JEONGSUN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Kangwon Land Inc., the state-run casino operator in Jeongsun, Gangwon Province, said Wednesday it will invest 5.7 billion won (US$4.38 million) to produce 631,200 new casino chips by 2024. This will mark the third replacement of chips at the casino since 2003, with all the old chips being gradually [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that gamblers who once used to frequent Kangwon Land, the country’s only casino open to locals, are now engaging in illegal gambling after it was shut down following the coronavirus outbreak. Kim Yong-geun, a member of Kangwon Land’s addiction management center, and Hong Hye-mi, a [...]
JUNGSUN, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Casino resort Kangwon Land has announced plans to establish a new foundation dedicated to tackling addiction to smartphones, internet, video games and shopping. Having held a conference on addiction treatment to assess the current situation and discuss policy last November, Kangwon Land held a seminar earlier this week at its [...]
KANGWON, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean casino resort’s efforts to curb gambling addiction has proven popular, with its program for gambling addicts attracting hundreds of individuals in the five months since it was launched. According to the Kangwon Land Addiction Care Center (KLACC), an anti-gambling addiction initiative that is intended to curb [...]
SEOUL, July. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Casino and resort operator Kangwon Land is set to go forward with a nursing home project after agreeing to join local efforts to transform abandoned mining areas into the country’s dementia research and care capital. Kangwon Land’s decision to build a new dementia care facility comes after a special [...]
JEONGSEON, South Korea, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of voluntary bans to the Kangwon Land Casino – the only gambling venue that grants access to locals – is on a rapid rise. As part of the casino’s initiatives to curb gambling addiction, players can request a three-year ban. They can make up to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangwon Province’s Kangwon Land entertainment resort houses the only casino in Korea open to locals. The resort was established as part of a government plan to revitalize the dwindling economy in what was once a coal-mining area, following the restructuring of the coal industry in 1989. The casino opened [...]
YEONGWOL, South Korea, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – With the Korean government’s strict regulations on gambling, the Kangwon Land Casino is currently the only gambling establishment open to locals, but this may change with new progress in the Saemangeum development project. The project took off in 1991 as a 30-year plan to develop the region [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state auditor said Tuesday the government should roll out tighter plans to prevent gambling addiction, adding that a large number of addicts are being observed at Kangwon Land Casino, the nation’s only casino open to locals, owned by High1 Resort. According to the study conducted by the [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – “This is a city that was built on our sacrifices, and we won’t let poverty become the legacy for our children,” cried 53-year-old Bae Jeong-deok, reading a letter to the South Korean president during a protest held in Taebaek on Thursday. Taebaek is a city in Gangwon Province on [...]