South Korean operator GKL said it has made no firm decision on developing a casino resort in Seoul. It is preparing to seek a preliminary feasibility study with the Ministry of Economy and Finance on securing its own business site, and said it would disclose further details once confirmed or within one month.
The statement leaves GKL’s potential Seoul development at a feasibility-preparation stage, rather than a confirmed project.
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Grand Korea Leisure reported third-quarter 2026 net income of KRW6.95bn, down 52.6% year on year and 61.4% from the previous quarter. Consolidated sales rose 0.3% year on year to KRW109.67bn, while operating income fell 44.4% to KRW9.62bn; casino sales declined 1.4% to KRW134.64bn.
South Korean casino operator Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) reported third-quarter net income of KRW6.95bn, down 52.6% year on year and 61.4% from the previous quarter. Consolidated sales rose 0.3% year on year to just over KRW109.67bn in the three months to 30 September, but fell 8.9% from the preceding quarter, preliminary results filed with the Korea Exchange showed.
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.
It was reported that Grand Korea Leisure’s second-quarter net income reached nearly KRW18.02bn. Earnings rose 6.2% year-on-year and 19.4% compared with the preceding quarter.
South Korean casino operator Grand Korea Leisure reported May sales of KRW43.13 billion, up 40.8% year on year and 7.3% from April, in a filing to the Korea Exchange. Sales for January to May totalled KRW189.97 billion, an 8.5% increase on the same period a year earlier.
Grand Korea Leisure reported casino sales of KRW38.08bn for February, 17.3% higher than in the same month a year earlier. Table-game sales rose 15.9% to KRW34.75bn, while gaming-machine sales increased 35% to KRW3.32bn, according to the company’s filing.