A call center was set up in Cambodia and a 340 billion won-scale gambling website was operated. 18 people were arrested. The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Team arrested 18 people, including A and B, on charges of violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act and the Gambling Business Act. According to the police, A and B opened a call center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in June 2021 and ran an online gambling site, 'K', which made 340 billion won in Korea. The police investigated 40 billion won in transactions related to the site and secured 1.3 billion won in assets. The police are investigating the scale of the damage and the number of users. The suspects are presumed to have made about 100 million won each. The police plan to expand the investigation to identify other accomplices and users. The call center had about 20 employees, and the police are investigating whether there were any other accomplices. The police also plan to work with Interpol to arrest suspects who are abroad. The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency urged people not to use unauthorized gambling sites. The police also warned that damage from unauthorized gambling sites is likely to be large and that users may be punished for violating the law.

A criminal group in Cambodia has been apprehended for operating a 3.4 billion USD illegal gambling site in conjunction with 256 Korean adult gaming centers, according to police. The Central Investigation Division of the Jeonbuk Police Agency arrested 18 individuals, including the president and local call center employees, for violating laws related to organized crime and the gaming industry.

These suspects were charged with operating online betting sites, including poker, for Cambodian gaming sites after acquiring operating rights from local sites. The police estimate the suspects earned around 12.1 billion USD in illegal profits through 3.4 billion USD in bets. The investigation revealed that the suspects divided roles such as accounting, management, and recruitment teams to carry out operations.

To avoid being tracked, the criminals moved their office in Cambodia regularly, used multiple telephones, cash, and a telegram account to manage their criminal profits. The police obtained this information by tracking leads from a tip-off in October last year about the illegal gambling programs installed in adult gaming centers.

After tracing their bank accounts, the police identified the identities, IP, and phone numbers of the suspects who were living in Cambodia. In April, the police arrested a call center manager who had returned to Cambodia, seizing their mobile phone, computer, and records of bet settlements. The police analyzed the gathered data and arrested 18 suspects, including the main organizer and local management personnel, in a sequential manner.

The police have requested a prosecution and confiscation of assets for the criminal group and plan to take further action against users to prevent illegal gambling sites from being used. The police emphasized that users can also be held liable for participating in illegal gambling activities.