Why have I posted this in politics ? Because this is profit from gambling.
Why are we allowing our politicans to oversee such a grubby industry that is clearly damaging society ?
" Bet365 boss Denise Coates took home Britain’s biggest ever pay packet of £469 million ($A851 million) last year – equivalent to around £1.3 million ($A2.3 million) each day.The gambling chief turbo boosted her salary last year, giving herself a whopping 52 per cent pay rise.Mrs Coates, 53, earned a director’s salary of £421 million ($A764 million) for her role as chief executive of Bet365, plus another £48 million ($A87 million) dividend for her 50 per cent stake in the business.The mega financial package means she took home 3,126 times more than the UK Prime Minister, who earns around £150,000 ($272,000).Her pay packet works out at almost £54,000 ($A98,000) an hour and was also more than all of the salaries of the chief executives of Britain’s 100 largest listed companies put together.In total Bet365 handed out £607 million ($A110 million) to senior managers, including Mrs Coates’s brother John, who is co-chief executive. "
