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 Q. what to make of Denise Coates (head of Bet365)?

She's one of Britain's richest people, yet most of her wages go through Bet365's payroll making her one the UK's largest  tax-payers; she support (extensively) a range of charities & invests widely in the local economy....

But, of course, her firm revolutionised gambling & for many compounded the social problems associated with gambling addiction.

If you want to think about it further try this long read.

#gambling 
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/02/the-ultimate-gambler-how-denise-coates-became-britains-richest-woman 
 Paying taxes to clear one’s conscience.