SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of adolescents treated for gambling addiction spiked last year as they spent more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. Rep. Kim Do-eup of the ruling People Power Party released the statistics from the state-run Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service that showed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean teens suffering from gambling addiction exploded at an alarming rate over five years from 2015, according to an opposition lawmaker Saturday. According to data from the state-run Korea Center on Gambling Problems, which was released by Rep. Bae June-young of the main opposition People [...]
GANGNEUNG, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A report from the Korea Center on Gambling Problems has revealed that 19 percent of the 939 university students taking part in the study suffered from gambling-related issues at an average age of 18.9 years old. Conducted by the Center’s Gangwon Province Branch and given to students within the [...]
KANGWON, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean casino resort’s efforts to curb gambling addiction has proven popular, with its program for gambling addicts attracting hundreds of individuals in the five months since it was launched. According to the Kangwon Land Addiction Care Center (KLACC), an anti-gambling addiction initiative that is intended to curb [...]
SEOUL Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean scientists have developed a method to differentiate the gambling tendencies of different rats, the science ministry said Tuesday, a finding that may contribute to studies of gambling addiction in humans. The team led by Kim Jung-hoon of Yonsei Medical University said that by observing [...]
JEONGSEON, South Korea, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of voluntary bans to the Kangwon Land Casino – the only gambling venue that grants access to locals – is on a rapid rise. As part of the casino’s initiatives to curb gambling addiction, players can request a three-year ban. They can make up to [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new approach by the Kangwon Land Addiction Care Center (KLACC) to the treatment of gambling addiction is attracting international attention, as foreign government officials flock to discover a unique incentive system that helps people overcome gambling addiction. The center’s newly introduced plan designed to help relieve gambling [...]
DAEGU, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data suggests that violent crimes related to gambling are on the rise. Gambling addiction is become an increasingly important social issue, as casinos and sports or internet gambling are becoming popular regardless of age. Experts point out that while gambling addiction itself should be treated, measures must also [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean government tries to introduce an electronic card purchasing system in the gambling industry to limit per capita betting, and to reduce gambling addiction, local farmers and livestock raisers are protesting against the policy, claiming that the e-card introduction could reduce subsidies for the development of [...]