WynnBet brings in Churchill Downs’ Williams as new COO
| By Robert Fletcher
WynnBet, the online sports betting and igaming brand of Wynn Resorts, has appointed Ian Williams as its new chief operating officer.
In the role, Williams will oversee WynnBet’s trading, marketing, customer service, payments and data science teams, reporting directly to Wynn Interactive chief executive Craig Billings.
Williams joints WynnBet having most recently served as president of online gaming at Churchill Downs Incorporated, a role in which he helped grow the Churchill Downs Interactive arm.
During his tenure, Williams also helped grow Churchill Downs’ horse racing advance-deposit wagering business and was responsible for spearheading the development of Churchill Downs’ real-money sports betting and igaming businesses.