Illegal sports betting report center's website or '1899-1119' allows reporting of illegal sports betting operators and users.
Citizens are urged to voluntarily report illegal sports betting activities. Sports Toto Korea will do its utmost to reduce cases of damage caused by illegal sports betting.
'If you report an illegal sports betting operator to the illegal sports betting report center (1899-1119), you can receive a reward of up to 200 million won.'
The Sports Toto Korea, the entrusted business operator of the sports promotion voting rights issued by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, informed that reporting illegal sports betting operators to the illegal sports betting report center could yield a reward of up to 200 million won.
'The illegal sports betting report center' operates a system to reward individuals who report operators and users of illegal sports betting sites, as well as site addresses and other relevant information. Reports can be made through the illegal sports betting report center's website or by phone (1899-1119).
According to the current National Sports Promotion Act, operating and using illegal sports betting constitutes a clear criminal act punishable by up to 7 years in prison or fines of up to 70 million won, as well as up to 5 years in prison or fines of up to 50 million won. Despite this, illegal sports betting sites continue to thrive.
Reporting individuals involved in match-fixing in sports can yield up to 50 million won, while reports regarding illegal sports betting sites, users, design, production, distribution, provision, mediation, and the prevention of fair execution of athletic event information can receive rewards of up to 15 million won.
To report illegal sports betting sites, access the main page, verify your identity, enter the site address (URL), access information (ID, password, referrer, etc.), and attach evidence. Reporters can receive a reward of 15,000 won per case, up to a maximum of 1.5 million won per month.
Reporting account numbers for deposits in illegal sports betting sites can be done simultaneously with site reports, with rewards of 100,000 won per case (no limit) based on the review results. However, the result of the reward payment or notification is communicated via mobile text (LMS), so the reporters must accurately provide their personal mobile phone number registered with the report center.
A Sports Toto Korea official noted, "The number of damage cases and amount of damage through illegal sports betting sites is increasing every year," and added, "The illegal sports betting report center operates a reward system to encourage voluntary participation from citizens, and Sports Toto Korea will do its utmost to reduce damage caused by illegal sports betting."
Meanwhile, further details regarding rewards for reporting illegal sports betting sites can be checked on the illegal sports betting report center's website.