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Gyeongnam Police Agency arrests 9 people involved in producing, supplying, and distributing illegal gambling sites

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  • The Cyber ​​Investigation Department of the Gyeongnam Police Agency arrested nine people on charges of producing and supplying illegal gambling sites and distributing game money, detained three, and sent six to the prosecution without detention.
  • The developer made gambling possible for domestic users through a system that linked overseas casino videos, and the vendor earned about 270 billion won in profits by distributing the site and game money.
  • The police applied for pre-indictment collection preservation for approximately 1 billion won in criminal proceeds and received a citation from the court.

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Why It Matters

The Cyber ​​Investigation Department of the Gyeongnam Police Agency tracked down an organization that produced and supplied illegal gambling sites and distributed game money and arrested nine people. The developer developed a system that linked real-time video from overseas casinos to enable domestic users to bet, and the vendor made huge profits by distributing the site and game money.

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(Changwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Jong-ho = The Cyber ​​Investigation Department of the Gyeongnam Police Agency arrested nine people on charges of producing and supplying illegal gambling sites or distributing game money to Koreans (opening gambling spaces). Three of them were detained and six were sent to the prosecution without detention.

According to the police, seven of the nine people arrested belong to a gambling site developer, and they are suspected of receiving approximately 2.18 billion won in compensation for producing and managing 153 illegal gambling sites from June 2023 to last April.

It was discovered that the developer developed a system that links real-time video from overseas online casinos to gambling sites, allowing domestic users to bet on casino games.

The remaining two belong to a vendor company that distributes sites and game money between developers and individual gambling site operators. They are suspected of distributing 31 sites supplied by the developer to operators and purchasing and then selling game money for betting in large quantities.

The amount received by the vendor in game money sales from May 2024 to December of last year was confirmed to be approximately 270 billion won.

The nine people arrested were found to have divided their roles into site production and management and distribution and distribution, supplying the systems and game money necessary to operate illegal gambling sites. Among them, a total of three people, including Mr. A, in his 40s, the representative of the developer, and two members of the vendor company, were arrested.

After receiving information about the vendor team leader in December of last year, the police tracked the site supply route and fund flow and sequentially arrested nine people until last July.

Afterwards, the police applied for additional collection and preservation before indictment for the vendor's criminal profits of approximately 1 billion won, which were confirmed through account analysis, and received a citation from the court.

In addition, access to 22 sites managed by the developer that were confirmed to be operational has been blocked, and two accomplices who fled abroad have been placed on red notice and are being followed.

A police official said, "Cyber ​​gambling is a serious crime that causes various social problems," and asked, "Please be especially careful not to respond even if you are advised to join or use a gambling site through social networking services (SNS)."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • An international joint investigation will be conducted on two accomplices who fled abroad.

    Possible · Within months

  • Measures to block access to illegal gambling sites will be further expanded

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What are the specific identities of the suspects and whether they are additional accomplices?
  • What is the final plan for disposition of confiscated crime proceeds?
  • What are the prospects for the arrest of the two accomplices who fled abroad?

Related Topics

Illegal gambling site
PeopleJongho JeongMr. A
OrganizationsGyeongnam Police Agency Cyber Investigation DivisionYonhap NewsGambling site developervendor company
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TopicsCyber Investigation Departmentgame moneyOpening of gambling spacePreservation of collectionGyeongnam Police Agencyvendor company
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