Tag Archives: Zuid-Korea
South Korea – Landing International confident of getting stolen money back from Jeju theft
Landing International is hopeful that it will get back the KRW13.4bn (US$11.8m) stolen from its Jeju Shinhwa World casino in South Korea. The money, which was taken by a casino employee from a safe at Landing Casino, within its Jeju Shinhwa World, has been seized by police with several arrests being made. The company said:…
South Korea – Sportradar set to launch new OTT platform with K League
Sportradar and the Korea Professional Football League will launch a new OTT platform for the international market ahead of the 2021 season, which kicks off on 27 February. The platform, “K LEAGUE TV”, will have content in both English & Korean, a first for the K LEAGUE, and is looking to build on growing global…
South Korea – Reports suggests Caesars has pulled the plug on its Incheon investment
Caesars Entertainment has reportedly pulled out of the opportunity to develop its gaming brand in South Korea, disposing of its share in the foreigner only casino being built in the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) in South Korea with a three year delay now likely for the project’s completion. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the…
South Korea – Mohegan close to securing all the funding for Inspire Korea
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment is ‘optimistic’ it will secure the financing needed to complete the $1.6bn build of its Inspire Korea Korean integrated resort project within the next quarter, adding that it will fast track $200m earmarked for the second phase of the project to use for the first. Having put up US$300m of its…
Zuid-Korea – Jeju Dream Tower streeft ernaar om tegen maart casinospellen te lanceren
Lotte Tour Development Co wil nu in maart zijn casino in de Jeju Dream Tower lanceren. Het zal vóór eind januari een vergunning aanvragen om zijn casino, dat uitsluitend voor buitenlanders toegankelijk is, in het Lotte Hotel Jeju te verhuizen naar de Jeju Dream Tower. De ontwikkeling van 1.4 miljard dollar die op 18 december 2020 van start ging zonder het lint door te knippen...
South Korea – Seoul casinos forced to shut up shop again as infections rise
Having recently had their capacity limits further reduced, casinos in the South Korean capital city of Seoul have now been told to close for two weeks due to the rise in COVID-19 infections. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has increased the city’s restrictions to Level 2 forcing the closure of Seoul’s four foreigner-only casinos; Grand Korea…
Zuid-Korea – Jeju Dream Tower wordt op 18 december groots geopend
South Korean tourism company Lotte Tour Development Co has confirmed the official grand opening of its new US$1.42bn casino resort, Jeju Dream Tower, will be held on December 18. Guests can now book rooms at the 1,600 suite Grand Hyatt hotel. Jeju Dream Tower is located in downtown Jeju, South Korea. Lotte Tour had initially…
South Korea – Capacity limits tighten in Seoul’s casinos following COVID spike
Casinos in the South Korean capital of Seoul have been told to reduce their attendance limits from 30 per cent to 20 per cent of their capacity. The move comes after the South Korean government upped the alert level to control the coronavirus pandemic following a recent increase in COVID-19 cases recorded in Seoul with…
Zuid-Korea – Kangwon Land moet voor de tweede keer sluiten
Het lokale casino van Zuid-Korea, Kangwon Land, is gedwongen opnieuw te sluiten in navolging van de nationale gezondheidsrichtlijnen op het gebied van sociale afstand na een piek in het aantal gevallen van coronavirus. Het is gesloten tot 29 augustus en markeert de tweede sluiting dit jaar tussen 23 februari en 8 mei. Het dagelijkse aantal bezoekers mocht stijgen van 750…
