Kangwon Land, the operator of Kangwon Land (pictured), whose only casino in the country is open to locals, saw its first-quarter net profit drop 8.5% year-on-year to 92.9 billion won ($68.1 million). However, on a sequential basis, its net profit in the first quarter of 2024 increased 26.0% from 73.7 billion won in the last…
Month: May 2024
PREMIUM LEADERSHIP REQUESTED TO LIST ON JULY 9
Premium Leisure Corporation, which is listed in the Philippines, has filed a voluntary delisting petition of its shares on the mainboard of the Philippine Stock Exchange since July 9, according to a filing on Monday.’ The petition was filed May 10 with Ramon Monzon, president and CEO of Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. Premium Leisure is…
‘Emergency appearance to 1⅔ innings of hard work’ Choi had every right to smile
It was a day to celebrate. The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization overcame an unexpected early loss of a starting pitcher to secure a sweep of the series, with the second pitcher, Choi Yi-jun, 25, at the center of it all. Lotte went on to win 9-1 against the Samsung Lions at Sajik…
A heavy-faced Seongnam coach Choi Chul-woo “I will not regret the opportunity you gave me”
Seongnam FC’s coach Choi Chul-woo’s face was heavy as the club fell to its fourth straight defeat. Seongnam suffered a 0-2 defeat at home against Cheonan City in the 15th round of the Hana Bank K League 2 2024 at the Tancheon Stadium in Seongnam at 7 p.m. on Saturday. This was Seongnam’s fourth consecutive…
Hamstring soreness note: ‘Three-run bang’ Ohtani goes deep in third
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani hit his first long ball in three games. Ohtani went 1-for-4 from the No. 2 spot in the lineup against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday (June 26) at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. After going 0-for-5 against Cincinnati the day before, Ohtani bounced back with his second…
Osaka reaches French Open second round…first major win in more than two years
Naomi Osaka (134th-Japan) has won her first major singles title since giving birth. Osaka defeated Lucia Bronzetti (67th-ranked Italy) 2-1 (6-1 4-6 7-5) in the first round of the women’s singles main draw on the first day of the French Open tennis tournament (€53.5 million – $79.1 million) at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France,…
Park Yong-woo’s Al Ain defeats Nam Tae-hee’s Yokohama
Al Ain defeated Yokohama Marinos to win their first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) title in 21 years. Park Yong-woo played the entire match and scored the winning goal. Al Ain won the second leg of the ACL final against Yokohama 5-1 at 1 a.m. ET on Saturday at the Haji Bin Zayed…
Beat women’s volleyball Thailand to escape 30 consecutive losses in VNL
South Korean women’s volleyball finally ended its losing streak in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League (VNL) and secured a valuable victory. The Korean women’s volleyball team (ranked 43rd in the FIVB rankings), led by Fernando Morales, won the fourth game of the first week of the VNL at Maracaranginho Gymnasium in Rio…
The legislative key of the Primorsky Krai casino
Summit Ascent Holdings, a major developer of the Tigred Crystal Casino resort in Russia’s Far East, has seen a significant increase in visitor numbers and its casino business since it opened in October 2015. The Hong Kong-listed investor says he is encouraged by the support provided by local authorities and master plans for new gaming…
S. Korea’s Paradise Co. casino sales up 39 pct in Oct
Casino sales at Paradise, South Korea’s foreign-only casino operator, rose 39.3 percent in October from a year earlier, according to data submitted to the Korea Exchange on Friday. Compared to about 50.67 billion won in October last year, it earned about 70.54 billion won ($62.5 million). Last month, table sales edged above 67.58 billion won,…