The farmer who turned down Denise Coates’ fortune for his land

A farmer has revealed how he turned down a ‘silly money’ deal to buy his land by Bet365 boss Denise Coates for her space-age mansion, declaring ‘We’re not for sale.’ Edward Colclough rebuffed efforts by the betting queen to snap up his property in Cheshire as it backs onto her planned huge estate. But although … Read more

Charity run by Bet365 gambling tycoon Denise Coates is accused of ‘sitting on millions’ in donations

A charitable foundation run by Britain’s highest-paid boss Bet365 exec Denise Coates is ‘sitting on’ millions in donations – but has funded a number of eclectic projects including an art exhibition, a gymnastics centre and research on genetic links to heart disease. The Denise Coates Foundation was created in August 2012 by the tycoon, who … Read more

Britain’s best paid woman Bet365 founder Denise Coates ‘gets 45% pay rise’ earning £469 MILLION

Britain’s best paid woman Bet365 founder Denise Coates ‘gets 45% pay rise’ taking her yearly earnings to £469 MILLION – as firm records 8% drop in annual profits to £2.81bn Bet365 boss Denise Coates was paid a staggering £48,000 an hour in 2019/20 Ms Coates owns more than 50 per cent of the Stoke-on-Trent based … Read more

Britain’s best paid woman Bet365 founder Denise Coates ‘gets 45% pay rise’ earning £469 MILLION

Britain’s best paid woman Bet365 founder Denise Coates ‘gets 45% pay rise’ taking her yearly earnings to £469 MILLION – as firm records 8% drop in annual profits to £2.81bn Bet365 boss Denise Coates was paid a staggering £48,000 an hour in 2019/20 Ms Coates owns more than 50 per cent of the Stoke-on-Trent based … Read more

Britain’s biggest taxpayers revealed: Bet365 boss Denise Coates tops list for second year in a row

Gambling mogul Denise Coates was Britain’s biggest taxpayer for the second year running, according to the annual ranking of contributors to the public purse. The Bet365 founder and her family, who are worth £7.166bn, stumped up an eye-watering £573million tax bill.   Glenn Gordon, whose distillery empire has netted his family a £3.186bn fortune, came in … Read more