Denise Coatesfounder of Bet365 Group Ltd.received approximately 287 million pounds ($388 million) in 2025, retaining its title ofone of the highest paid executives in the world, even with the decline in profits from his business empire, gambling.
The majority shareholder and co-CEO of the online bookmaker received around 183 million euros in dividends, in addition to 104 million euros in salaries during the financial year ended in March, according to a document registered in the United Kingdom and published this Tuesday (23). This amount represents the billionaire’s largest total compensation since 2021, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
A representative for the 58-year-old, Britain’s richest man, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bet365 reported a pre-tax profit of €348.7 million across its business. gambling and sports betting last financial year, down almost half from the previous year, as the company continues its expansion into territories such as Brazil, Peru and Serbia. The private company has also invested heavily in recent years in its expansion into North Americaafter the decision of Supreme Court of the United States which allowed the legalization of sports betting in the states.
More than 2.3 billion euros in salaries and dividends over the last decade
According to data compiled by Bloomberg, Coates’ most recent remuneration means she received more than €2.3 billion in salary and dividends over the past decade. Before his latest payments, his net worth was around $7.3 billion. which placed her 498th among the richest people in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
According to a study this year by think tank High Pay Centre, the median CEO pay of a FTSE 100-listed company is £4.2m a year.
Founded in the early 2000s in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Bet365 benefited from the growing popularity of online sports betting. Coates earned his degree in accounting and took over a small chain of betting shops his father owned as a side business. She became managing director of the company at 22 and increased the number of stores before deciding to move into the online business.
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