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
South Korean prosecutors are questioning two former officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism over suspicions that they took bribes...
South Korea | 05 Dec 2006
A study by the Korea Leisure Industry Center said that some 2.4 million Koreans, or 6.6 percent of the adult population are addicted to...
South Korea | 20 Nov 2006
South Korean police have cracked down on illegal computer gambling in Web Cafes, by smashing hard disc drives with hammers.
South Korea | 21 Oct 2006