Korean singer Shin Hye-sung, 30, also a member of the group Shinhwa, was fined 10 million won ($8,600) for habitual gambling.
South Korea | 20 Oct 2009
South Korean striker Lee Dong-guk is returning to his best form and scored a hat-trick as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors moved to the top of the...
South Korea | 08 May 2009
Casualties of the economic slowdown in South Korea are turning to gambling on the longshort of hitting the jackpot.
South Korea | 25 Jan 2009
The Ministry of Information and Communication announced yesterday it will toughen monitoring measures on online gambling. The ministry said...
South Korea | 15 Jun 2007
The number of Internet gambling sites, which target Koreans but operate their servers overseas in order to avoid the grip of domestic laws,...
South Korea | 10 May 2007
Prosecutors on Friday indicted a ruling party lawmaker on charges that he took bribes from a middleman last year in return for influencing...
South Korea | 23 Feb 2007
Five operators of online gaming sites catering to the Korean market have had warrants issued for their arrest and 76 people who used their...
South Korea | 28 Jan 2007
The number of juveniles charged with gambling and theft rose sharply in 2006. More than 1,000 juveniles aged 12 to 19 were charged with...
South Korea | 25 Jan 2007
Two chief executives of companies manufacturing and distributing a speculative arcade game were each sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment....
South Korea | 19 Jan 2007
The prosecution summoned and questioned a former culture minister Thursday as part of its probe into the explosive growth of illegal video...
South Korea | 18 Jan 2007
s reported by the Korea Herald: "The Cabinet approved new measures yesterday making it mandatory for casino owners to report any suspicious...
South Korea | 09 Jan 2007
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office (SPO) will donate tens of thousands of personal computers seized during crackdowns on illegal video gambling...
South Korea | 17 Dec 2006
Prosecutors are tracing the bank account transactions of former Culture and Tourism Minister Chung Dong-chea as they investigate suspicions...
South Korea | 15 Dec 2006
Lee Sang-min, a former member of the South Korean pop group Roo'Ra, has been arrested on charges running 80 payout booths for an illegal...
South Korea | 10 Dec 2006