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UK – bet365 creates 600 jobs with HQ move

bet365 is to create 600 jobs in a multi-million pound relocation of its head offices in Stoke.

The company will remain in Stoke but is planning to move from Festival Park to The Sentinel’s former offices in Etruria.

It will knock down the existing building and construct a new three-storey building.

bet365 Chief Executive  Denise Coates CBE said: “We are proud to be the largest private sector employer in Stoke-on-Trent so we like to think this is good news for us and good news for the city. At the moment we contribute over £80 million annually into the economy in terms of staff wages, so it’s a significant amount being invested in the area in terms of those wages. Other businesses will also benefit. We have reached the stage where we have outgrown our existing offices and it’s important for us to proceed with this project which will enable us to continue to base ourselves in the area, taking account of both our existing workforce and planned future growth.”

Pre-tax pofit at bet365 Group grew by more than 50 per cent to nearly £180m between April 2012 and the end of March.