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_2020-07-24
The Covid-19 pandemic may be a trigger for South Korea to rethink its foreigner-only casino policy, as the country’s casinos struggle with a lack of tourism revenue.

_2019-06-04
An opposition party has called on the government to allow the development of a casino that South Korean nationals would be allowed to enter on Saemangeum reclaimed land, located in North Jeolla Province, as a means to boost tourism.

_2018-02-10
Myanmar’s Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism, Ohn Maung, says that a relaxing of the country’s gambling laws will allow foreigner-only casinos

_2017-12-09
A second indication has emerged that Wakayama’s IR advocates are now moving away from their notion that casino entry might be limited to foreigners.

_2017-05-30
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has been given the authority to grant casino and gaming service licenses in the country, under a newly-issued circular

_2017-05-15
MGM Resorts International’s Ed Bowers today stressed the importance of allowing entry for locals in a gaming market, adding that MGM would reconside

_2017-05-13
Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka is pushing hard to attract investment in an IR in his city, but says to make it politically palatable it would need

_2016-05-22
A second casino in Korea permitting the entry of locals will “destroy the country”, an international gaming expert warns. In an interview with Kor

_2016-05-12
South Korea casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Co (GKL) reported 16Q1 earnings down 13.2 percent year on year but 28 percent above consensus. Accordi

_2016-05-12
South Korean casino operator Paradise Co’s 16Q1 earnings were shy of analyst estimates, due to higher casino labor cost, advertising costs and compl

_2016-05-01
Korea’s largest foreigners-only casino operator, Paradise Co may show a gradual rebound in the second half of the year, say analysts quoted by The K

_2016-02-23
South Korea will be selecting the winning bidders to operate Korea’s new foreigner-only casinos later this week, according to Yonhap News citing uni