Parasol was born in 1967 in San Francisco, California. Īccording to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, Parasol has an estimated net worth of £780 million. In 2010, The Economist ranked her 15th of the world's wealthiest self-made women. By the end of 2015, Parasol sold her final shares. The company grew to generate more than $500 million in annual profits by 2005 and then floated its IPO on the London Stock Exchange at a value of £4.64 billion ($8.46 billion), and in September of that year was admitted to the FTSE 100 list of companies - a first for a female founded and spearheaded company. It was then a record valuation and the largest online poker room. The company floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2005 for US$8.46 billion.
Ruth Monicka Parasol (born February 27, 1967) is an American businesswoman and lawyer who founded PartyGaming in 1997.