Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2020年6月 亞博匯 15 KANGWON LAND GRANTED NEW LICENSE, MORE OPENING HOURS AND TABLES 江原樂園獲批延長開放時間及增加賭枱 SOUTH KOREA’S Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism informed Kangwon Land Co Ltd it will be granted permission to increase its operating hours and open more gaming tables once the mass gaming floor reopens, after the Ministry extended its casino license for another three years. Kangwon Land, the only Korean casino in which locals are allowed to gamble, reopened its VIP floor on 8 May after closing the entire property for almost three months due to COVID-19. The company said at the time that it estimated total losses during the closure to be KRW267.8 billion (US$218.6 million) based on average daily casino sales in 2019. In a filing, Kangwon Land said it has now been notified of changes to its permissions for casino operations, including an extension of opening hours from 18 hours to 20 hours per day and an increase in tables from 160 to 180. “The operating plan due to the changed business hours and the increase in the number of general business tables will be discussed separately with the Ministry,” it added. 韓國文化體育觀光部 通知江原樂園，一旦 其中場娛樂場重新開放，將獲准延長營業 時間並可開放更多賭枱。 5月8日，韓國唯一一間讓本地人進入 賭博的娛樂場江原樂園，在因新冠疫情關 閉娛樂場近三個月後，獲准重新開放貴賓 廳業務。該公司當時表示，據2019年的日均 博彩收入計算，估計其關閉期間一共損失 2678億韓元（2.186億美元）。 江原樂園一份提交至韓國證交所的文 件中透露，該公司現已收到有關其賭場運 營許可變更的通知，包括將營業時間從每 天的18小時延長至20小時，並將賭枱數量 從160張增加至180張。 其補充道：「由於營業時間的變化和 中場賭枱數量增加而產生的運營計劃的變 化，我們將與相關部門另行討論。」