{"id":777039801,"date":"2026-03-27T10:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039801"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:02:55","slug":"grand-korea-leisure-targets-krw503-8bn-casino-revenue-by-2030-under-value-up-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/grand-korea-leisure-targets-krw503-8bn-casino-revenue-by-2030-under-value-up-plan","title":{"rendered":"Grand Korea Leisure targets KRW503.8bn casino revenue by 2030 under Value-up Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The company said it would broaden its footprint in overseas markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- The foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL)<\/strong> has announced a plan to generate annual casino revenue of KRW503.8bn (US$333.8m) by 2030. That would mean 19 per cent growth from the KRW422.9bn (US$287.7m) in casino sales recorded in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a filing to the Korea Exchange <\/strong>on Thursday, March 26<\/strong>, GKL said its \u201cValue-up Plan\u201d<\/strong> included the aim of diversifying its customer base by broadening its footprint in overseas markets such as Taiwan, Thailand and Mongolia. It also plans to strengthen digital marketing efforts targeting foreign mass-market customers to drive higher engagement and conversion levels. It will also prioritise the use of Korean cultural content to enhance its brand positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GKL operates three Seven Luck casinos in South Korea, with two in Seoul<\/strong> and one in Busan<\/strong>. The company aims to attain an ESG rating of A+ under Korea\u2019s ESG rating system and keep its total shareholder payout ratio above 40 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Paradise Entertainment reports drop in full-year profit<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The company said it would broaden its footprint in overseas markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":19807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Grand Korea Leisure (GKL), a foreigner-only casino operator, has unveiled a \"Value-up Plan\" targeting KRW503.8bn in annual casino revenue by 2030, representing 19% growth from 2025 projections. The strategy includes broadening its footprint in overseas markets like Taiwan, Thailand, and Mongolia, strengthening digital marketing, and leveraging Korean cultural content to enhance brand positioning.","focusai_entities":"Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd, GKL, Korea Exchange, Seven Luck, Paradise Entertainment","focusai_location":"South Korea, Seoul, Busan, Taiwan, Thailand, Mongolia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GKL Market Entry Strategy?","query":"What specific B2B or B2C licensing and regulatory compliance challenges does GKL anticipate in its planned overseas market entries into Taiwan, Thailand, and Mongolia, and how will these impact its operational rollout?"},{"label":"Digital Marketing ROI?","query":"Given GKL's focus on digital marketing for foreign mass-market customers, what are the projected ROI metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for these initiatives, and how will they integrate with existing player acquisition and retention strategies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[29,24619,152],"class_list":["post-777039801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777039801"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039815,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039801\/revisions\/777039815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}