Your Daily Asia Gaming eBrief: Jeju mulls local gambling to ease foreigner-only casino crisis (Sabong News)
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AGBrief Editorial
Date
NOVEMBER 18 2021
Good morning.
South Korea’s foreigner-only casino sector is struggling after almost two years of no tourists, with properties on Jeju island now at crisis point. Authorities are
and preserve jobs, including a proposal to allow South Koreans from other areas of the country to play in the casinos, Felix Lee, a senior associate with IGamiX Management & Consulting tells us.
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South Korea’s foreigner-only casino industry has been hit hard by the Covid crisis and authorities are struggling to find solutions to help, including a potential limited opening to locals playing on Jeju island. Felix Lee, the Korea-based senior associate at IGamiX Management & Consulting, said a comprehensive plan for casinos on Jeju Island, which is being reviewed by the government, reportedly includes a proposal that would allow
However, it would not permit island locals to gamble.
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