TLDR
- Grand Korea Leisure reported September casino revenue of KRW 37.3 billion, about US$27.7 million.
- Revenue rose 7.2% from a year earlier and 19.8% from August.
- Table game revenue grew 8.4% to KRW 34.0 billion.
- Gaming machine revenue fell 4.5% to KRW 3.27 billion.
- Casino sales for the first nine months of 2026 reached KRW 337.2 billion, up 5.8%.
Grand Korea Leisure, the South Korean casino operator known as GKL, reported higher casino revenue for September. The company earned KRW 37.3 billion, or about US$27.7 million, during the month.
That figure was 7.2% higher than in September 2025. It was also 19.8% above the revenue the company reported in August.
GKL runs foreigner-only casinos in South Korea under its Seven Luck brand. The company has three properties, located in Seoul and Busan.
Table Games Lead Grand Korea Leisure’s September Results
Table games drove most of the growth last month. GKL’s table game revenue reached KRW 34.0 billion, or about US$25.3 million.
That was an increase of 8.4% compared with the same month last year. Table games made up most of the company’s total September casino revenue.
Gaming machines moved the other way. Revenue from machines came to KRW 3.27 billion, or about US$2.43 million.
The machine segment recorded a 4.5% decline from a year earlier. Even so, the gains from table games were large enough to lift total revenue.
Drop Amount Falls While Revenue Rises
The September results also showed a gap between revenue and the drop amount. The drop amount refers to the total amount players wagered.
GKL’s drop amount fell 5.2% year on year to KRW 323.7 billion. Despite the lower drop, the company still posted higher casino revenue.
GKL did not explain the reasons for the change in drop amount in its report. It also did not give details on why table game revenue grew.
The monthly data showed that stronger table game results made up for weaker machine income. This allowed overall revenue to grow.
GKL also reported its results for the first nine months of 2026. Casino sales from January through September totaled KRW 337.2 billion, or about US$250 million.
That total was 5.8% higher than in the same period of 2025. The figure includes the revenue reported for September.
The year-to-date result stayed positive even though the drop amount declined in the latest month. Sales grew across the first three quarters of the year.
The company’s latest monthly figures show September revenue of KRW 37.3 billion. That marks a 19.8% rise from August and a 7.2% gain from a year ago.
