Update: This article was updated on December 5 to include remarks from an Alipay spokesperson

Free Wi-Fi internet access and support for online money transfers via two well-known Chinese platforms is now available at a Pyongyang casino, regular travelers to North Korea told NK News this week.

The foreign-managed Casino Pyongyang, which re-opened at the Yanggakdo Hotel in October following renovations, appears to have installed the services to attract more customers and make it easier to gamble.

“It’s a fairly shaky (Wi-Fi) connection requiring a VPN to use any foreign websites, however, (it) has Alipay and Union Pay options for high-rollers to