South Korea

Sep 13, 2026

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South Korea Opens a $130m Racecourse Where the Horses Commute

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.

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South Korea

KRA Tests Whether Racing Can Work Without a Racecourse Audience

Sep 10, 2026

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KRA Tests Whether Racing Can Work Without a Racecourse Audience

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.

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Enforcement

256 Korean PC Bangs Were Selling Access to Cambodian Gambling Sites

Sep 3, 2026

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256 Korean PC Bangs Were Selling Access to Cambodian Gambling Sites

The KRW 340 billion ($245 million) network shows why offshore gambling still depends on physical distribution at home.

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Enforcement

Sep 1, 2026

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3 min read

The Casino Hunting Illegal Casinos

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.

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South Korea

Aug 24, 2026

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South Korea’s Casino Growth Is Leaving the Wider Gambling Market Behind

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.

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South Korea

Aug 10, 2026

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3 min read

South Korea Will Open Its First New Racecourse in 21 Years

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.

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Enforcement

South Korea Asked Teenage Gamblers to Turn Themselves In. 806 Did.

Jul 24, 2026

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South Korea Asked Teenage Gamblers to Turn Themselves In. 806 Did.

An unusual police amnesty is exposing school debt, stolen family money and illegal lending behind 청소년 사이버도박 — youth cyber gambling.

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Poker

Jul 23, 2026

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INSPIRE to Open 70-Table Poker Room With WPT Seoul Debut

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.

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South Korea

Jul 20, 2026

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South Korea’s Casino Levy Review Puts Foreigners-Only Operators Under Pressure

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.

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Enforcement

Jul 12, 2026

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Korea's $3 Billion Fugitive Comes Home

Twelve years, four countries, one extradition — and a reminder of what pursuing the illegal market one operator at a time actually costs.

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South Korea

Jeju's Casino Boom Runs on the One Thing China Wants to Stop

Jul 9, 2026

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Jeju's Casino Boom Runs on the One Thing China Wants to Stop

An hour from Shanghai, a Korean island bets its casino industry on Chinese high rollers — the one flow Beijing is trying to shut down.

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Enforcement

Korea's Illegal Gambling Market Is Seven Times the Legal One. So the State Is Paying Snitches

Jul 5, 2026

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Korea's Illegal Gambling Market Is Seven Times the Legal One. So the State Is Paying Snitches

An eight-month police operation found 2,319 suspects. The government's next move: turning millions of citizens into paid informants

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South Korea

South Korea Opens a $130m Racecourse Where the Horses Commute

KRA Tests Whether Racing Can Work Without a Racecourse Audience

256 Korean PC Bangs Were Selling Access to Cambodian Gambling Sites

The Casino Hunting Illegal Casinos

South Korea’s Casino Growth Is Leaving the Wider Gambling Market Behind

South Korea Will Open Its First New Racecourse in 21 Years

South Korea Asked Teenage Gamblers to Turn Themselves In. 806 Did.

INSPIRE to Open 70-Table Poker Room With WPT Seoul Debut

South Korea’s Casino Levy Review Puts Foreigners-Only Operators Under Pressure

Korea's $3 Billion Fugitive Comes Home

Jeju's Casino Boom Runs on the One Thing China Wants to Stop

Korea's Illegal Gambling Market Is Seven Times the Legal One. So the State Is Paying Snitches

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