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Paradise Co. Nov. sales drop 5 percent
Paradise Co. casino sales fell almost 5 percent in November as a gain in electronic gaming machine revenue failed to offset a drop in tables.
Paradise October sales jump 39.2 percent
Paradise Entertainment posted a 39.2 percent jump in October casino sales from the same month last year, lead by table games.
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*By Ed Brennan
As the adoption of blockchain-based crypto-enabled platforms gathers momentum in iGaming, a persistent question continues to come up: what is going to...
Paradise Sept. revenue flat
Paradise Co., which runs foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, reported flat September revenue, though for the first nine months of the year, sales have risen 17 percent.
Paradise City phase one complete with new openings
Paradise SegaSammy said it will open new facilities at Paradise City, with a greater emphasis on entertainment, on Sept. 21, completing the first phase of the development.
Jeju teens have a gambling problem, survey finds
High school and middle school students on Jeju Island are at a high risk of gambling addiction, a new survey has found.
According to...
S. Korea state mint to develop chips for GKL
South Korea’s state mint has agreed to use its advanced anti-forgery technology to develop a new line of chips for Grand Korea Leisure, the...
Another Kangwon former CEO accused of corruption
Former head of Kangwon Land, Ham Seung-hee, has been accused of corruption, after unionized employees of the casino reported him for using millions of...
Easing Chinese-Korea tensions boosts Megaluck revenue
New Silkroad Culturaltainment Ltd, operator of Megaluck Casino in Jeju, recorded a substantial increase in gaming revenue in the first half of the year,...
S. Korea casino operators report mixed results
Paradise Co. reported a narrowing of its net loss in the second quarter of 2018, due mainly to an increase in its casino revenue,...
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