Korea, Republic of News - Page 2

South Korea declines on casino licence bids by Caesars Entertainment and Lippo consortium, and Universal Entertainment.

Two Buddhist monks fined $2,000 for illegal gambling in a secretly filmed poker match.

Match-fixing scandal involves 23 matches, 31 people arrested.

New US$3 Billion casino-resort planned for South Korea's main airport.

The PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour will set up shop in Seoul, South Korea from March 7-11 at the Paradise Walkerhill Casino.

Boom times for Korea's casinos.

South Korea expands football match-fixing investigation, after 5 arrests.

South Korean government face call from addiction organizations to introduce online gambling ban.

South Korean government investigating civil servant gambling allegations.

Rumoured research and plan underway by US company for a complex that includes a casino right beside Incheon airport

If Japan ends its ban on casinos, South Korea needs to brace for the financial impact.

Singapore will rise to become the Asia-Pacific region's second-largest casino market next year.

South Korean popstar suspected of owing gambling debt that he has not repaid.

International news brief: Police arrested a group of housewives for illegally gambling at an unauthorized house run by crime figures.

International news brief: Between 12 and 14 baseball players played Baccarat on an internet site, according to prosecutors.

International news brief: Shares of Kangwon Land, the operator of South Korea's only casino open to local citizens, dropped 15 percent.

International news brief: South Korean prosecutors have busted an online gambling ring operated by Koreans from the Philippine capital Manila.

International News Brief: Thanks to new competition, the Seoul, South Korea, casino market has exploded.

nternational News Brief: The South Korean Cabinet approved new measures making it mandatory for casino owners to report any suspicious money-laundering activities to the government.

International News Brief: Prosecutors are questioning two former officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism over suspicions that they took bribes from a company issuing state-licensed vouchers used for payouts at video game arcades.