[2025 National Assembly Inspection│Horse Racing Association] "Are you not cracking down on illegal reading rooms for online betting?"

Published 2025년 10월 24일

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[Reporter Ikino from the Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] During the government audit of the Korea Racing Authority held on the 24th, there were criticisms regarding the poor management and inspection of "online betting sales," along with demands for stronger support to foster the horse industry. According to the "Online and Offline Horse Racing Inspection Status" materials submitted by the Korea Racing Authority to Representative Seo Sam-seok of the Democratic Party, it was revealed that the inspection of horse racing information provided online is not being properly conducted. From December 2023 to December 2024, following the revision of the Horse Racing Authority Act that allowed online betting purchases, no inspections were conducted on online horse racing rooms, and specifically, data from the Horse Racing Authority was not being inspected.

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Criticism Over Lax Monitoring of Illegal Horse Racing Information Budget for Gambling Addiction Prevention Sales at 0.06% Out of KRW 800 billion annual sales, only 8% for horse industry support During the National Assembly audit of the Korea Racing Authority on the 24th, there were criticisms regarding the poor management and monitoring of "online betting ticket sales," along with demands for stronger support for the development of the horse industry. According to the "Online and Offline Horse Racing Monitoring Status" data submitted by the Korea Racing Authority to Representative Seo Sam-seok of the Democratic Party, it was revealed that the monitoring of horse racing information provided online is not being properly conducted. From December 2023 to December 2024, no monitoring was conducted on online horse racing parlors, and illegal reading parlors that provide horse racing winning ticket information for a fee were confirmed to be operating, claiming to be "official certified ...
Source: Agrinet

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