{"id":777045722,"date":"2026-08-03T12:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777045722"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:32:28","slug":"lotte-tours-july-casino-revenue-hits-2026-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/lotte-tours-july-casino-revenue-hits-2026-high","title":{"rendered":"Lotte Tour\u2019s July casino revenue hits 2026 high"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The casino attracted 62,706 visitors during the month, an increase of 10.6 per cent from July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- Lotte Tour Development<\/strong> has reported its strongest casino performance of 2026 after gaming revenue at its foreigner-only Jeju Dream Tower casino<\/strong> climbed to KRW51.59bn (US$36.1m) in July. The total was 18.8 per cent higher than a year earlier and up by 5.8 per cent from June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growth was supported by both table games and slot machines. Table games generated KRW48.91bn (US$34.2m), while machine revenue rose to KRW2.69bn (US$1.9m). Hold rates also improved across both segments, with table games reaching 22.6 per cent, up from 21.0 per cent in June, while gaming machine hold increased to 5.7 per cent from 3.7 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The casino attracted 62,706 visitors during the month, an increase of 10.6 per cent from July 2025 and 2.6 per cent higher than June. It’s the second-highest monthly attendance since the casino opened in June 2021, behind the record set in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotel sales in July rose to KRW8.78bn (US$6.1m), up 11.3 per cent year-on-year and 9.4 per cent from the previous month. However, the table drop fell by 9.9 per cent year-on-year and 5.5 per cent from June to KRW216.76bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the first seven months of 2026, casino revenue reached KRW317.34bn, representing a 33.3 per cent year-on-year increase. Hotel revenue reached KRW49.71bn, a 13.4 per cent increase, while the cumulative table drop increased 13.1 per cent to KRW1.43tn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeju continues to benefit from a recovery in international tourism. Foreign arrivals to the island have been rising, led by visitors from mainland China<\/strong>, while analysts have pointed to stronger inbound travel and improved air connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Rise in Chinese tourism improves outlook for South Korea\u2019s foreigner-only casinos<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The casino attracted 62,706 visitors during the month, an increase of 10.6 per cent from July 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Lotte Tour Development's Jeju Dream Tower casino reported its strongest 2026 performance in July, with gaming revenue reaching KRW51.59bn, driven by robust growth in both table games and slot machines, alongside improved hold rates. This positive trajectory, supported by a significant increase in visitor numbers, reflects the ongoing recovery in South Korea's international tourism, particularly from mainland China.","focusai_entities":"Lotte Tour Development, Jeju Dream Tower","focusai_location":"South Korea, Jeju","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Jeju Dream Tower Outlook?","query":"What are the projected GGR and NGR growth trajectories for Jeju Dream Tower in H2 2026, considering the sustained recovery in inbound tourism and current hold rate performance?"},{"label":"Regional Market Impact?","query":"How does Jeju Dream Tower's robust performance compare to other foreigner-only casinos in South Korea and the broader APAC region, and what are the implications for regional competitive dynamics?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[227,23765,152],"class_list":["post-777045722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-china","tag-jeju-dream-tower","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045722","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=777045722"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777045729,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045722\/revisions\/777045729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777045722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777045722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777045722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}