Former BHA chief executive Nick Rust has been named as the chair of the Gambling Commission’s new Industry Forum, a body set up to share industry views with its regulator.
The commission has been criticised for an apparent lack of industry expertise among its ranks, most recently last week when seven new commissioners were appointed to the regulator, none of whom had any background in gambling.
Rust stepped down at British racing’s governing body at the end of 2020 following six years at the helm.
He had previously had more than 25 years’ experience in the betting industry with Sky Bet, Gala Coral and Ladbrokes, where he had been managing director for retail before joining the BHA.
