{"id":777042551,"date":"2026-05-22T09:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042551"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:37:58","slug":"south-korean-police-arrest-63-in-probe-into-vietnam-based-gambling-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/south-korean-police-arrest-63-in-probe-into-vietnam-based-gambling-network","title":{"rendered":"South Korean police arrest 63 in operation against Vietnam-based gambling network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities said the operation ran four illegal gambling websites from Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- Police claim to have dismantled a Vietnam-based illegal online gambling network accused of handling approximately KRW1.3tn (US$930m) in wagers<\/strong> through four unlicensed websites. The Cyber Investigation Unit of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency said that 63 people had been arrested, including 13 members of the alleged core organisation and 50 domestic distributors responsible for promotion and user recruitment in South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to investigators, the organisation operated the sites from Vietnam between April 2020 and January 2025. The platforms reportedly offered casino games such as baccarat and blackjack and attracted more than 25,000 registered users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police said the group divided operational responsibilities among members, including handling deposits and withdrawals, managing player accounts and promoting the sites through digital channels, such as social media. Authorities tracked the operation by analysing the movement of funds across more than 500 bank accounts. The alleged leader of the network was arrested after entering South Korea from Vietnam last year, which subsequently led to additional arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police secured a pre-indictment asset preservation order covering approximately KRW75.4bn (US$54m) in suspected criminal proceeds, reportedly the largest amount frozen in a single cyber gambling investigation conducted by South Korean police.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> 21 arrested in Taiwan over alleged cross-border money laundering linked to gambling sites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities said the operation ran four illegal gambling websites from Vietnam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777042554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"South Korean authorities have dismantled a Vietnam-based illegal online gambling network, arresting 63 individuals and freezing KRW75.4bn (US$54m) in assets. The operation, which handled approximately KRW1.3tn (US$930m) in wagers through four unlicensed websites offering casino games, targeted over 25,000 users in South Korea between April 2020 and January 2025. This enforcement action highlights the ongoing challenges of combating cross-border illicit iGaming operations and the significant financial scale of such activities.","focusai_entities":"South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency Cyber Investigation Unit","focusai_location":"Vietnam, South Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cross-border Enforcement","query":"What specific cross-jurisdictional intelligence sharing protocols or financial tracking technologies were instrumental in identifying and dismantling this Vietnam-based illegal iGaming network, particularly concerning the movement of KRW1.3tn in wagers?"},{"label":"Illicit Market Impact","query":"Given the estimated KRW1.3tn in wagers by this unlicensed network, what is the projected impact on the legitimate iGaming market's potential GGR in South Korea, and how might this influence future regulatory frameworks or licensing considerations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,439],"tags":[25174,24634,152],"class_list":["post-777042551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legal-news","tag-crackdown","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042551","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042562,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042551\/revisions\/777042562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777042554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}