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9 reasons you won't recognize Las Vegas on your next trip

The most common refrain you'll hear from anyone who's been to Las Vegas - besides "what happens there stays there" - is how it's nothing like it used to be. Vegas has been evolving since the very first pair of dice rolled down a craps table like desert tumbleweed. And it just keeps changing, so much so that it's virtually impossible for a Vegas…
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Gambling addiction on the rise as illegal gaming market flourishes

Mr. Park, a 27-year-old office worker, got addicted to gambling eight years ago at state-run casino Kangwon Land in Jeongseon, Gangwon. For four years, he's been gambling at the Texas Hold'em pubs in the Ingye-dong neighborhood of Suwon, Gyeonggi. The area has one of the highest concentrations of poker pubs in Korea. "A large number of hold'em pubs…
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Casino Revenue Statistics: Trends and Analysis Report

The gambling industry is a major contributor to the global economy, generating billions of dollars annually through many forms, such as sports betting, lotteries, online gambling, and more. With the increasing popularity of online gambling and the legalization of gambling in more countries, more and more people have been hooked on it. As a result,…
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Grand Korea Leisure on the rise in July

South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure reported an 8.8% year-on-year and 5.3% month-on-month increase in casino revenue to KRW31.1 billion (US$24.0 million) in July as its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues in earnest. The July result included a 4.8% rise in table game revenues to KRW27.8 billion (US$21.4…
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Korea’s Paradise Co runs bad in July as casino revenue plummets by 32%

Korea's leading foreigner-only casino operator Paradise Co lost some recently gained momentum in July, with casino revenue plummeting by 32.4% month-on-month to KRW63.5 billion (US$49.0 million). Both tables and slots were down, with table game revenue declining by 33.5% to KRW59.7 billion (US$46.0 million) and slots by 9.7% to KRW3.85 billion…
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Korea’s Paradise Co runs bad in July as casino revenue plummets by 32%
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S. Korea’s Paradise Co March casino revenue up 130pct y-o-y

Casino revenue at South Korea's foreigner-only casino operator Paradise Co Ltd surged by 129.5 percent year-on-year in March, according to a Tuesday filing by the company to the Korea Exchange. Such revenue was approximately KRW42.71 billion (US$32.6 million), compared to about KRW18.61 billion in March 2022. But the result was down 3.8 percent…
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S. Korea’s Paradise Co March casino revenue up 130pct y-o-y
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London is the centre of the business world and home to more than eight million people. It is one of the most diverse cities in the world with over 250 languages spoken. Any major city, be it Seoul in the eastern part of Asia or Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, has something for gambling aficionados. But what options does London have for those who want to…
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Las Vegas Food Hall Trend Fills a Niche

The Las Vegas hospitality sector's propensity for invention - and more importantly, reinvention - certainly helps to drive about 40 million annual visitors to the city. And the cutthroat competition on the Strip not only ensures a nonstop parade of new and upgraded accommodations, shows, and attractions; but it has also turned Sin City into a…
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Kangwon Land to export slot machines to casinos in Philippines

Kangwon Land will export slot machines to the Sheraton Manila Bay Hotel in Manila, after signing a sales contract with RGB, the largest slot machine retailer in Southeast Asia, the company said Tuesday. The company will first manufacture 30 slot machines and send them to the casino in the Philippines through RGB, where they will be installed for…
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Korea’s Paradise, GKL finish 2022 on a high as casino sales surge in December

South Korea's leading foreigner-only casino operators, Paradise Co and Grand Korea Leisure (GKL), have this week reported major gains in casino revenue for FY22 - aided by a strong finish to the year in December. In separate filings with the Korea Exchange, Paradise reported casino revenue of KRW350.7 billion (US$274 million) for the year to 31…
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Korea’s Paradise, GKL finish 2022 on a high as casino sales surge in December
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Proper Eats Food Hall Opens on the Strip, Replacing a Casino Buffet

The Proper Eats Food Hall is now open in the space where the Buffet at Aria used to be located. The new food hall inside the Aria Resort and Casino is home to nine new eateries that offer everything from breakfast sandwiches and smoked salmon to Korean fried chicken and Steve Aoki's pizza. Proper Eats is the fourth food hall on the Strip, joining…
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Proper Eats Food Hall Opens on the Strip, Replacing a Casino Buffet
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Casino revenues stabilize for Korea’s Paradise, GKL in November

