South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) reported casino sales of KRW40.19 billion ($27.8 million) in April, up 11.1 percent year-on-year and 25.7 percent higher than the previous month, according to a filing submitted to the Korea Exchange on Wednesday.
The company, which operates three Seven Luck-branded casinos in South Korea, said table game sales for the month increased 12.7 percent year-on-year to KRW37.02 billion ($25.6 million). Compared with March, table sales rose 30.2 percent.
Machine game sales, however, declined 4.6 percent year-on-year to KRW3.16 billion ($2.2 million), and were down 10.6 percent month-on-month.
For the January to April period, cumulative casino sales reached KRW146.84 billion ($101.6 million), representing a 1.7 percent increase from the same period last year. Table game sales for the four-month period totaled KRW133.30 billion ($92.2 million), while machine sales rose 15.6 percent year-on-year to KRW13.54 billion ($9.4 million).
According to supplementary business information released by the company, the Seoul Gangnam property remained the largest contributor to monthly casino sales. The venue generated KRW23.88 billion ($16.5 million) in April casino revenue, up 39.9 percent year-on-year and 58.8 percent higher than in March.
Casino sales at the Busan Lotte property reached KRW6.23 billion ($4.3 million), rising 12.3 percent year-on-year and 28.9 percent month-on-month.
Meanwhile, Seoul Dragon City casino reported April sales of KRW10.08 billion ($7.0 million), down 25.6 percent year-on-year and 6.8 percent lower than the previous month.
GKL also said April casino drop totaled KRW346.67 billion ($239.8 million), up 20.5 percent from a year earlier. Aggregate casino drop for the first four months of 2026 reached KRW1.28 trillion ($885.5 million), representing a 14.6 percent year-on-year increase.
