Teenagers in South Korea and Japan are learning the hard way about just how addictive gambling can be. Illegal betting sites are leaving many of them out of luck and severely out of pocket.
Crackdown in South Korea
South Korean authorities have recently put illegal gambling in their crosshairs. Cybercrime investigation officials carried out a nationwide crackdown in the year through October 2024, focusing on sites that target teenagers.
Police charged nearly 10,000 individuals, with 267 taken into…