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Coronavirus-related June comedown for Paradise Company Limited

July 3, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly released its financial results for June showing that it had experienced a decrease of 80.8% year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues ...

Paradise Company Limited records depressed May gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

June 4, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly released its financial results for May showing that it had experienced a 51.2% year-on-year decrease in aggregated gaming revenues to just ov...

South Korea’s Kangwon Land Casino postpones full re-opening

Adam Morgan

May 28, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

In South Korea and the operator behind the Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly announced that the facility has postponed its planned full re-opening following a recent spike in local coronavirus infections. A...

Extended opening hours for South Korea’s Kangwon Land Casino

Adam Morgan

May 19, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

In South Korea and the firm behind Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly announced that the venue has been given official permission to extend its opening hours and offer a further 20 gaming tables once it fully r...

Landing International Development Limited to offload South Korean subordinate

Adam Morgan

May 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, South Korea

Asian casino operator Landing International Development Limited has reportedly announced the inking of a deal that is to see China Yueda Group Holdings Limited purchase its Stepwide Developments subsidiary for ...

Kangwon Land Casino to partially re-open from Friday

Adam Morgan

May 7, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

In South Korea and the operator behind the Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly announced that the venue will be partially re-opened from tomorrow after being temporarily shuttered on February 23 as a result of t...

Paradise Company Limited re-opens casinos following coronavirus closures

Adam Morgan

April 20, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly announced that its four domestic venues have just been re-opened after being temporarily shuttered last month in response to the coronavirus ...

Paradise Company Limited records a discouraging March

Adam Morgan

April 3, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

South Korean casino operator, Paradise Company Limited, has reportedly released its financial results for March showing that aggregated gross gaming revenues had decreased by over 60% year-on-year to stand at s...

Kangwon Land Casino closure extended to Sunday

Adam Morgan

March 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

In South Korea and the operator behind the Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly extended its temporary closure of the venue until Sunday as it looks to help stop the spread of the highly-contagious coronavirus st...

Kangwon Land Casino temporarily closed in response to coronavirus fears

Adam Morgan

February 24, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

In South Korea and the operator behind the Kangwon Land Casino has temporarily closed the venue until Wednesday morning in an effort to help stop the spread of the highly-contagious coronavirus strain. Accor...

Jeju Dream Tower casino license application under evaluation

Adam Morgan

January 20, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, South Korea

On the semi-autonomous South Korean island of Jeju and the under-construction Jeju Dream Tower integrated casino resort is reportedly being assessed by regulators over whether its opening could adversely impact...

South Korea to host Triton Super High Roller Series this February

Marie Kelley

January 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Poker, South Korea

High stakes gaming will be in action this February in South Korea as the Jeju Shinhwa World’s Landing Casino will host the Triton Super High Roller Series. The first of three stops for the 2020 Triton schedule ...

IFEZ hoping to bring a ‘cluster’ of casinos to South Korea’s Yeongjong Island

Adam Morgan

December 11, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, South Korea

In South Korea and a senior official with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) has reportedly announced that the district is hoping to one day play host to a ‘cluster’ of up to seven integrated casino resorts....

Landing International Development Limited heading to court

Adam Morgan

December 9, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines, South Korea

The man behind Asian casino operator, Landing International Development Limited, has reportedly announced that he will be filing a civil lawsuit against a pair of investors who are maintaining to control just o...

Paradise Company Limited heralds successful September

Adam Morgan

October 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

South Korean casino operator, Paradise Company Limited, has reportedly released its financial results for September showing that it experienced an impressive 42.7% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gami...