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Lotte Tour reports 48.5% surge in April casino revenue at Jeju Dream Tower

Strong table volumes drive continued momentum in foreigners-only gaming operations.

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Key Points
April casino revenue rose 48.5% year over year to KRW 48.84bn (US$33.3m)
Table revenue increased 49.4% to KRW 46.50bn
Year-to-date casino revenue up 42.6% to KRW 167.47bn

Lotte Tour Development reported strong April performance at its Jeju Dream Tower integrated resort, with casino revenue climbing 48.5% year over year to KRW 48.84bn.

On a month-over-month basis, casino revenue rose 20.9% from KRW 40.40bn in March. Table games remained the primary growth driver, generating KRW 46.50bn in April, up 21.3% from the previous month and 49.4% compared with April 2025. Machine revenue reached KRW 2.34bn, rising 14.3% month over month and 33.4% year over year. 

For the first four months of 2026, cumulative casino revenue totaled KRW 167.47bn, representing a 42.6% increase from the same period last year. Table revenue accounted for KRW 159.44bn, up 43.8% year over year, while machine revenue rose 23.3% to KRW 8bn. 

Table drop, defined as the amount customers pay to purchase chips, reached KRW 205.33bn in April, up 8.7% from March and also 8.7% higher than a year earlier. Year-to-date table drop stood at KRW 779.21bn, up 28% year over year.

Hotel revenue for April totaled KRW 7.38bn, rising 25.4% month over month and 3.8% year over year. Cumulative hotel revenue for January through April increased 19.8% to KRW 25.41bn. 

Lotte Tour previously reported consolidated revenue of KRW 653.4bn for 2025, up 38.6% year over year, while operating income surged 267.4% to KRW 143.3bn. The company returned to net profitability at KRW 37.1bn, supported by stronger Jeju Dream Tower patronage and deferred tax recognition under Korea’s consolidated taxation framework.

 

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April table drop reached KRW 205.33bn, up 8.7% from both March and a year earlier

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