Bet365 boss receives at least £280m in pay and dividends despite profit slump

Denise Coates’s gambling empire reports turnover of £4bn in year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn

Denise Coates, the billionaire boss of Bet365, a self-described “ultimate gambler” and Britain’s highest-paid woman, took home at least £280m in pay and dividends in 2025 despite a slump in pre-tax profits.

Coates’s Stoke-based gambling empire recorded turnover of £4bn in the year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn the year before. Pre-tax profits fell to £349m, from £627m in the previous year.