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On May 20th, the Seoul Mapo Police Station arrested nine suspects on suspicion of relaying gambling on YouTube in cooperation with the management of an illegal gambling site and luring viewers to the site (opening a gambling place). It was announced that four people were detained, including a 27-year-old suspect named Jeong.
According to a police investigation, they were classmates in middle school, and since June last year, they have been gambling on an illegal site at an office in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, and relayed it on YouTube.
In addition, the address of the messenger's public chat room was posted on the YouTube chat screen, and viewers who entered the chat room were encouraged to register by transmitting the address of the gambling site and the code of the recommender necessary for joining.
By registering on the site, which has servers in the United States, users participated in gambling by betting on the winner of a baccarat game relayed on the site. It is said that up to 10 million won can be wagered per baccarat.
The 33 YouTube channels they ran had about 230,000 subscribers. In the eight months since August last year, gambling site members have deposited 45 billion won into their accounts.
Jeong received monthly compensation from the gambling site management team, and received approximately 800 million won in cash. Jeong reportedly distributed 3 million to 10 million won a month to each accomplice.
To avoid being investigated, they used mobile phones and passbooks under someone else's name, and moved offices every two to three months.
Police launched an investigation after receiving information in March. Last month, the suspects were arrested at offices and homes in Bupyeong-gu, and four people were detained on April 10th.
In order to prevent the concealment of criminal proceeds, the police received an application for pre-indictment pre-indictment protection and a decision to quote about 100 million won in office rental deposits, and seized 63.5 million won in cash that they had.
2023/05/27 12:16 KST
