{"id":18814,"date":"2026-09-24T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18814"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:11:10","slug":"south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea blocks 14,199 illegal gambling sites and opens casino credit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea strengthened its dual gambling strategy on <strong>September 23, 2026<\/strong>, accelerating enforcement against illegal online betting while also allowing legal casinos, for the first time, to access public financing for construction, expansion and renovation projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between January and August, authorities submitted <strong>14,199 requests to block illegal gambling sites<\/strong>, up <strong>40.6% year-on-year<\/strong>, while <strong>3,663 people<\/strong> were arrested or investigated and around <strong>KRW176 billion (US$131 million)<\/strong> in criminal proceeds was seized. The figures were presented on <strong>September 22<\/strong> during the third meeting of the <strong>Pan-Governmental Digital Sex Crime Response Council<\/strong>, coordinated by the <strong>Ministry of Gender Equality and Family<\/strong>, headed by <strong>Minister Won Min-kyong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18816\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit2.png 688w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit2-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Choi Byung Hwan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National Gambling Control Commission (NGCC)<\/strong>, chaired by <strong>Choi Byung Hwan<\/strong>, doubled its civilian monitoring team for illegal sports betting from <strong>100 to 200 members<\/strong> and reduced the review time for blocking requests from one or two weeks to <strong>less than 24 hours<\/strong>. Authorities also inspected <strong>15 CDN operators<\/strong> and restricted access to <strong>380 of 443 websites<\/strong> reviewed. The Ministry of Culture additionally blocked <strong>67 illegal sports-streaming websites<\/strong> and <strong>62 alternative domains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crackdown coincides with another major decision by the <strong>Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)<\/strong>, led by <strong>Minister Chae Hwi-young<\/strong>; expanding the <strong>Tourism Promotion and Development Fund<\/strong> so casino operators can obtain financing for facilities, a type of support unavailable since the program was launched in <strong>1998<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18817\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit3.png 695w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/south-korea-blocks-14199-illegal-gambling-sites-and-opens-casino-credit3-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Chae Hwi-young<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operators will be able to apply for up to <strong>KRW15 billion (US$11 million)<\/strong> for construction or expansion and <strong>KRW8 billion (US$5.8 million)<\/strong> for renovations. Projects in designated tourism zones or tourism complexes may receive up to <strong>KRW20 billion (US$14.7 million)<\/strong> for small businesses. Large and medium-sized companies will be limited to <strong>75%<\/strong> of those maximum amounts, with a reference annual interest rate of <strong>3.80%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the fourth quarter, the fund will have a ceiling of <strong>KRW150 billion (US$110 million)<\/strong>, with <strong>70%<\/strong> required to go to regions outside the Seoul metropolitan area. Access includes <strong>Kangwon Land<\/strong>, the country\u2019s only casino open to South Korean residents, as well as foreigner-only casinos. In 2025, Kangwon Land recorded <strong>KRW14.317 trillion<\/strong> in turnover, <strong>2.4 million visitors<\/strong> and <strong>KRW603.3 billion<\/strong> in taxes and public contributions. The financing expansion comes as Seoul considers raising the maximum casino contribution to the tourism fund from <strong>10% to 15% of casino revenue<\/strong> and introducing license renewals every <strong>five years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea strengthened its dual gambling strategy on September 23, 2026, accelerating enforcement against illegal online betting while also allowing legal casinos, for the first time, to access public financing for construction, expansion and renovation projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18815,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,1488,57,15,2350,2396,105,1218,2450],"class_list":["post-18814","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-ban","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-korea","tag-south-korea","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","tag-tourism","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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