🎲 Arena Racing (Central Park) Limited

This company is a licensed gambling operator in Great Britain associated with greyhound racing activities at Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne, Kent. It is part of the Arena Racing Company (ARC) group, which operates multiple horse racing and greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom. The business is currently active under a UK Gambling Commission operating licence.

The company was originally incorporated in the United Kingdom under the name Central Park Stadium (Sittingbourne) Limited on 18 November 1991, according to Companies House records. It later adopted its current name following its integration into the ARC corporate structure. ARC itself was created in 2012 through the merger of Arena Leisure and Northern Racing, bringing a number of racecourses and greyhound stadia under common ownership.

Central Park Stadium, with which this company is associated, has historically been used for greyhound racing and has also hosted other sports. The stadium was acquired by ARC in April 2021 from previous owner Roger Cearns. Following this acquisition, the company became one of several ARC subsidiaries used to hold and operate individual racecourse or stadium assets, including the associated gambling permissions needed to provide betting facilities at the venue.

Licensing and Operations

The company holds a Great Britain operating licence issued by the UK Gambling Commission. The licence is active and permits it to provide gambling facilities in accordance with the activities specified on the Commission’s public register.

Based on the nature of its business and ARC’s use of subsidiary entities for individual venues, the licence is used to support on-course or on-track betting and associated gambling services at Central Park Stadium. Under the UK regulatory framework, an operating licence of this type is required for the provision of facilities for betting, including track betting at racecourses and greyhound stadia.

The licence is categorised as an operating licence rather than a personal or premises licence. Premises licences at local authority level are separate and are not granted by the Gambling Commission. The Commission’s public register records the licence as active, with no indication of suspension or revocation.

ARC’s acquisition of Central Park Stadium in 2021 formed part of a broader expansion of its greyhound racing portfolio, which also includes other stadia operated through sister companies within the group. Media and betting rights associated with fixtures at Central Park are managed within ARC’s wider media and data arrangements, but the operating licence for gambling at the track is held by this specific company.

Regulatory History

As of the latest information available from the UK Gambling Commission public register, there is no published record of regulatory enforcement action, financial penalty, or licence review specifically against this licensee. The licence remains in active status, and no formal warnings, suspensions, or revocations are recorded on the Commission’s public register entry for this account.