{"id":19002,"date":"2026-10-06T08:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=19002"},"modified":"2026-10-06T08:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:15:15","slug":"paradise-accelerates-as-gkl-rebounds-in-south-korea-casinos","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/paradise-accelerates-as-gkl-rebounds-in-south-korea-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradise accelerates as GKL rebounds in South Korea casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paradise Co. increased September casino revenue by 38.2% year-on-year to KRW86.73 billion (US$64.5 million) although it fell 16.8% from its August record, while Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) rose 7.2% year-on-year and 19.8% month-on-month to KRW37.3 billion&nbsp; (US$27.7 million).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19007\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.19959266802444;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-11.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-11-300x250.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paradise generated <strong>KRW81.1 billion from table games<\/strong>, up 40.4% year-on-year and down 17.9% month-on-month, while gaming machines contributed <strong>KRW5.6 billion<\/strong>, up 12.6% year-on-year and 3.2% from August. Its table drop reached <strong>KRW605.11 billion<\/strong>, up 6.6%. From January through September, Paradise accumulated <strong>KRW744.6 billion (US$554 million)<\/strong>, up 10.8%; tables contributed KRW697.29 billion, up 10.3%, and machines KRW47.3 billion, up 19%, with cumulative drop of <strong>KRW5.77 trillion<\/strong>, up 8.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19005\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7477744807121662;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-14.png 763w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-14-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paradise operates <strong>Walkerhill in Seoul, Paradise City in Incheon, Paradise Casino Busan and Paradise Casino Jeju Grand<\/strong>. Its CEO and board chairman is <strong>Choi Jong-hwan<\/strong>, with <strong>Lim Jun-shin<\/strong> serving as COO. The company is also preparing a new Seoul hotel for 2028, with investment estimated at <strong>KRW500 billion to KRW550 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19004\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5102564102564102;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-15.png 835w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-15-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-15-767x507.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GKL, meanwhile, generated <strong>KRW34.0 billion from table games<\/strong>, up 8.4% year-on-year, and <strong>KRW3.27 billion from gaming machines<\/strong>, down 4.5%. Its casino drop was <strong>KRW323.7 billion<\/strong>, down 5.2% month-on-month but up 2.4% year-on-year. Over nine months, it accumulated <strong>KRW337.2 billion (US$250 million)<\/strong>, up 5.8%, with drop nearing <strong>KRW2.97 trillion<\/strong>, up 9.5%.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GKL operates <strong>Seven Luck Seoul Gangnam COEX, Seoul Dragon City and Busan Lotte<\/strong>. Its president and CEO is <strong>Yoon Doo-hyun<\/strong>; <strong>Kim Chun-sik<\/strong> heads Marketing, <strong>Cho Ki-jung<\/strong> leads Gangnam and <strong>Kang Dong-hyun<\/strong> heads Gangbuk. GKL is a subsidiary of the <strong>Korea Tourism Organization<\/strong>, chaired by <strong>Park Sung-hyeuck<\/strong>, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, led by <strong>Chae Hwi-young<\/strong>. Between January and August, South Korea welcomed <strong>15.05 million international visitors<\/strong>, up 21.6%, while foreign visitor card spending rose 48.5% to <strong>KRW14.018 trillion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paradise Co. increased September casino revenue by 38.2% year-on-year to KRW86.73 billion (US$64.5 million) although it fell 16.8% from its August record, while Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) rose 7.2% year-on-year and 19.8% month-on-month to KRW37.3 billion\u00a0 (US$27.7 million).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19003,"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":[],"tags":[2323,57,15,5018,2350,254,2396,105],"class_list":["post-19002","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-asia","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-jeju","tag-korea","tag-slot-machines","tag-south-korea","tag-sports-betting","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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