Grand Korea Leisure’s April Sees Casino Sale Rise 

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Grand Korea Leisure posted a stronger April, with casino sales rising 11.1% from a year earlier and 25.7% from March to KRW40.2 billion (US$27 million).

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Key Takeaways:
  • April casino sales rose 11.1%, driven by table games and increased play volume
  • GKL aims to reach KRW503.8 billion in revenue by 2028 with expansion into Taiwan, Thailand, and Mongolia
  • Company emphasizes organizational innovation and family-friendly offerings amid industry shifts

Table games drove the improvement with a 12.7% improvement year-on-year, while machine revenue slipped by 4.6% year-on-year to KRW3.16 billion (US$2.2 million). Table games lead the revenue surge in GKL’s February reporting with receipts of KRW34.75 billion (US$23.94 million).

According to Asia Gaming Brief, the company also logged a 20.5% increase in table drop year on year to KRW346.67 billion ($239.8 million), a sign of healthier play volume across its foreigner-only Seven Luck properties in Seoul and Busan.

Strategic Backdrop

The latest gain follows a softer March and comes as GKL presses ahead with a broader value-up plan aimed at lifting casino revenue to KRW503.8 billion by 2028. 

That strategy includes a push into Taiwan, Thailand and Mongolia, plus stronger digital marketing and a richer cultural-tourism offer according to Newswire. 

Through April, year-to-date casino sales were up 1.7%, suggesting the business is stabilizing but still reliant on table-game momentum.

GKL’s revenue for all of 2025, they recorded aggregate casino sales of just over KRW425.3 billion (US$293 million), an 8% gain on 2024