South Korean foreigner-only casino operators Paradise Co and Grand Korea Leisure both saw their casino revenues fall month-on-month in November, having previously booked significant gains on COVID-19 recovery in October. According to information filed with the Korea Exchange, Paradise saw casino revenues fall 14.9% to KRW39.6 billion (US$30.5…
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Casino revenues stabilize for Korea’s Paradise, GKL in November
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Agilysys pens hospitality deal with up-and-coming South Korean Mohegan casino

The deal sees Agilysys' portfolio of customers grow in the Asia region and the agreement with the resort marks the first time Agilysys has worked with an Asian casino property. The new $5bn South Korean casino is expected to open next year, around an hour outside of Seoul - and will feature 1300 new luxury hotel rooms and a 20000 square-metre…
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DJ Steve Aoki to open Las Vegas Strip eatery

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - DJ Steve Aoki is set to open an eatery on the Las Vegas Strip. According to a news release, Aoki's restaurant, dubbed "Pizzaoki," will be located in the new Proper Eats food hall coming to ARIA Resort & Casino. The Proper Eats venue is being developed by Clique Hospitality group and is expected to open this winter. The…
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Online gambling platform M88 Mansion taps Manny Pacquiao as brand ambassador

Boxing legend and famous gambling enthusiast Manny Pacquiao teams up with online gaming platform M88 Mansion, which hints at holding exhibition fights featuring the eight-division world champion MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has signed with online gambling platform M88 Mansion as its newest brand ambassador, the…
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Maceoo Menswear Opens New Retail Store in Las Vegas

Maceoo men's store in Las Vegas NEW STORE KICKS OFF SLATE OF MORE OPENINGS WORLDWIDE In the same scientific way we approach our menswear collections, we are carefully studying each site to ensure that they represent the best of the Maceoo lifestyle in their part of the world." - Mehdi Raad LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, August 22, 2022…
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Sega Sammy: Japanese VIPs heading back to Paradise City

VIP players from Japan are already heading back to Korea following the recent reopening of international borders, according to Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. Outlining the prospects of the group's Korean integrated resort Paradise City - a joint venture with local foreigner-only casino firm Paradise Co - in its June quarter results…
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Hann Casino Resort sees strong recovery, plans $1b more in investments

Hann, which was formerly known as the Widus Group, unveiled its plans to revamp the Widus Resort and for a new lifestyle brand, Hann Lux Lifestyle Resort, in 2020, with an initial investment of about P20 billion. The rebranded Hann Casino Resort reopened in December last year, and in March it rolled out the Philippines first Swissotel. The property…
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Hann Casino Resort sees strong recovery, plans $1b more in investments
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March improvement for South Korean casino operators

In South Korea and local casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly announced that its aggregated gross gaming revenues for March decreased by 11.8% year-on-year to approximately $15.58 million. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the result for the Seoul-listed firm nevertheless represents a boost of 11.8% when compared…
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For casinos, more competition from New York may be in the cards

While that prospect still might seem far-fetched, the likelihood that New York state will license two full-scale casinos near the Connecticut border by the end of the year is very real. Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun have been expecting it. Ever since Empire City Casino and Resorts World New York City opened at Yonkers Raceway and Aqueduct,…
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Enterprise enlargement for Kangwon Land Casino

In South Korea and local casino operator Kangwon Land Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is planning to expand the size of the gaming floor within its Kangwon Land Casino property by some 10% to approximately 166690 sq ft. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Seoul-headquartered firm revealed that it additionally intends to increase…
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Korea’s Paradise Co sees casino sales fall 53.6% in November

South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Paradise Co saw its casino sales plummet by 53.6% month-on-month to KRW9.90 billion in November, bringing it back in line with revenues reported through most of the past two years. Paradise, which operates Paradise Walkerhill in Seoul, Jeju Grand, Busan Casino Paradise and Paradise City in Incheon, had…
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Seoul casino being moved by Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited

In South Korea and local casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited has reportedly announced that will be relocating the Seven Luck-branded gambling enterprise it runs within the Millennium Hilton Seoul hotel to the nearby Seoul Dragon City Hotelplex development. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Seoul-listed firm used an official…
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Korean online gambling boss arrested in QC -BI

