David Williams is to join British Racing Bet as its new Director of Communications, it was announced today.

British Racing Bet is the entity formed by the majority of British racecourses to deliver pool betting on British racing and is gearing up for its July 2018 launch.

Williams was most recently Director of Media at Ladbrokes and will next month take up his new position with the pool betting operation as it adds expertise to its senior team.

Nigel Roddis, Managing Director of British Racing Bet, said: “David is a highly talented, well known and well regarded professional who brings a wealth of communications experience to the team. His knowledge of the racing and betting industries is first-rate and we are delighted he will join us shortly as we continue our preparations towards launching later this Summer.