on its now obsolete attheraces broadcasting ... More

Arena Leisure has entered into a five-year deal worth £40m to provide live broadcasts from its racecourses into licensed betting offices. The agreement, with the ... More

Arena Leisure has turned a 2001 operating loss of £1.8m into a profit of £4m on turnover up 23 per cent to £32.7m - according ... More

Racecourse operator, Arena Leisure is planning to build at casino at its Wolverhampton track. Group managing director, Ian Penrose, said the company was in advanced ... More