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South Korea’s GKL April casino sales rise 11.1% to $28M

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.

Viviana Chan
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Viviana Chan is an editor, interpreter, and journalist. With over a decade of experience, she writes in English, Chinese, and Portuguese. Viviana started her career in Macau-based newspapers, where she became passionate about the region's social, financial, and cultural development. Her writing focuses on the economy, emerging industries, gaming development, political affairs, and cross cultural-exchange in the business and cultural domains. She is avid for news and eager to discover and cover stories that generate public relevance.

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