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of a South Korean fugitive wanted by authorities in Seoul for operating an illegal gambling site on the Internet. In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, the BI's Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) identified the alien as 45-year-old Lee Jaehun, who was arrested on Tuesday, inside a…
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Lee Jae-myung apologizes for son's illegal gambling stint

The ruling Democratic Party's (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung apologized for his son's past illegal gambling habit on Thursday, following media reports which traced comments on a gambling website to his son's e-mail address. The candidate released an apology through a press release Thursday morning, acknowledging that his 29-year-old son…
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Illegal Gambling Rings: How They Operate and Why They Exist

Illegal gambling exists despite law enforcement's better efforts to the contrary. Gambling rings are popular in even high-risk jurisdictions where the law shows no leniency to illegal operations. Even in countries that regulate activities such as sports betting, illegal gambling rings find a way to be. That begs the question of why. Police have…
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Grand Korea Leisure gets unlucky in November as casino sales plummet to US$3.5 million

Foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) saw casino sales fall to their lowest level of 2021 in November, down 25.4% year-on-year and 55.9% sequentially to KRW4.09 billion (US$3.5 million). With South Korea now seeing its highest daily COVID-case numbers since the start of the pandemic, November's casino sales included a 68.1% fall…
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Grand Korea Leisure gets unlucky in November as casino sales plummet to US$3.5 million
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GKL posts $5.3m in revenue for March 2021 amid casino reopenings

Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has posted revenue of KRW5.95bn (US$5.3m) for March 2021 following the reopening of its Seoul casinos. The South Korean foreigner-only operator reported revenue of just KRW507m in February, when only Seven Luck Casino Busan Lotte was operational. GKL had all three of its casinos - Gangbuk Hilton, the Seven Luck-branded…
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Remote bets, blockchain can aid Jeju casinos: scholars

Jeju island, a semi-autonomous region of South Korea, with its own regulatory system for its foreigner-only casinos, should consider permitting casino-based remote gambling and blockchain technology for casino gambling transactions, to help the sector recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, said respectively several speakers at a Thursday discussion…
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Mohegan Backs Out of $9.3bn Greek Casino Project Plans

US casino giant Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has officially withdrawn its plans to develop and operate a casino in Greece. Instead, the company intends to increase its focus on the Asian market. the new backdrop created by the COVID-19 global pandemic" The company announced that it had backed out of the plans on Friday last week. It cited "the…
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iOS Users Spent $1 Billion in Social Casino Apps Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Says New Report from Liftoff and GameRefinery

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 27, 2021-- Liftoff, one of the world's largest independent and privacy-friendly platforms fueling the entire mobile app growth cycle across user acquisition, engagement, monetization, and analytics, along with GameRefinery, a mobile games insight and analytics platform, today released its mobile social casino…
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Where to gamble or play at a casino when traveling to Japan?

While most visitors to Japan look forward to the unique history, culture, and food that cannot be experienced in their countries, Japan is also a place where you can enjoy gambling and play with your luck during your trip. Casinos are used to be prohibited in Japan but with the increase in the number of Chinese tourists looking for roulette and…
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Seungri is going to jail for three years for his illegal foreign exchange transactions involving millions gambled at Vegas casinos, and for pimping prostitutes in the Gangnam district (pictured above). [Image: Shutterstock.com] A military court in South Korea has sentenced Seungri, a former member of K-pop boy band Big Bang, to three years in…
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Kangwon Land Casino receives a favorable forecast

Financial services giant JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly forecast that South Korea's Kangwon Land Casino will likely record an around 20% sequential rise in third-quarter gross gaming revenues due to'overwhelming demand' from domestic players. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the prediction came after the remote venue…
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Korean Gaming Giant Netmarble Buys Hong Kong Casino App To Further Global Expansion

Netmarble has agreed to buy Hong Kong-based social casino game company SpinX Games for $2.19 billion in a deal that will expand the South Korean gaming giant's business outside its home market amid a surge in gaming during the pandemic. The Seoul-based company says the deal will let the company "continue its global expansion by adding a new genre…
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Netmarble diversifies game portfolio thru acquisition of social casino company SpinX

