There are more than a dozen casinos in South Korea, all but one are opened only to foreigners. There are three in Seoul if not mistaken – Seven Luck with two branches (in Jung-gu and Gangnam) and Walker Hill.
I’m a social gambler, normally visiting a casino 2-3 times a year. Not here to endorse gambling though, in fact it’s advisable to stay away from it if possible lol.
I ended up losing a bit after three visits to the Seven Luck casinos during my Seoul visit, but their hospitality mesmerised me – where patrons are treated like VIP with free food, free drinks (served to the table) and great customer care.
With all the pampering I thought I was living in a rich man’s world for a few moments lol, but reality is that nothing came free in this world… unfortunately some people would have to pay a high price on the gaming tables (and some would lose more than just $) to learn the fact.
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I went here a long time ago,
We were playing roulette.
A Chinese Couple were at the table with us and we won pretty big.
(They had a few hundred on one number and it hit)
After distributing the winnings the dealer stopped the game and demanded a tip from them.
It was very awkward, but she alter told us that if she does not demand it the Chinese will not tip.
Yeah, saw that too, and awkward indeed. Personally I would prefer to tip when I leave the table (if I’m winning) and not after each hand.
She was probably right that Chinese won’t tip though, if she didn’t ask for it. Not sure if the Chinese are especially stingy or not, but many Asian gamblers are used to no-tipping tables (casinos won’t allow even if we want to).