Paradise Co September casino sales rise 38.2% to KRW86.73bn

Paradise Co reported casino sales of KRW86.73bn ($63.8m) for September 2026, representing a 38.2% year-on-year increase.

The South Korean casino operator's latest preliminary disclosure showed sales declined 16.8% month-on-month from a revised KRW104.27bn in August. The previous August disclosure had listed KRW104.91bn before the September revision.

Table sales accounted for KRW81.08bn of the September total, increasing 40.4% year-on-year. Machine sales reached KRW5.65bn, up 12.6%.

The operator also recorded table drop, the amount exchanged for chips at gaming tables, of KRW605.11bn during September. This represented a 6.6% increase compared with the corresponding month of 2025.

For the first nine months of 2026, cumulative casino sales reached KRW744.59bn, 10.8% above the prior-year period. Table sales increased 10.3% to KRW697.29bn, while machine sales grew 19.0% to KRW47.30bn.

Cumulative table drop totaled KRW5.77trn through September, an 8.1% increase. The latest figures extend the growth recorded through August, when Paradise Co had reported higher casino sales and table drop for the year to date.

Paradise Co operates four foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, comprising Walkerhill in Seoul, Jeju, Busan and Paradise City in Incheon. Paradise City is operated as a venture involving Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings.

The September disclosure covers preliminary casino sales and table drop across the casino business. These figures are separate from Paradise Co's consolidated corporate revenue, profit and EBITDA measures reported through its periodic financial results.

Earlier this year, Paradise Co reported consolidated Q1 revenue of KRW293.97bn, up 3.8%, while April casino sales reached KRW87.92bn. The quarterly results also showed operating income of KRW37.31bn and net income of KRW18.85bn.