Foreigner-only Korean integrated resort operator Paradise Co. saw a 31.4 percent yearly increase in casino sales for January, topping KRW94.26 billion ($65.23 million).
According to results released on Tuesday, the figure was also 26.7 percent higher than December.
Table games brought in the majority of income, at KRW89.17 billion ($61.71 million), a sequential rise of 29.6 percent and a yearly uptick of 32.9 percent. Machine games sales saw a downturn from the previous month, dropping by 8.8 percent to KRW5.09 billion ($3.52 million), however the figure was a yearly rise of 9.4 percent.
The group’s Paradise City property continued to generate the highest returns, with KRW51.95 billion ($35.95 million) in casino sales, up by 47.4 percent yearly. The Incheon resort saw drop improve by just 4.9 percent yearly, hitting KRW327.87 billion ($226.89 million).
The second-highest drop at Paradise Co’s venues was at its Seoul property – Walkerhill Casino, up by only 2.5 percent yearly, to KRW228.37 billion ($158.04 million), resulting in a 2.1 percent rise in casino sales to nearly KRW30.02 billion ($20.77 million).
The monthly results follow a strong FY25, which saw casino sales increase by 9.9 percent year-on-year to KRW900.5 billion ($623.6 million), with table games generating KRW846.3 billion ($585.7 million) for the year, while slot machine revenue totaled KRW54.2 billion ($37.5 million).
Paradise Co. operates four foreigner-only casinos in South Korea: Walkerhill in Seoul, Paradise City in Incheon, Busan Casino, and Jeju Grand.
