South Korea

News & Analysis

News In Brief: February 27-March 3, 2023

A Kentucky bill would outlaw skill games currently running as grey-market machines.

South Korean Lawmakers Advance Online Racing Reforms

After a lengthy delay, the South Korean legislature is heading toward legalising online betting for horseracing in response to pandemic impacts on industry revenue.

News In Brief: December 12-December 16, 2022

Ukraine readies new gambling laws to enhance regulator powers and a grenade inside a cake explodes outside Cambodia's Nagaworld Casino.

News In Brief: November 21-November 25, 2022

NHS (National Health Service) England said it has opened two new gambling clinics,

News In Brief: August 8-August 12, 2022

Premier League club Aston Villa has signed a new sponsorship deal with a crypto casino that cannot be accessed from its home UK market.

Research & Reports

Q&A: The Gambling Market in South Korea

Despite the tight restrictions on local players’ access to gambling services, including online and traditional casino services, the casino industry in the country has continued to expand rapidly as a result of casino services for foreigners.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: World Lottery Association Compendium

This report contains around 40,000 data points across over 150 lotteries and 85 countries, as collated annually by the World Lottery Association. The dataset displays total sales, GGR, digital sales & digital GGR by product category in horizontal time series and filterable table views.

South Korea - Annual Gaming Report - 2000 to 2021

Latest Annual Gaming Report data from the Korean National Gaming Control Commission. The data released for the country contains the following information: Turnover, gross gambling yield, number of premises & number of visitors for the country's casino, horse racing, bicycle racing, motorboat racing, lottery and Sports Toto sectors. There are approximately 870 data points in this document.

South Korea - Casino Market Shares Report - 2006 to 2022Q1

Latest quarterly Casino Market Shares Report for South Korea from the Korea Casino Association (KCA). The data released for the country's foreigner-only casino market contains the following information by casino: Quarterly & annual gaming revenue and market share. There are approximately 850 data points in this document.

Paradise Co. Report - 2005 to 2021

Latest quarterly data from Korean-listed Paradise Co.. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Sales revenue, gross profit, operating income, net income, income by business segment, a breakdown of casino gross gaming revenue, casino visitors by nationality and Chinese visitor detail. There are approximately 760 data points in this document.

Kangwon Land Report - 2002 to 2021Q3

Latest quarterly data from Korean-listed Kangwon Land. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Statement of consolidated income, units of table and machine games, a breakdown of sales revenue, room occupancy, casino drop, hold and revenue, casino visitors and spending per visitor. There are approximately 1,420 data points in this document.