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Gambling Exec Made $280M, Despite Firm's $77M Loss

This Gambling
Bigwig's Salary
Is Really Flush,
Critics Say

Jan 10, 2024 12:45 PM CST

This Gambling Bigwig's Salary Is Really Flush, Critics Say

Think tank slams Bet365 CEO Denise Coates' $280M as not being 'sensible or proportionate'

(Newser) - A billionaire gambling exec added to her bank account substantially last year, in a salary increase that has some pushing back. The BBC reports that Denise Coates, founder and CEO of the online gambling firm Bet365, saw a nearly $9 million paycheck bump in 2023, with her salary jumping to...

Don't Look for Women's Names on Highest-Paid TV Actors List

4 of Top 5 Highest-Paid TV
Actors Hail From One Show

Oct 25, 2018 7:30 AM CDT

4 of Top 5 Highest-Paid TV Actors Hail From One Show

'Big Bang Theory' actors are bringing home nice bank

(Newser) - Talk about going out with a bang. Forbes has put out its list of the highest-paid actors on TV, and four of the top five are from one hit show: The Big Bang Theory on CBS, with lead Jim Parsons banking a comfortable $26.5 million a year—not only...

In Silicon Valley,
This Job Pays a
'Startling' Salary

Oct 28, 2017 2:27 PM CDT

In Silicon Valley, This Job Pays a 'Startling' Salary

Become an AI specialist, kids

(Newser) - US News & World Report is out with a list of the 10 best jobs for millennials (No. 1 is web developer, No. 2 is dental hygienist), and says its list took into consideration the group's priorities. And, per a survey it did of 1,000 millennials, salary...

Apple Awards New CEO Tim Cook With $383 Million in Shares

Apple Thanks New CEO With 1M Shares

Aug 27, 2011 4:50 PM CDT

Apple Thanks New CEO With 1M Shares

Tim Cook will reap $383M value by staying on until 2021

(Newser) - "Thanks for taking over as Apple's CEO, Tim. And by the way, here's $383 million." That's not an exact quote, but yes, Apple is awarding Tim Cook with one million shares currently valued at $383 million for taking the helm until 2021. MacRumors reports the...

Newport Beach Lifeguards Make $200K a Year

Newport Beach Lifeguards
Rake in ... $200K a Year

May 20, 2011 3:48 PM CDT

Newport Beach Lifeguards Rake in ... $200K a Year

California lifeguards reimbursed $400 annually for sunscreen expenses, too!

(Newser) - Life is good for the full-time lifeguard staff at California's Newport Beach, or at least it was, until someone caught a glimpse of their paychecks. Since a newspaper editorialized about salaries, benefits, and overtime pay that in at least two instances top $200,000 (with $400 for sun protection),...

LA Suburb Officials Hit
With Corruption Charges

Sep 21, 2010 4:56 PM CDT

LA Suburb Officials Hit With Corruption Charges

8 made Bell coffers 'their piggy bank': DA

(Newser) - Eight well-paid current and former officials of the city of Bell, Calif. , were rounded up and hit with a slew of corruption charges today, the LA Times reports. Among the eight were Michael Rizzo, the former city manager whose salary was nearly $800,000, and several council members who were...

$1.6M City Hall Salaries
Spark Poor LA Suburb Revolt

Jul 23, 2010 5:45 AM CDT

$1.6M City Hall Salaries Spark Poor LA Suburb Revolt

$800K city manager resigns after protest

(Newser) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown has ordered an investigation to determine how three city administrators managed to collect $1.6 million in salaries in the working-class Los Angeles suburb of Bell. Revelation of the salaries sparked a massive protest among residents earlier this week, and triggered the resignation of the...