Jeju Casinos May One Day Offer Online Gambling

Jeju Casinos may offer online gambling in the future. South Korea wants to avoid the same fate as Macau.

Jeju's land-based casinos could be able to go online to generate new funds for the casinos. The Philippines' gaming regulator authorized online gambling during the pandemic. South Korea has been wrestling with the issue since it was first brought up at the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee in October. The Casino Policy Division would need to think about the implications enabling online betting would have on the country and the island's ability to cope with such concerns.

Jeju Casinos may offer online gambling. South Korea needs to revisit the way it regulates casinos. Executing it right would require great care and understanding of the region’s issues with match-fixing and unregulated gambling, as well as understanding the regional champion of online casinos could help tackle the illegitimate businesses that plague Asia.