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Jeju police dismantle alleged illegal gambling network in South Korea

Enforcement & compliance

Jeju Provincial Police said they apprehended 21 people suspected of belonging to a network that operated illegal online gambling from October 2024 to July 2025. Authorities said alleged bets worth more than KRW22bn passed through the organisation; six people, including the alleged ringleader, faced charges, while 15 others were released.

The arrests and alleged betting activity signal enforcement risk for illegal gambling networks in South Korea.

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South Korea police arrest 77 over $17.2bn illegal gambling network

South Korea's Chungnam Provincial Police Agency said on 19 October that it had apprehended 77 people, 21 of them detained, over an alleged illegal online gambling network running 188 casino websites. Police allege the network handled 23 trillion won ($17.2bn) in wagers between March 2023 and July 2026, with two main supply groups generating about 150 billion won ($112m) in proceeds. Investigators examined 795 financial accounts in an operation spanning South Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia.

South Korean police have taken 77 suspects into custody in connection with an online gambling operation that allegedly ran 188 casino sites, the Chungnam Provincial Police Agency said on 19 October. The agency reported that 21 of those taken into custody were held in detention. According to the agency, no previous illegal gambling probe in the country had reached the scale of this one.

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