{"id":16058,"date":"2026-04-29T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=16058"},"modified":"2026-04-28T23:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:23:35","slug":"south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea boosts lottery growth and activates tourism casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Korea is accelerating the growth of its gambling industry through a dual engine: sustained expansion of the <strong>public lottery<\/strong> and a strategic push for <strong>international tourism-driven casinos<\/strong>, within a tightly regulated model that combines state control and selective monetization. The government projects lottery sales will reach approximately <strong>US$5.7 billion<\/strong> in <strong>2027<\/strong>, a <strong>4% year-on-year increase<\/strong>, consolidating a market that has nearly tripled since <strong>2015<\/strong>, when it stood at around <strong>US$2.0 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The system is overseen by the <strong>Lottery Commission<\/strong>, under the <strong>Ministry of Planning and Budget<\/strong>, led as of April 2026 by <strong>Park Hong-keun<\/strong>, within President <strong>Lee Jae Myung\u2019s<\/strong> administration. Net proceeds after prize payouts are estimated at approximately <strong>US$2.3 billion<\/strong> in 2027, allocated to social programs including mobility support for people with disabilities, assistance for vulnerable youth, and healthcare for elderly citizens living alone. The portfolio remains stable with <strong>12 lottery products<\/strong>, including <strong>Lotto 6\/45<\/strong>, with no price changes, indicating growth driven by increased demand and market penetration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16060\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos2.png 693w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the corporate front, <strong>Grand Korea Leisure (GKL)<\/strong>, the state-backed casino operator behind the <strong>Seven Luck<\/strong> brand, has launched a strategy to recruit <strong>\u201cVIP gaming partners\u201d<\/strong> and expand into emerging markets such as <strong>Taiwan, Thailand and Mongolia<\/strong>. The company, led by <strong>Yoon Doo-hyun<\/strong> and controlled by the <strong>Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)<\/strong>; under the <strong>Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)<\/strong>, headed by <strong>Chae Hwi-young<\/strong>, aims to increase revenues from approximately <strong>US$287.7 million in 2025<\/strong> to about <strong>US$340 million by 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16059\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos3.png 713w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/south-korea-boosts-lottery-growth-and-activates-tourism-casinos3-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Casinos are permitted under the <strong>Tourism Promotion Act<\/strong>, but are <strong>exclusive to foreign visitors<\/strong>, except for <strong>Kangwon Land<\/strong>, the only venue where locals are allowed to gamble. Oversight is handled by the <strong>National Gambling Control Commission<\/strong>, while the <strong>Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC)<\/strong> regulates content and the MCST drives the tourism strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gaming scene in Korea is moving on two fronts; strong growth in lottery revenues as a fiscal pillar, and controlled expansion of casinos as a tourism lever. South Korea is not liberalizing domestic gambling, but is expanding monetization through international visitors, VIP junkets and cultural tourism integration. What comes next is deeper alignment between tourism and gaming, increased AML scrutiny on VIP players, and consolidation of a market where growth is allowed, but strictly controlled by the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea is accelerating the growth of its gambling industry through a dual engine: sustained expansion of the public lottery and a strategic push for international tourism-driven casinos, within a tightly regulated model that combines state control and selective monetization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16061,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,57,15,1465,5018,2350,31,1426,102,585,2396,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-16058","1":"asia","2":"type-asia","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-asia","9":"tag-casinos","10":"tag-gambling","11":"tag-gaming","12":"tag-jeju","13":"tag-korea","14":"tag-lotteries","15":"tag-lottery","16":"tag-online-betting","17":"tag-online-gambling","18":"tag-south-korea","19":"tag-sports-betting","20":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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