The group, created by the merger of Ladbrokes and Gala Coral, declared a second interim dividend of 4 pence per share and said it does not intend to declare a final dividend for 2017.

European retail net revenue grew 40 percent and accounted for 61 percent of total revenue, the company said in a statement.

(Reporting by Hanna Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)