Philippines arrested nine members of an online gambling ring<\/a> that was once again led by South Koreans, including two who already on the run to avoid similar charges in their home country.<\/p>\nIn that case, the operation was international in scope. The Syndicate took bets from not only Korea but also the United States and Australia, with some wagers reportedly being as large as $60,000.<\/p>\n
Other reports have revealed that these groups have attempted to set up sites in countries like Cambodia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. In many of these cases, suspects have indicated that they were hired by businessmen or became involved after answering job advertisements, though the suspected ringleaders have proven more difficult for police to locate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Four South Korean citizens were arrested in Bangkok on charges that they were running illegal online gambling operations out of Thailand. This marks the continuation of a trend in recent years in which Korean groups have been discovered operating illegal iGaming websites in other Asian nations. The four individuals were arrested by Crime Suppression Division […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":61212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
South Koreans Arrested for Illegal Online Gambling Sites in Thailand<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n