{"id":777042145,"date":"2026-05-13T11:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042145"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:10:46","slug":"grand-korea-leisure-q1-profit-falls-6-3-as-casino-revenue-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/grand-korea-leisure-q1-profit-falls-6-3-as-casino-revenue-rises","title":{"rendered":"Grand Korea Leisure Q1 profit falls 6.3% despite rise in casino revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Casino sales rose to KRW138.16bn (US$101.2m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
South Korea.- Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd<\/strong> has released its first-quarter results for the period ended March 31<\/strong>. Based on unaudited filings submitted to the Korea Exchange<\/strong>, group-wide sales for the quarter stood at KRW110.65bn (US$81.0m), reflecting a 0.7 per cent increase year-on-year. Casino sales rose more strongly to KRW138.16bn (US$101.2m), up 6.0 per cent from the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite revenue growth, net profit declined 6.3 per cent to KRW15.09bn (US$10.0m), while operating income fell 10.0 per cent to KRW18.15bn (US$13.3m). The group\u2019s casino loss accounts climbed 61.2 per cent year-on-year to KRW21.63bn (US$15.8m) during the quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company operates three foreigner-only casinos in South Korea under its Seven Luck brand, with two located in Seoul and one in Busan.<\/p>\n\n\n