{"id":777034971,"date":"2025-11-24T07:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034971"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:49:34","slug":"south-korean-police-arrest-over-5000-people-in-a-year-linked-to-illegal-cyber-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/south-korean-police-arrest-over-5000-people-in-a-year-linked-to-illegal-cyber-gambling","title":{"rendered":"South Korean arrests for illegal online gambling surpass 5,000 in 12 months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Korean National Police Agency have made 5,196 arrests since November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- The National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency has reported that arrests in connection with alleged illegal online gambling reached 5,196 from November 2024 to October this year. Some 314 people were taken into custody, and KRW123.5bn (US$83.7m) in alleged criminal proceeds were recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrests included 1,514 people in their 20s (25.3 per cent of the total) and 1,489 in their 30s (24.9 per cent). These age groups accounted for 50.2 per cent of arrests.\u00a0Some 1,366 suspects were in their 40s, 800 in their 50s, and there were 417 teenagers and 306 aged 60 or older. The police said online access plays a role as younger adults are more active on digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of the 12 months, the National Police Agency identified 7,153 juveniles allegedly involved in gambling. For minor offences, juvenile offenders are referred to guidance review committees at police stations. Depending on the severity of the offence, they may receive a warning, summary judgment or be referred for prosecution. With their consent and that of parents, they are also connected to professional counselling agencies such as the Korea Center on Gambling Problems for treatment and counselling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cyber gambling is a representative addictive crime, and its damage is spreading even to juveniles. As these crimes are evolving into organised and transnational offences, we will do our best to eradicate them,” the National Police Agency stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Influencers face possible legal action for promoting illegal online gambling in the Philippines<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Korean National Police Agency have made 5,196 arrests since November 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777034974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Korean National Police Agency's National Office of Investigation reported 5,196 arrests and KRW123.5bn (US$83.7m) in recovered criminal proceeds from illegal online gambling operations between November 2024 and October this year. A significant proportion of those arrested were young adults and juveniles, highlighting concerns over addiction and the evolving nature of these organized and transnational offences. The agency affirmed its commitment to eradicating such crimes.","focusai_entities":"Korean National Police Agency, National Office of Investigation, Korea Center on Gambling Problems","focusai_location":"South Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Legislative Frameworks Impact","query":"What are the specific legislative frameworks enabling such extensive enforcement actions against online gambling in South Korea, and how do they compare to other APAC jurisdictions?"},{"label":"Regulated Market Potential","query":"How do these large-scale enforcement actions against illegal iGaming impact the potential for future regulated market development and B2B\/B2C licensing opportunities in South Korea?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,439],"tags":[20326,152],"class_list":["post-777034971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legal-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777034971"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777035021,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034971\/revisions\/777035021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}