Online betting company directive Bet365, Denise Coates, received a reward of 421 million pounds, 4EUR 94 million at the current exchange rate in the fiscal year ended March, which is one of the highest annual salaries in the history of the business The British press reported on Thursday.
In addition, the board, which is also the founder of the gaming operator, received a € 56 million dividend, for which its total revenue reached £ 469 million, just over € 550 million.
Coates, who founded this online gambling company twenty years in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent, spent several years as one of the highest paid business women.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday that the salary of this directive equals a daily income of £ 1.3 million (£ 1.5 million) Of euro). The BBC network points out that his salary in the fiscal year, which ended at March 29, is much higher than the previous year, of 277 million pounds (324 million euros). This large amount was granted despite the decrease in the activity of Bet365 due to the cancellation of international sporting events due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Coates is ranked 383rd on Forbes magazine’s list of major fortunes. It estimates its fortune at around 5,500 million euros.