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Incheon Airport To Open $3 Billion Casino Resort

» by January 12th, 2012 at 8:00 am » Comments (7)

Hopefully this casino doesn't ruin what is really a great airport: The operator of South Korea's main airport plans to build a $3 billion casino resort to woo increasingly wealthy travellers from ...more »

North Koreans Alleged to Be Running Gambling Operation In Moscow Embassy

» by April 29th, 2011 at 3:05 am » Comments (6)

It looks like the North Koreans have found yet another scam to run out of their embassies: A Russian company is facing charges of operating a gambling room in the North ...more »

Nearly 10% of Koreans are Gambling Addicts

» by September 25th, 2009 at 5:24 pm » Comments (12)

I believe this stat considering how packed with Koreans the USFK slot machine rooms used to be: Gambling addiction is becoming a serious social problem.  According to a 2008 study by ...more »

Canadian Hits $160,000 Jackpot at Seven Luck Casino

» by July 14th, 2009 at 11:18 am » Comments (0)

Some guys have all the luck: A Canadian in his twenties hit the jackpot worth 190 million won (about $160,000) on Sunday at the Gangnam branch of the Seven Luck ...more »

As Economy Worsens, Gambling Soars in Korea

» by January 26th, 2009 at 11:28 pm » Comments (1)

According the Reuters gambling is the new growth industry in Korea in these lean economic times: Casualties of the economic slowdown in South Korea are turning to gambling on the longshort ...more »

Illegal Gambling Crackdown Drops Gaming Revenues

» by July 7th, 2008 at 7:10 am » Comments (15)

It appears that the illegal gambling crackdown is having its desired effect: Slot machine revenue on U.S. installations in South Korea has dropped by millions of dollars since rules to ...more »

USFK to Take Action Against Illegal Gambling

» by January 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm » Comments (35)

The Stars & Stripes have released today their next report on overseas military gambling and it is filled with lots of juicy information: U.S. Forces Korea is taking stringent new measures ...more »

Korean Mafia Linked to Video Gambling

» by August 25th, 2006 at 11:13 pm » Comments (0)

Korean mafia is involved in video gambling: Adult game arcades and distribution of gift certificates were discovered to be dominated by crime organizations, which used the profit to fund illegal ...more »

Civilian Guards Getting the Job Done in South Korea

» by October 2nd, 2005 at 9:18 am » Comments (1)

The Stars and Stripes today is running an article the Korean contracted security guards providing proper force protection for US Army camps here in Korea: Recent news reports blasting civilian contracted ...more »

Shamed Gamblers? I Don’t Think So

» by September 23rd, 2005 at 9:22 am » Comments (0)

Oh My News' latest article from Hong Euntaek who travels around America and writes stories about what a bad place America is has chosen now to write about America's casinos. ...more »

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