Casino apps in South Korea 2026: APK download, KakaoPay and the law
Google Play carries no real-money casino app for South Korea, so on Android a casino app here is an APK file from the casino's own site, or the casino's site in your browser. We list the casinos that accept players from South Korea and show which of them have an Android app and take KakaoPay, Naver Pay or Samsung Pay.
South Korea prohibits online casinos under the Criminal Act (형법), and the penalties reach players as well as operators. Read the law section before you sign up anywhere.
South Korea records online casinos as Prohibited.
South Korea records the licensing model as Prohibited.
The minimum age on record for online gambling is 19.
The governing statute is Criminal Act (형법), cited as Act No. 293.
Risk: under the Criminal Act, placing bets can bring a fine of up to KRW 10 million (art. 246(1)), and habitual play up to 3 years in prison (art. 246(2)). No casino on this page is licensed in South Korea.
Can you use a casino app in South Korea?
Not legally: the Criminal Act penalises players. Offshore casinos still accept players from South Korea, and the risk sits with you.
In South Korea, the Criminal Act (형법) sets the rules. Sports betting in South Korea runs as a state monopoly.
Korean banks and payment apps can decline transfers to casino merchants, and you have no local regulator to complain to if a casino does not pay.
South Korea treats sports betting as Monopoly: only the state operator may offer it.
South Korea treats esports betting as Prohibited.
South Korea treats online lottery as Restricted.
The recorded helpline organisation is Korea Problem Gambling Agency.
Crypto's recorded legal status in South Korea is legal and regulated.
The currency on the country record is South Korean Won.
- Governing law
- Criminal Act (형법)
- Online casinos
- Prohibited
- Casinos open to South Korea
- 655 of 1,102
- Take won
- 38 of 655
- KakaoPay, Naver Pay, Samsung Pay
- 9 of 655
- Android app tag
- 138 of 655
- Android app tag, all casinos we list
- 255 of 1,102
Source Law: Criminal Act (형법). Casino counts: the casinos we list, live.
Best mobile casinos, ranked
| # | Casino | App and payment status | Welcome offer | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos (DGJS) · since 2007 |
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2,650,000 KRW + 150 FS as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 02 | Curacao · since 2016 |
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2,249,071 KRW + 150 FS as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 03 | Curacao · since 2021 |
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2,000,000 KRW + 200 FS as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 04 | Curacao · since 2023 |
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₩3,000,000 + 380 FS as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 05 | Curacao · since 2004 |
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600,000 KRW as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 06 | Curacao · since 2021 |
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400,000 KRW + 200 FS as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 07 | Curacao · since 2019 |
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No offer listed for your region | Read review |
| 08 | Anjouan License · since 2025 |
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₩3,000,000 as stated by the casino | Read review |
| 09 | Curacao · since 2019 |
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No offer listed for your region | Read review |
| 10 | Curacao · since 2021 |
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3,000,000 KRW + 250 FS as stated by the casino | Read review |
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