- Business
- Paradise Co., Ltd. (034230.KS) operates foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, the United States, and Japan, offering table games including blackjack, baccarat, roulette, and tai-sai at properties such as Paradise Walkerhill Casino in Seoul's Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel, Paradise Casino Busan, Paradise Casino Jeju, and its controlling stake in the Paradise City integrated resort in Incheon through Paradise Sega Sammy Co. Ltd. joint venture with Sega Sammy Holdings; the company also engages in real estate rentals and recreational services linked to its hospitality facilities including Maison Glad and Paradise hotels. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Paradise Co. serves international tourists primarily from Japan and Southeast Asia across its four-casino network in key tourist hubs. In recent developments, the company reported a 7.5% year-on-year revenue increase to KRW288.2 billion in Q3 2025 driven by record hold at Paradise City and strong performance at its wholly-owned casinos, alongside an 11.6% rise in November 2025 casino revenue to approximately $55 million led by table games; it pledged 5.8% of its shares in Paradise Sega Sammy as collateral for a KRW100 billion bank loan in December 2025, continues disposition of the West Wing at Grand Hyatt Incheon while delaying acquisition, and posted nine-month 2025 net income of KRW75 billion versus KRW50.3 billion prior year.