John Coates

John Fitzgerald Coates, is an English businessman and joint chief executive of online gambling company Bet365. He has been listed in the Forbes magazine’s 29th annual rich list, with an estimated personal fortune of $1.3 billion.

• John Coates is the co-CEO of U.K. company Bet365, one of the world’s largest online gambling businesses.
• He joined his billionaire sister and co-CEO, Denise, in 2001 to launch Bet365 after she sold some of their father’s betting shops.
• Bet365 has since become a global player, with over 35 million customers across 200 countries; John owns a quarter of the firm.
• In July 2015, he became the vice chairman of English Premier League’s Stoke City Football Club, in which Bet365 has a majority stake.