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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: Police Arrest 13,000 Internet Gamblers |
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Police Arrest 13,000 Internet Gamblers
"The suspects range in age from around 30 to 70. We have selected people who spent more than 25 million won or paid more than 100 times, to face criminal charges," police said.
By Bae Keun-min, Korea Times (May 1, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200505/kt2005050121431611990.htm |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| it seems really weird to me to arrest people for gambling, probably makes more sense to the Americans? |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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whats the big deal?
those are registered sites.. guess its illegal for koreans to gamble..
communist country! |
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Vince
Joined: 05 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It doesn't make much sense to this American, because I understand that my country is unusually tight about gambling. I also would've expected Korea to be rather lenient. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Remember the actress who slashed her wrists and hung herself? I heard she did it because her mother gambled her into horrible debt. what was her name? ���� something?
edit-- ������. and yeah, i feel kinda bad for calling the deceased "���� something." On someone's blog it said the mother gambled herself 20,000,000,000 won into debt. it's people like that that make gambling illegal in some places (if that blog can be believed). |
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agraham
Joined: 19 Aug 2004
Location: Daegu, Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| They don't like it because the money is going offshore. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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AJRimmer
Joined: 31 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| agraham wrote: |
| They don't like it because the money is going offshore. |
Which explains why they have legal casinos for foreigners. |
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AJRimmer
Joined: 31 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| On someone's blog it said the mother gambled herself 20,000,000,000 won into debt. |
Always go the black. If only she had known that |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
Remember the actress who slashed her wrists and hung herself? I heard she did it because her mother gambled her into horrible debt. what was her name? ���� something?
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Wasn't there the female soccer player who commited suicide a couple months ago because her mother gambled? |
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Dispatched
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: |
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I would say if there is any country where gambling should be illegal it should be Korea. The way society currently operates I think the chances for gambling addiction would be pretty high. Looking at the amount of time spent playing PC games, the high credit card debit Koreans owe and the long hours people work I think making gambling legal would create a huge problem here in a very short amount of time.
Congratulations to the Korean Government for making pragmatic decisions in the interests of it's citizens. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| The KNP arrested 13,000 people at once? Well done, Mr. Kim. |
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Cymro
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| We're safe to gamble online here, aren't we? |
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rok_the-boat
Joined: 24 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Crossing the street at a pedestrian crossing when the lights are red - biggest gamble you make, everyday. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Pyongshin Sangja wrote: |
| The KNP arrested 13,000 people at once? Well done, Mr. Kim. |
Yeah, all at once? They always taunt us with headlines like that, don't they. 
You tell me you've arrested 13,000 people, then I want to see all 13,000 of them doing the "Headless Horseman" dance on KBS TV news, damnit, just before they're thrown in the pokey.
The article starts off promisingly enough:
Police have caught about 13,000 people who habitually visit overseas Internet gambling sites, including a diplomat and a national university professor.
But then comes the inevitable let-down:
Of the seven facing imminent arrest, Yu, a 49-year-old unemployed man, squandered more than 100 million won.
Man!!! We was robbed agin! ??  |
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