Paradise Entertainment chairman and managing director Jay Chun raised his stake to 60.27% after buying 2.84 million shares on 27 March, according to a company filing. The purchase cost about HK$1.26 million, taking his holdings to approximately 634.16 million shares.
Chun’s increased ownership is a material change in the company’s shareholder position as it adjusts after losing its satellite casino business.
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It was reported that Paradise Co recorded July casino sales of KRW77.89bn. Sales increased 3.6% year-on-year and 25.8% from the previous month.
Paradise Co reported casino revenue of KRW477.6 billion for 1H26, up 5.1% year on year. June casino revenue fell 21.2% year on year to KRW63.2 billion, while the company said its subsidiary Paradise Sega Sammy repaid a KRW100 billion loan on 31 March 2026.
Paradise Co. reported casino sales of KRW98.87 billion in May, up 21.2% year on year, according to a company filing. Table games contributed KRW93.35 billion of the total; sales for the first five months of 2026 reached KRW415.18 billion, a 10.9% annual increase.
Paradise Co reported casino revenue of KRW 49.5 billion in March, 40% lower than a year earlier, while table drop rose nearly 10% from February to KRW 587.7 billion. The company did not explain the revenue decline in its monthly update, according to the report. First-quarter revenue increased just under 2% year on year to about KRW 229.7 billion.
Lotte Tour Development reported casino and hotel revenue of 52.6 billion won at Jeju Dream Tower in March, up 15% from February and 22% from March 2025. Casino revenue increased 24% month on month, while visitor numbers rose 22% to 53,587, according to the company’s reported figures.