South Korea’s largest casino has extended its pandemic-related closure by another week, even as the country appears to have flattened its COVID-19 curve into a pancake.

On Wednesday, Kangwon Land announced that it was extending the shutdown of nearly all its operations by another week. The casino, the only one in South Korea in which local residents are allowed to gamble, now says it hopes to reopen on the morning of May 11.

Kangwon Land, which is located in a mountainous region around 200km north of Seoul, shut its operations on February 23 as South Korea tried to get a handle on its COVID-19 situation. Foreigners-only casino rivals Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) and Paradise Co Ltd quickly followed suit, but all four Paradise venues were back in business as of last week, while GKL has targeted a May 6 opening date.

Kangwon Land’s privileged status as a hub for local gamblers makes it a revenue powerhouse but is currently adding extra pressure to ensure its operations don’t worsen the country’s pandemic situation. But there are some hopeful signs that the company’s latest shutdown extension could be its last.