Reports of illegal sports gambling operators and users can be made through the Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center website or by calling '1899-1119'
Citizens are encouraged to voluntarily report illegal sports gambling activities. Sports Toto Korea will do its best to reduce cases of damage caused by illegal sports gambling.
'If you report an illegal sports gambling operator to the Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center, you can receive a reward of up to 200 million won.'
The operator of the Sports Toto program, which is a business entrusted by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, reiterated that a reward of up to 200 million won can be received for reporting illegal sports gambling operators to the Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center.
'The Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center' has a system in place that rewards individuals who report illegal sports gambling site operators, users, site addresses, and related information. Reports can be made through the Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center website or by phone.
According to the current Korea Sports Promotion Act, the operation and use of illegal sports gambling are clearly criminal acts punishable by up to 7 years in prison or fines of up to 70 million won for operators, and up to 5 years in prison or fines of up to 50 million won for users. Nevertheless, illegal sports gambling sites continue to thrive socially.
Reports regarding involvement in sports match-fixing can yield rewards of up to 50 million won, while reports related to illegal sports gambling sites, users, design, production, distribution, provision, mediation, introduction, and the prevention of providing fair sports information can receive rewards of up to 15 million won.
To report illegal sports gambling sites, individuals must access the main page, verify their identity, enter the site address (URL), connection information (ID, password, referrer, etc.), and attach evidence materials. Informants can receive a reward of 15,000 won per report depending on the results of the broadcasting and communications commission’s review, with a monthly limit of 1.5 million won per person.
Reports of deposit accounts for illegal sports gambling sites can be conducted simultaneously with site reports, and rewards of 100,000 won per report (with no limit) will be paid depending on the review results. However, since the results or notification of the reward will be sent via text message (LMS), informants must accurately provide their personal mobile phone number registered with the reporting center.
A representative of Sports Toto Korea said, "Cases of damage and the amount of damage caused by illegal sports gambling sites have been increasing every year," adding, "The Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center operates a reward system to encourage citizen participation, and Sports Toto Korea will do its best to minimize the damage caused by illegal sports gambling."
Meanwhile, detailed information regarding the reward for reporting illegal sports Toto sites can be confirmed through the Illegal Sports Toto Reporting Center website.