Grand Korea Leisure reported September casino sales of KRW37.28 billion, up 7.2% year on year, while casino drop fell 5.2% from August. Third-quarter sales increased 1.1% year on year to KRW110.07 billion, and the group’s nine-month sales rose 5.8% to KRW337.24 billion.
Investors can compare GKL’s rising sales with falling monthly casino drop and assess the reported sales trends.
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Reportedly, NH Investment & Securities expects rising tourism to support South Korea’s foreigner-only casinos, particularly mass-market play. The brokerage forecasts 23 million inbound visitors in 2026 but cautions that VIP gaming may benefit less. It recommends watching September and October figures to assess demand.
NH Investment & Securities expects record inbound tourism to support South Korea's foreigner-only casinos, with the benefit likely to be stronger for mass-market gaming than for VIP play, the brokerage said. Analyst Lee Hwa-jeong said South Korea received 12.8 million inbound visitors in the first seven months of 2026, an all-time high for the period, and NH Investment expects the full-year tally to reach 23 million.
GKL recorded August casino sales of nearly KRW31.11bn in South Korea, citing a Korea Exchange filing. Sales fell 11.3% against the previous August and also declined from the preceding month.
Grand Korea Leisure recorded nearly KRW31.11bn in August casino sales in South Korea, citing the company’s Korea Exchange filing. Sales fell 11.3% annually and 25.4% from July. Casino drop increased 7.2% annually to nearly KRW341.40bn, while sales for the first eight months rose 5.6% to nearly KRW299.97bn.
Grand Korea Leisure reported May 2026 casino sales of KRW43.13bn, up 40.8% year on year and 7.3% from April, according to Korea Exchange figures. Table-game sales reached KRW38.84bn, while machine-game sales were KRW4.29bn; January-to-May sales totalled KRW189.97bn, 8.5% higher than a year earlier.
Grand Korea Leisure reported April casino sales of nearly KRW40.19bn in a Korea Exchange filing. Sales rose 11.1% year on year, with table-game revenue up 12.7% and gaming-machine sales down 4.6%.