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Denise Coates CBE (born 26 September 1967) is a British billionaire businesswoman, the founder, majority shareholder and joint chief executive of online gambling company bet365. [1] As of July 2023, Forbes estimates Coates' net worth at $7.7 billion. [2] In 2020, she earned a salary of £422 million and dividends of £48 million. [3]
Bet365 is a British gambling company founded in 2000. Its product offering includes sports betting , online casino , online poker , and online bingo . Business operations are conducted from its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent , alongside a satellite office in Malta .
Peter Coates was born in Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, the youngest of 14 children. [2] He was brought up by his sister, Irene, after his mother died when he was two. [2] His father, Leonard was a miner and World War I veteran who had a keen interest in football, where they regularly attended Stoke City's Victoria Ground. [2]
In 2010 Betfair was floated on the London Stock Exchange [4] at a £13 share price which valued it at £1.4bn, making Black's 15% stake worth approximately £200m. Black is known to have retained much of his stake, benefiting from the share price's subsequent climb to £44 before Betfair was delisted when it was merged with Paddy Power in 2016.
Matthew Alexander Benham (born May 1968) [1] is a British businessman who is the owner of English Premier League club Brentford. [2] [3] He is also the founder and owner of Smartodds, a statistical research company for professional gamblers, and owner of Matchbook betting exchange. [4]
William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo.Business operations are led from its headquarters in London, with a satellite office in Malta.
This was verified by Guinness World Records, at the time, [14] as the largest ever jackpot payout in an online slot machine, subsequently surpassed in 2019. Regulation and compliance The company disbanded their 'VIP' department in 2019 following headlines surrounding the use of these departments to encourage high-rolling customers to continue ...
In 2008 Mangas Gaming bought a 75% share of Betclic from its owner for 50 million euros, with SBM buying a 50% share in the company the following year in 2009. [4] In 2010 it was announced that Betclic held 35–40% of the market share in France, being the largest betting company in the country, [ 5 ] holding 36% of the market in 2013. [ 6 ]