News - South Korea

Ministry acts to curb online gambling

The Ministry of Information and Communication announced yesterday it will toughen monitoring measures on online gambling. The ministry said...
South Korea | 15 Jun 2007

Foreign-Based Korean Gambling Web Sites Sprout

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

Ruling party lawmaker indicted for alleged bribery in gambling arcade probe

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

Korean police make online gambling arrests

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

More juveniles arrested for gambling and theft

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 execs of gambling business jailed

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

Prosecution quizzes former culture minister over gambling scandal

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