“Delivery has arrived”, but when the door was opened… a cafe disguised as an ‘illegal horse racing track’ was discovered

[‘\nThis is a store in a residential area in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. It is decorated to prevent people from seeing inside from the outside. How does it appear to you?’,
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, ‘Operating as a cafe but actually a ‘, ‘illegal off-the-book horse racing establishment’, ‘.’,
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, ‘The Crime Prevention Response Division of Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency recently received a tip from a resident during patrol that there was an illegal horse racing establishment. Subsequently, they confirmed the operation of the illegal horse racing establishment from early this year to the present.’,
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, ■ “Delivery’s here!” … Undercover enforcement team disguised as delivery,
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, ‘The police formulated a joint enforcement plan with the Korea Racing Authority and carried out an inspection on the scene on the 26th.’,
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, ‘Typically, illegal off-the-book horse racing establishments disguise their appearance like regular stores and block entryways with CCTV inside, not opening the door even when the police arrive to avoid enforcement.’,
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, “The method chosen by the joint enforcement team was to disguise themselves as ‘delivery workers’ to enter the establishment.”,
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Monitor installed inside the establishment
, ■ “Betting 1.5 to 2 million won per day” … Arrest of operators and users,
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, ‘The joint enforcement team apprehended a man in his 50s, the operator of the illegal off-the-book horse racing establishment, and a man in his 60s as a user on the spot, and they were charged with violating the Korea Racing Authority Act.’,
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, ‘The police estimate that around 1.5 to 2 million won of betting money is circulated in the establishment on a daily basis.’,
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, ‘It was revealed through investigation that the user had been watching horse racing matches of the Korea Racing Authority on the monitor installed inside the establishment and placing real-time illegal online bets.’,
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, ‘Under current law, horse race betting is only permissible through designated places specified by the Korea Racing Authority or the race screens provided by the Authority, and they have violated this.’,
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Operator and user writing statements for the police,
, ■ “Continuous crackdown on illegal horse racing establishments … Be cautious about use,
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, ‘The police plan to continue crackdowns on illegal off-the-book horse racing establishments along with the Korea Racing Authority until next month.’,
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, ‘A police official stated, “If you use illegal off-the-book horse racing establishments, you may not only face criminal penalties but also risks of fraud, so you should be cautious.”‘,
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Illegal off-the-book horse racing program,
, ‘Photo courtesy of Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency’,
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