Casino sales of Grand Korea Leisure (GKL), which operates foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, rose 30.2 percent year-on-year in March to slightly below 38.7 billion won, according to data submitted to the Korea Exchange on Monday. The latest monthly tally rose 5.2 percent month-on-month.
In the recently reported month, table game sales topped W35.77 billion, up 28.1 percent from the same period a year earlier and up 4.3 percent sequentially. Machine game sales topped W2.92 billion, up 62.0 percent from a year ago and up 18.8 percent month-on-month.
The company did not comment on the two reasons for the changes.
The company operates three foreigner-only, seven-luck-branded casinos. Two are in the capital city of Seoul, including Gangnam, and one is in the southeastern port city of Busan (pictured). The company is a subsidiary of the Korea Tourism Organization under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Grand Korea Leisure’s casino sales totaled 107.55 billion won in the first quarter of this year, up 132.3 percent year-on-year.
In the three months to March 31, table game sales edged above W99.15 billion, up 138.6 percent year-on-year. Machine game sales, on the other hand, rose 77.2 percent, slightly below W8.4 billion.
BY: 홀짝게임