Coming gaming floor extension for South Korea’s Kangwon Land Casino

February 8, 2022 Korea Casino & Hotel Industry Updates

In South Korea and local casino operator Kangwon Land Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is planning to expand the size of the gaming floor within its Kangwon Land Casino property by some 10% to approximately 166,690 sq ft.

According to a report from GGRAsia, the Seoul-headquartered firm revealed that it additionally intends to increase the aggregate capacity within the facility’s bars and restaurants by 71.4% from 140 seats to 240 positions. The source detailed that these projects were unveiled following customer feedback and a realization that the current 151,265 sq ft size of the venue’s gaming floor is about 60% smaller than those in most rival foreigner-only casinos.

Alluring assortment:

South Korea is home to 17 casinos but Kangwon Land Casino, which is located in rural Gangwon Province around 93 miles from Seoul, is reportedly the Asian nation’s only such facility that allows locals to gamble alongside foreign nationals. The venue opened in 2000 and purportedly hosts a selection of 169 slots and 161 gaming tables as well as an inventory of 1,191 ‘video game’ units offering baccarat and roulette entertainment.

Tenuous timetable:

Kangwon Land Incorporated reportedly proclaimed that it has now set aside in the region of $23.69 million for the ‘expansion and remodelling’ of its Kangwon Land Casino enterprise while disclosing that the subsequent completion of this campaign is to be dependent on the various schedules of any contractors it may engage to carry out such work.