Visit and Have Much Fun at Foreigner-Only Seven Luck Casino

A view of the inside of Seven Luck in Gangnam COEX. (Photos: GKL)

Grand Korea Leisure, or GKL, is operating Seven Luck, which is a foreigner-only casino.

According to the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, GKL is classified as a quasi-market-based public corporation.

GKL places various efforts to accomplish the growth of the Korean tourism industry, realization of social values and the development of the national economy.

Located at the heart of Gangnam, Seoul, Seven Luck Casino in Gangnam COEX provides state-of-the-art facilities and a tasteful oriental atmosphere for all our guests.

GKL operates 78 table games (Baccarat, Black Jack, Poker, Roulette, etc.), 108 up-to-date machine games and 45 electronic tables on three floors.

The Gangnam COEX Branch of Seven Luck Casino is located nearby various entertainment facilities, such as COEX Center, luxurious hotels, duty-free shops, a large-scale movie theater and department stores.

Yoon Doo-hyun, a former lawmaker of the People Power Party, has been appointed as the new president of Grand Korea Leisure (GKL), which runs the foreigner-only casino Seven Luck.

GKL announced on Nov. 2 that Yoon began his term of office with an inauguration ceremony at GKL’s headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Yoon was selected as the final candidate at GKL’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on Nov. 25 after deliberations by the Public Institution Steering Committee.

President Yoon Doo-hyun of Grand Korea Leisure gives his inaugural speech at an inauguration ceremony at GKL headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Dec. 2.

2024 GKL Social Contribution Project Performance Sharing Meeting

GKL announced on Dec. 5 that it held the 2024 GKL Social Contribution Project Performance Sharing Meeting at its Korea House in Jung-gu, Seoul, with the participation of 10 organizations on Dec. 4.

The ten organizations included local governments and public institutions that implemented GKL’s social contribution projects.

They summarized the results of the 2024 social contribution projects: 10 projects in three sectors, including community problem solving, job creation, environment and safety.

“This is a great achievement that GKL have worked together to achieve with the private and public sectors,” said Lee Seung-chul, a member of GKL’s Social Value Committee.

“I am pleased to have created various social values through collaboration with various organizations this year,” Yoon said.

“We will continue to fulfill our social responsibilities as a state-run company and further strengthen our sustainable ESG management system.”

Minister of Employment and Labor Award for Activating Social Enterprises

GKL announced on Nov. 25 that it received the Minister of Employment and Labor Award for activating social enterprises’ growth at the 2024 Social Enterprise Day Ceremony held at the Seoul National University’s Siheung Campus Convention Center in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 22.

The Revitalizing Social Enterprise Growth Awards rewards individuals or organizations that have contributed to strengthening capacities and sustainability of social enterprises by matching the human and material resources and social contribution strategies of private companies, such as social contribution projects, to social enterprises to expand collaboration between social enterprises and private and public institutions and create a friendly ecosystem.

GKL was awarded the Ministerial Award for its GKL Warmth Program which provides pro bono professional mentoring and funding to social enterprises in their early and growth stages to help them boost their sustainability.

‘A’ ESG Rating in 2024

GKL announced on Nov. 4 that it has received an A (Excellent) rating across the board in the 2024 ESG assessment and rating of listed companies by the Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability.

The ESG Assessment System has evaluated the level of listed companies’ sustainability management through environmental, social, and governance assessments since 2011.

Compared to 2023, GKL earned an overall grade of A, up by one notch from 2023, with an ascent from B to A+ in the environmental category, no change at A in the social category, and a jump from B+ to A in the corporate governance category.