Transfer 30,000 won ($21.20), play a few hands of poker — you play with your academy classmates at breaktime at least three times a week — and see 60,000 won hit your bank account almost instantly. What teen wouldn’t be enticed, especially if they’re 500,000 won deep in gambling debt already.
A growing number of Korean teenagers who gambled are reporting themselves to police after authorities launched a campaign offering lenient penalties to those who self-report by Aug. 31.
Esports legend Lee Sang-hyeok, also known as Faker, joined the nationwide effort to save teenagers from online gambling by taking the ambassador role for the campaign.
The campaign, which opened on May 18, has seen teenagers reporting themselves,…