{"id":31505,"date":"2022-05-13T18:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T23:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=31505"},"modified":"2023-02-17T04:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T10:24:36","slug":"denise-coates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/denise-coates\/","title":{"rendered":"How Denise Coates Built The Bet365 Empire And Became Britain\u2019s Highest-Paid Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Fondly\nreferred to as the \u201cquiet queen of online betting\u201d, Denise Coates is one of\nBritain\u2019s most successful (and understated) business leaders. Alongside her\nbrother John Coates, Denise is the co-CEO of one of the world\u2019s leading online\ngambling operators, bet365. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking home a salary of \u00a3421 million<\/a> (approx. $508 million) in 2020 \u2013 the highest-ever recorded paycheck in the country, averaging around \u00a31.2 ($1.5) million a day \u2013 Denise is Britain\u2019s highest-paid boss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However,\nunlike other figureheads in the online gambling scene, Coates pays her societal\ndues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\ngambling entrepreneur has topped the Sunday Times Tax List three years running\nand donated millions of pounds to charities annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From humble\nbeginnings in a Stoke-on-Trent parking lot to a multi-billion-pound gambling\nempire and Stoke City Football Club ownership, bet365 has experienced\nexponential growth since it launched in 2001. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, the\nbookmaker has over 6 million customers in more than 200 countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But how exactly did Denise Coates turn her father\u2019s modest sports betting<\/a> portfolio into a billion-pound enterprise? It all boils down to her dedicated work ethic and forward-looking vision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside from\na few luxuries here and there, Denise Coates prefers to live under the radar. <\/p>\n\n\n\nEarly Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n