SEOUL -- Netmarble, a major mobile game developer in South Korea, has set the stage for a diversified game portfolio needed to expand its global presence through a $2.19 billion deal to take over SpinX, a Hong Kong-based company that provides a social casino service where users can play popular casino games like roulette, video poker, slots, and…
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Seoul, Aug 2 (IANS): South Korean game developer Netmarble said on Monday it plans to acquire Hong-Kong based social casino game company SpinX Games in a deal estimated at $2.1 billion. Under the plan, the South Korean company will purchase a 100 percent stake in Cayman Island-based Leonardo Interactive Holdings Ltd., which fully owns the social…
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Netmarble to acquire casino game maker SpinX for $2.2bn -Nikkei Asia

SEOUL -- Online game developer Netmarble has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based casino game company SpinX Games for $2.2 billion, in what is being described as the biggest overseas merger and acquisition deal by a South Korean game company. Netmarble said Monday that it had agreed to buy 100% of Leonardo Interactive Holdings, the parent of SpinX, to…
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Three Koreans engaged in online gambling racket, prostitution of Pinays nabbed by BI

Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents caught three Koreans in the act of operating online gaming sites in Pampanga-a no-no based on their country's law against illegal gambling. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said members of the bureau's fugitive search unit (FSU) arrested the three aliens on Wednesday, July 21 inside a house in Timog Park Subdivision,…
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Gambling Addicts at Kangwon Land Drawn to Illegal Gambling Following Casino Shutdown

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) - A recent study revealed that gamblers who once used to frequent Kangwon Land, the country's only casino open to locals, are now engaging in illegal gambling after it was shut down following the coronavirus outbreak. Kim Yong-geun, a member of Kangwon Land's addiction management center, and Hong Hye-mi, a researcher…
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June opening for Jeju Dream Tower casino

In South Korea and local casino operator Lotte Tour Development Company Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to officially premiere the gambling element within its new Jeju Dream Tower development from next month. According to a Tuesday report from Inside Asian Gaming, the $1.4 billion property'soft launched' its restaurants, retail…
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Paradise Co October casino revenue up 9pct m-on-m

Casino revenue at Paradise Co Ltd, an operator in South Korea of foreigner-only casinos, rose 9.0 percent sequentially in October, compared to September, the firm said in a Tuesday filing to the Korea Exchange. October casino revenue was KRW22.36 billion (US$19.7 million), versus just under KRW20.51 billion in September. But judged year-on-year,…
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Kangwon Land granted new 3-yr casino licence to Dec 2023

Kangwon Land Inc, operator of Kangwon Land (pictured), the only casino in South Korea permitted to offer bets to locals, has had a new three-year gaming licence approved on Monday by the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a representative of the firm has confirmed to GGRAsia. The new licence term is from January 1, 2021, to December…
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Paradise Co casino sales stabilize in August but down 75% year-on-year

South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Paradise Co reported casino sales of KRW17.30 billion (US$14.6 million) in August - down 75% year-on-year but flat compared with July. With table game sales almost identical month-to-month at KRW15.41 billion (US$13.0 million) - slots fell 3.3% to KRW1.90 billion (US$1.6 million) - the numbers look likely…
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Korean games supplier Neowiz signs 5-year deal to use Kangwon Land slot machine content

South Korean online games publisher Neowiz has signed a deal with Kangwon Land granting it rights to use the content of Kangwon-owned slot machines on its platforms for a period of five years. Located in Gangwon Province around 150 kilometers from Seoul, Kangwon Land is the only casino nationwide in which Koreans are permitted to gamble. The…
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Kangwon Land casino reopens, GKL with Busan ops

Kangwon Land Inc, promoter of Kangwon Land (pictured), says it resumed operations there at 10am on Monday (February 15), after more than two months of closure. The complex is the only authorised provider in that country of casino gaming to South Korean nationals. Due to Covid-19 countermeasures, the venue operated by Kangwon Land Inc has had…
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Kangwon Land casino reopens, GKL with Busan ops
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Paradise Co January sales down 62% year-on-year

Paradise Co Ltd has reported January sales of KRW27.3bn (US$24.5m), representing a 62% year-on-year decline. The total was also a 36% month-on-month decrease. The South Korean casino operator, open to foreign nationals only, has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as with both the casino market and tourism market in the country more…
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