Gambling 'proxy betting' on YouTube...a sum of 30 billion won

[Anchor]
Police have arrested about 30 people a day who have operated a gambling site worth 30 billion won in Southeast Asia.

It was found that they recruited domestic participants by "proxy betting" through YouTube.

This is reporter Kim Ki-soo.

[Reporter]
You can see the gambling scene in real time on your YouTube screen.

Depending on the situation of gambling, participants sometimes leave comments in the chat window asking how much to bet.

It is a so-called "proxy bet" that attracts gambling participants to YouTube and YouTubers bet on it instead.The letter

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The gambling site operator A's group has been operating a site worth 30 billion won for two years since 2022 in a way that connects hired YouTubers and gambling participants.

They set up an office in Southeast Asia, where gambling is legal, and rented part of the local gambling center to avoid police tracking.It was found that

was also systematically active, such as counseling roles and currency exchange for gambling participants.

Police say gambling participants can face legal punishment even if YouTubers make "proxy bets."

[Jinyoung Jung / Head of Cyber Investigation at Chungbuk National Police Agency: In order to increase interest and interest, YouTubers were hired to open and operate a gambling space in a different form from ordinary gambling. Even if you don't bet yourself and a YouTuber bet, you'll be punished for a crime.]

The police arrested 34 people, including the general manager A in his 40s and YouTuber, and sent four people, including A, to arrest and compensate for the crime proceeds of 480 million won.

The police are expanding their investigation, believing that there will be more management involved in the crime.

I'm Kim Ki-soo of YTN.

Photographer
: Won Si-sik