From 2019 through 2023, illegal online gambling in South Korea increased threefold. Online gambling accounted for 80% of all illegal wagers, with young people at increasing risk.
Between 2019 and 2023 in South Korea, known cases of online gambling almost tripled.
The National Gambling Control Commission (NGCC) The National Gambling Control Commission (ngcc.go.kr), reports that cases grew from 13,000 to more than 39,000 in the four-year period. Online gambling comprised more than 80% of total illegal wagers, with illegal sports bets a distant second, at 19.4%.
The National Gambling Control Commission (NGCC) estimates that 2.37 million adults in South Korea – about 5.5% of the population – meet the criteria for gambling…
