The Stars Group today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, updated its full year 2018 financial guidance, and provided certain additional highlights and updates. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Revenues for the quarter increased 34.8% year-over-year. Excluding the impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, revenues for the quarter would have increased by 30.7%. Real-money online Poker, Gaming, and Betting revenues represented 52.7%, 24.8%, and 19.7% of revenues for the quarter, respectively.

The total principal amount owing on long-term debt outstanding at the end of the quarter was $2.73 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 4.9%. The Stars Group ended the second quarter of 2018 with approximately $1.05 billion in operational cash on its balance sheet. Following the end of the quarter, The Stars Group completed the Sky Betting & Gaming acquisition and incurred additional debt in connection with the same.

“The Stars Group’s quarterly results reflect both continued organic growth within our International business and the contributions of our Australian acquisitions,” stated Rafi Ashkenazi, The Stars Group’s Chief Executive Officer. “We continued enhancing our products and user experience across all verticals and executing on our cross-selling strategy.”

“The continued emergence of our sports betting and casino offerings and the addition of our 2018 acquisitions have transformed our business and greatly enhanced the foundation and diversity of our consolidated revenue base, which will now be nearly equally split among verticals and roughly 75% locally regulated or taxed,” said Rafi Ashkenazi, The Stars Group’s Chief Executive Officer.