Bet365

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bet365 Group Limited

Type	Private
Founder(s)	Peter Coates
Headquarters	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Area served	United Kingdom
Industry	Online gambling
Services	Online betting & gaming
Owner(s)	Peter Coates
Employees	500-1000
Website	www.bet365.com

bet365 Group Limited, is a UK based gambling company. bet365 are one of the world’s leading online gambling groups with over 2 million customers in 140 different countries. The Group employs over 800 people.

[edit] Overview

bet365 is now an exclusively online gambling company offering sports betting, poker, casino games, and bingo, as well as video streams on sporting events. bet365 still has on course bookmaking services provided by a small team of bookmakers.

For sports betting, bet365 are licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. bet365's casino, games and poker operations are licensed and regulated by the government of Gibraltar.

bet365's site is available in 14 different languages and supports a wide variety of payment solutions including credit/debit cards and neteller.

[edit] Ownership

The company, based in Stoke-on-Trent, is owned by Peter Coates, chairman of Stoke City F.C. and the 25th richest person in British football.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ "This is Staffordshire - COATES TAKES HIS PLACE AMONG THE BIG PLAYERS". http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158338&command=displayContent&sourceNode=158321&contentPK=16129697&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch. Retrieved on 10 December 2006.