New foreigner only casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo to open close to Incheon airport, Seoul, Korea

South Korea has granted approval to the US firm Caesars Entertainment to open a “foreigner-only” casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo.

South Korea has granted approval to the US firm Caesars Entertainment to open a “foreigner-only” casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo.

The first phase of the project also includes two hotels and will be built near Incheon airport outside Seoul.
In total the firms expect to invest 2.3 trillion won ($2.1bn) in further projects over the next nine years.

South Korea currently has over 16 “foreigner-only” casinos, meant to appeal primarily to northern Chinese.

Most of them are clustered near Seoul’s airport or on the island of Jeju, which is just over an hour away by plane from northern cities like Shanghai and Beijing – making them a convenient alternative to Macau.

Last month, Genting Singapore – Southeast Asia’s largest casino operator by market value – announced it would build a casino on Jeju with Chinese development firm Landing International to target northern and eastern Chinese gamblers.

The project, which is expected to cost $2.2bn, will include a theme park, shopping malls, apartments and hotels as well as the casino.

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