What visitors ask about gambling in Seoul, answered from the venue listings and South Korea's casino rules.
How many casinos are there in Seoul?
Seoul has 2 casinos listed in South Korea.
- They include Paradise Casino WalkerHill and Seven Luck Casino Gangnam Coex.
- Counted from venues with a verifiable address, so the figure will differ from a licence register that counts operators rather than buildings.
What casinos are in Seoul?
The 2 casinos in Seoul are Paradise Casino WalkerHill and Seven Luck Casino Gangnam Coex.
How old do you have to be to gamble in Seoul?
The minimum casino age in Seoul is 19, set by law rather than by the individual venue.
- 19, and all but one casino admit foreign passport holders only. Kangwon Land is the single venue open to Korean nationals.
- Individual venues can set a higher bar than the law does, and a few do.
Are casinos in Seoul open 24 hours?
1 of the casinos in Seoul is listed as open 24 hours a day; the rest keep set hours.
- Hours are confirmed for 1 of the 2 venues; the others publish none we can cite.
- A 24-hour gaming floor rarely means 24-hour everything — the cage, the poker room and the kitchens keep their own hours.
Do you need ID to enter a casino in Seoul?
A foreign passport is required at foreigner-only casinos.
- Bring the passport if you are visiting from abroad; a foreign driving licence is refused more often than it is taken.
What currency do casinos in Seoul use?
Casinos in Seoul deal in the South Korean won (KRW).
- Cash desks change money at their own rate, which is rarely the best one in town.
Are there casino hotels in Seoul?
1 of the casinos in Seoul is listed with a hotel on the property.
- Staying on site usually means the gaming floor is the shortest walk in the building, which is the point of the layout.