Grand Korea Leisure reports 2.5% increase in October casino sales to US$21.8 million

Foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) reported casino sales of KRW29.3 billion (US$21.8 million) in October, up 2.5% year-on-year but down 21.5% when compared with September. The result came on the back of a 1.8% year-on-year and 3.9% sequential improvement in drop amount to 5.2% year-on-year to KRW336.4 billion (US$250 million), with GKL having run particularly well in the previous month. The October casino sales figure result included a 3.7% year-on-year rise in table games sales to KRW26.1 billion (US$19.4 million) and a 6.3% decrease in machine sales to KRW3.20 billion (US$2.4 million).