Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. Several other cases of bet365 refusing to pay winnings have been reported by gamblers on Internet gambling forums. Denise was again criticised in 2024, after she received payouts of more than \u00a3270 million the year before, including a salary of \u00a3220.7 million and dividends of \u00a350 million, despite the company posting a \u00a360 million loss. Denise Coates became the highest paid executive in the UK in 2017, awarding herself a salary of \u00a3217 million.<\/p>\n
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It was founded by Denise Coates, who remains the majority shareholder and joint-chief executive, alongside her brother John Coates. The company sponsors the shirt and stadium of EFL Championship football club Stoke City F.C., a corporate affiliate. In August 2024, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement ordered that the company was required to pay more than $519,000 to customers it had shorted on payments. The company refused a payout of \u00a354,000 to a customer in England in 2016, a case which was still ongoing in 2017. Although gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions of India, bet365 nonetheless conducted surrogate advertising in the country.<\/p>\n