{"id":777046525,"date":"2026-08-21T10:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777046525"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:08:28","slug":"kangwon-land-public-payments-hit-us435-3m-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/kangwon-land-public-payments-hit-us435-3m-in-2025","title":{"rendered":"Kangwon Land public payments hit $435.3m in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The operator remained South Korea\u2019s largest casino contributor to public funds in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- Kangwon Land, the only South Korean casino open to local residents paid KRW603.3bn (US$435.3m) in taxes and contributions in 2025. It was the country\u2019s largest casino contributor to public funds, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the latest data from the National Gambling Control Commission, Kangwon Land generated KRW14.317tn (US$10.33bn) in turnover during the year and recorded 2.4 million visitors. Its public payments comprised KRW248.6bn (US$179.4m) in taxes and KRW354.7bn (US$255.9m) in fund contributions. National taxes accounted for KRW226.9bn (US$163.7m), while local taxes amounted to KRW21.7bn (US$15.7m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kangwon Land\u2019s total payments were substantially higher than those made by South Korea\u2019s 17 foreigner-only casinos. The segment generated KRW22.638tn (US$16.33bn) in turnover but paid KRW367.1bn (US$264.9m) in combined taxes and fund contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The foreigner-only casinos contributed KRW117bn (US$84.4m) in national taxes, KRW30.6bn (US$22.1m) in local taxes and KRW219.5bn (US$158.4m) to funds. Kangwon Land\u2019s tax contribution rate stood at 17.4 per cent of gross gambling yield, while its fund contribution rate was 24.8 per cent. For foreigner-only casinos, the corresponding rates were 6.5 per cent and 9.7 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across South Korea\u2019s regulated gambling industry, total turnover reached KRW260.273tn (US$187.8bn) in 2025. Sports Toto generated the largest turnover at KRW76.589tn (US$55.3bn), followed by bicycle racing at KRW64.240tn (US$46.4bn) and horse racing at KRW22.638tn (US$16.3bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total gross gambling yield across the sectors stood at KRW118.612tn (US$85.6bn). The gambling industry paid KRW20.307tn (US$14.7bn) in taxes and contributed KRW57.481tn (US$41.5bn) to various funds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> South Korea\u2019s Saemangeum Development Corporation plans new foreigner-only casino<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The operator remained South Korea\u2019s largest casino contributor to public funds in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777022180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"This article details the significant public fund contributions from South Korea's gambling sector in 2025, highlighting Kangwon Land's dominant role as the largest casino contributor. It contrasts the higher tax and fund contribution rates of the local-access Kangwon Land with those of the foreigner-only casino segment, providing a comprehensive overview of the nation's regulated gambling industry's fiscal impact.","focusai_entities":"Kangwon Land, National Gambling Control Commission, Saemangeum Development Corporation","focusai_location":"South Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Tax Disparity Impact?","query":"What are the underlying policy justifications for the significant disparity in tax and fund contribution rates between Kangwon Land and the foreigner-only casino segment in South Korea, and what are the long-term implications for market development and investment?"},{"label":"Future Regulatory Changes?","query":"Given the substantial public fund contributions, what potential regulatory adjustments or incentives might the National Gambling Control Commission consider to optimize fiscal returns while balancing market growth and responsible gambling objectives across all verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[29,16471,152],"class_list":["post-777046525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-kangwon-land","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046525","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=777046525"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777046532,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046525\/revisions\/777046532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777022180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777046525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777046525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777046525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}