CASINO PASSPORT

Dream Tower Casino

A casino inside Jeju Dream Tower, a complex about 8 minutes by car from Jeju International Airport. It is open 24 hours a day. Foreign travelers can enter by showing their passport, and you must be 19 or older.

INSPIRE Casino

A casino inside INSPIRE, an integrated resort about 15 minutes by car from Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport. It is open 24 hours a day. Foreign travelers can enter by showing their passport, and you must be 19 or older.

Paradise Casino Busan

A casino in the Haeundae area of Busan. It is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Foreign travelers can enter by showing their passport, and you must be 19 or older. Casual clothing is fine.

Paradise Casino Walkerhill

A casino on Walkerhill-ro in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. It is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Foreign travelers can enter by showing their passport, and you must be 19 or older. It offers Baccarat and a range of other games.

Carrying Cash on a Korea Casino Trip: How Much Must Be Declared to Customs

How much cash you can carry on a Korea casino trip before you must declare it to customs, going out and coming back, based on official guidance from Japan Customs and the Korea Customs Service.

Chips and Currency Exchange at Korean Casinos: Can You Use Japanese Yen?

How to buy chips, how to cash them out, and which currencies (including Japanese yen) are accepted at casinos in Korea, based on the official websites of 8 major casinos in Incheon, Seoul, Busan and Jeju.

Korean Casino Membership Cards: How to Apply, What to Bring, and How Casinos Differ

What a membership card is at Korea's foreigner-only casinos: why get one, how to apply, what to bring, how each casino differs, and what to keep in mind, based on each casino's official website.

Can You Visit a Casino During a Layover at Incheon Airport? Entry Requirements and Getting There

Can you visit Paradise City or INSPIRE Casino during a layover at Incheon International Airport? We cover entry requirements (visa and K-ETA for Japanese nationals), casino entry conditions, airport shuttle buses and timing, based on official information.

Korea Casino Trip: A 3-Day, 2-Night Sample Itinerary from Incheon Airport

A sample 3-day, 2-night trip from Incheon International Airport that combines the main casinos and hotels in Incheon and Seoul, written for travelers flying in from Japan. It is a sample schedule to adjust to your actual transportation and flights, and does not assume you visit all four casinos.

Recommended Hotels for a Korean Casino Trip

Six hotels in Incheon, Seoul, Busan and Jeju whose location in relation to the main casinos we have confirmed. We also explain the difference between a casino inside a hotel and a casino in the same complex.

Your First Visit to a Korean Casino: A Beginner's Guide

For first-time visitors to real casinos in Korea: passport, age and dress code rules, how to choose between Incheon, Seoul, Busan and Jeju, and what to check before you leave.

Korea Casino Guide: Main Casinos by Area and How to Get There

An area-by-area introduction to the main casinos in Incheon, Seoul, Busan and Jeju, Korea: locations, entry conditions and confirmed games, with links to our detailed area guides and casino comparison.

Korea Casinos Compared: 8 Main Casinos Side by Side

A side-by-side comparison of 8 main casinos in Korea (2 in Incheon, 3 in Seoul, 2 in Busan, 1 in Jeju): location, entry conditions, confirmed games and links to hotels, based on confirmed facts.

Side Bets: Calculating the House Edge of the Tie, Pair Bets and Insurance

We calculated the house edge of side bets from the official payouts and compared them with the main bets: the baccarat Tie, pair bet and no-commission Banker; blackjack insurance, even money and pair bet; and Pair Plus in Three Card Poker.

Blackjack by the Numbers: Strategy Chart, and Hit or Stand on 12 or 13

We calculated the expected value in blackjack and summarized a strategy chart by dealer card (hit, stand, double, split, surrender), the win and loss rates of hitting and standing on tricky totals such as 12 or 13, and the dealer's bust rate.

Casino House Edge Table: Comparing Baccarat, Blackjack, Roulette and Sic Bo

We calculated the house edge (the percentage of your bet you lose on average) for Baccarat, Blackjack, Roulette, Sic Bo and Three Card Poker from the official payouts and put them in one table. We also show how much Sic Bo bets differ, plus some fun probabilities.