Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Macau
Hong Kong
Opportunities
Deals
+3
Sep 25, 2026
•
2 min read
Casino operators have used Korea’s tourism fund for operating expenses for decades. Allowing the same fund to finance construction and expansion changes something more fundamental: how the state categorises casino investment.
Sep 19, 2026
Eighteen users have been referred to prosecutors, but the larger question is whether event contracts are bets, financial instruments or a product regulators have yet to define.
+2
Sep 17, 2026
3 min read
The KRW98 billion acquisition of ME2ON gives the loss-making Korean publisher something its release pipeline has yet to provide: international revenue and immediate profitability.
Sep 13, 2026
Let’s Run Park Yeongcheon opens today with two tracks, new stables and a 5,000-seat grandstand. What South Korea’s newest racecourse does not have is its own resident population of racehorses.
Sep 10, 2026
South Korea’s racing operator begins an unusually clean test of its digital betting business today: hold the races, close the venue to customers and see whether the online audience turns up.
Enforcement
+4
Sep 3, 2026
The KRW 340 billion ($245 million) network shows why offshore gambling still depends on physical distribution at home.
Sep 1, 2026
South Korea’s only casino open to its citizens is using KAIST technology to track illegal gambling sites. The strange part is that this is becoming a normal responsibility for the country’s legal operators.
Aug 24, 2026
Foreigner-only casino revenue rose 21.6% in 2025 as visitor numbers climbed 18.7%, creating a widening gap between the casino sector and South Korea’s broader gambling market.
Aug 10, 2026
Let’s Run Park Yeongcheon begins racing on 13 September, but its unusual regional model will test whether a new venue can expand Korea’s horse-betting market.
Jul 24, 2026
An unusual police amnesty is exposing school debt, stolen family money and illegal lending behind 청소년 사이버도박 — youth cyber gambling.
Poker
Jul 23, 2026
1 min read
South Korea’s INSPIRE Entertainment Resort will open a new poker and entertainment space in October, using the first WPT Seoul to attract international players to its Incheon property.
Jul 20, 2026
South Korea is considering a substantial increase in the contribution paid by its foreigners-only casinos to the country’s Tourism Promotion and Development Fund.
Jul 12, 2026
Twelve years, four countries, one extradition — and a reminder of what pursuing the illegal market one operator at a time actually costs.
Jul 9, 2026
An hour from Shanghai, a Korean island bets its casino industry on Chinese high rollers — the one flow Beijing is trying to shut down.
Jul 5, 2026
An eight-month police operation found 2,319 suspects. The government's next move: turning millions of citizens into paid informants