Kangwon Land, located about 100 miles south of Seoul<\/a>, which does allow local players.<\/p>\nThe Korean government recently ordered the resort to cut its gaming operations down to 18 hours a day from the previous 20-hour schedule, which could reduce revenues at that facility.<\/p>\n
Jeju Island is the largest of the islands situated off the coast of Korea. The island makes up the entirety of the Jeju Special Administrative Province, an area that enjoys some degree of autonomy from the central South Korean government.<\/p>\n
The island is also a popular tourism destination for Chinese visitors, who can enter Jeju without a visa. However, Chinese tourism to the island has diminished significantly following a temporary travel ban instituted by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a diplomatic standoff last fall.<\/p>\n
According to the Bank of Korea, the decline in Chinese tourism may have cost South Korea more than $4.5 billion in revenue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The casino at the Jeju Shinhwa World resort on South Korea\u2019s Jeju Island has pushed back its opening date yet again, with officials this time citing a delay in the transfer of a casino license from another gaming facility. The casino, which was to be operated by Hong Kong\u2019s Landing International Development, was originally announced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":66595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Opening of Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Delayed Yet Again<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n