{"id":777045279,"date":"2026-07-23T08:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777045279"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:34:44","slug":"wpt-seoul-to-debut-at-inspire-entertainment-resort-alongside-launch-of-new-70-table-poker-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wpt-seoul-to-debut-at-inspire-entertainment-resort-alongside-launch-of-new-70-table-poker-space","title":{"rendered":"Inspire Entertainment Resort to launch entertainment space and poker room in time for WPT Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The World Poker Tour will make its first appearance at South Korea\u2019s Inspire Entertainment Resort in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- Inspire Entertainment Resort in South Korea will open a new entertainment space and a 70-table poker room in time for WPT Seoul. The World Poker Tour (WPT)<\/strong> will make its debut at the venue from October 30 to November 9 through licensee Khartes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WPT Seoul will be hosted at the YY Poker Club, a new purpose-built venue with a dedicated livestream studio. The poker room forms part of the new entertainment complex, which will also have an exclusive junket space called Daia and a nightlife venue called Ultra Lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Inspire, the new development is intended to position the integrated resort as a premier destination for international entertainment and gaming. The Incheon property already has the largest foreign-only casino in South Korea along with 1,275 rooms across three themed hotel towers and a 15,000-seat performance arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 11-day festival will feature 46 events with buy-ins ranging from KRW300,000 (US$203) to KRW8m (US$5,400). The WPT Seoul Championship Event<\/strong> will run from November 5 to 9 with a KRW1.75m (US$1,185) buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of KRW1bn (US$677,000).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> South Korea considers raising casino tourism levy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The World Poker Tour will make its first appearance at South Korea\u2019s Inspire Entertainment Resort in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777030371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The World Poker Tour (WPT) is launching its inaugural event at South Korea's Inspire Entertainment Resort, leveraging a new 70-table poker room and entertainment complex. This strategic move, facilitated by licensee Khartes, aims to solidify Inspire's position as a premier international gaming and entertainment destination in the competitive Asian market. The event underscores the growing appeal of integrated resorts for high-profile gaming verticals.","focusai_entities":"World Poker Tour, WPT, Inspire Entertainment Resort, Khartes, YY Poker Club, Daia, Ultra Lounge","focusai_location":"South Korea, Incheon","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"WPT GGR Impact","query":"What is the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) uplift for Inspire Entertainment Resort from hosting WPT Seoul, considering the new facilities and international player draw?"},{"label":"IR Competitive Strategy","query":"How does this WPT partnership align with Inspire's long-term B2C player acquisition strategy and its competitive positioning against other integrated resorts in the APAC region?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[29,1897,24863,59],"class_list":["post-777045279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-igaming","tag-inspire-entertainment-resort","tag-poker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045279","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777045279"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777045286,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045279\/revisions\/777045286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777030371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777045279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777045279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777045279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}