The Stars Group's European Poker Tour Barcelona Breaks Pokerstars Main Event Participation Record

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

The Stars Group (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSE: TSGI) today announced that the
Barcelona stop on its PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT), one of
several major live poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars,
came to a close on Sunday, September 2, setting a PokerStars record
for the number of entrants to an EPT main event.

The EPT Barcelona Main Event attracted the largest live main event
player field in PokerStars EPT history with more than 1,900 entrants
playing over six days generating a main event prize pool of
approximately EUR9.4 and a first-place prize of approximately EUR1.6
million. Overall, EPT Barcelona attracted over 4,500 players from 109
countries and generated a total of approximately 19,600 entries
across 35 tournaments and a total prize pool of $44 million.

PokerStars also awarded ten Platinum Passes to the PokerStars
Players No Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC), which takes place in
January 2019, to the winners of EPT Barcelona's main and headline
events. Each Platinum Pass is worth $30,000 and includes a $25,000
PSPC buy-in, accommodation at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and
approximately $2,000 for travel and expenses.

The EPT, which is regarded in the industry as one of the world's
most iconic live poker tours, has this year also stopped in the
Bahamas for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and Monte Carlo, and
will stop for the EPT Open in Sochi in September and EPT Prague in
December.

About The Stars Group

The Stars Group is a provider of technology-based product
offerings in the global gaming and interactive entertainment
industries. Its brands have millions of registered customers globally
and collectively are leaders in online and mobile betting, poker,
casino and other gaming-related offerings. The Stars Group owns or
licenses gaming and related consumer businesses and brands, including
PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, BetEasy, Sky Bet,
Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Bingo, and Sky Poker, as well as live
poker tour and event brands, including the PokerStars Players No
Limit Hold'em Championship, European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean
Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour, Asia Pacific Poker Tour,
PokerStars Festival and PokerStars MEGASTACK. The Stars Group is one
of the world's most licensed online gaming operators with its
subsidiaries collectively holding licenses or approvals in 19
jurisdictions throughout the world, including in Europe, Australia,
and the Americas. The Stars Group's vision is to become the world's
favorite iGaming destination and its mission is to provide its
customers with winning moments.

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