The boss of online betting group 888 doubled his pay package to £4m last year.
Itai Pazner, chief executive since January 2019, received shares worth £2m under a performance-related package on top of his £675,000 salary, a bonus of £1m and other perks.
He took home £2m in 2020.
Pocket money: Itai Pazner received shares worth £2m under a performance-related package on top of his £675,000 salary, a bonus of £1m and other perks
Three weeks ago the FTSE 250 company said it had had a ‘record year’ as profits tripled.
But last month it was fined £9.4m for ‘social responsibility and money laundering failings’ by the UK Gambling Commission.
In one instance 888 had not contacted a customer who lost £37,000 in a six-week period during the pandemic.
Shares rose 5.3 per cent, or 9.7p, to 194.2p.