Point cards are reissued 146 times per year... Gangwon Land’s ‘Compkang’ hole

(Jeongseon = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Young-seo = It has been pointed out that even though physical point cards can be used as a channel for the so-called 'Comp Gang', which deals behind the scenes with High 1 points (comps) accumulated to customers of Kangwon Land Casino, there is no device to prevent the repeated act of card reissuance.

According to data received from Kangwon Land by Kukwon Innovation Party lawmaker Cha Gyu-geun, a member of the National Assembly's Trade, Industry, Energy, Small and Medium Venture Business Committee on the 7th, it was revealed that one member had a point card (High1 Resort card) reissued up to 146 times during the year.

It was reissued once every 2.5 days.

Comps are points earned by Kangwon Land for playing games at the casino, and can be used like cash at resort facilities and affiliated stores in abandoned mine areas.

Unlike a smartphone app that requires identity verification, a physical point card can be easily handed over to another person, so if you repeatedly hand over the card and get a new one, it can become a channel for 'comp gangsters' to sell comps at a low price and return them to gambling funds.

In fact, the member who ranked first in reissuance by year was reissued 92 times in 2022, 145 times in 2023, 146 times in 2024, and 125 times in 2025.

There were also three members who ranked in the top 10 for four consecutive years.

However, nowhere in the terms and conditions were there any restrictions on the number of reissues or inspection regulations.

Kangwon Land responded to Rep. Cha Gyu-geun that it could not match the history of reissuance and misuse because they are managed in different systems to protect personal information.

The number of High1 Point affiliated stores has increased to 1,746, but there are only 2 to 3 people dedicated to on-site inspection.

In January of this year, the limit for using points at local affiliated stores was raised, so more devices to prevent fraudulent use are needed.

Rep. Cha pointed out, "If a person receives a new point card 146 times in a year, Kangwon Land should first look into the reason. If loss is frequent due to overuse, user protection is necessary, and if it is distributed illegally, it must be prevented."

He then ordered, “We need to consider effective crackdown measures, such as restricting the re-issuance of point cards or tracking actual distribution channels.”