High Online Casino Addiction In Korea
Published: Saturday, December 17, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
HIGH ONLINE CASINO ADDICTION RATE AMONG KOREANS
Most gambling is done from work
The Korea Daily reported this week on worrying levels of "addiction" to online casino gambling, according to government statistics.
The Cultural Information Centre says that Koreans are increasingly engaging in online casino gambling, and that roughly 7 percent are addicted to online gambling. Average international problem gambling levels are between 1.5 and 2 percent.
The report noted that online casino gambling has resulted in job losses as well as deteriorating family relations in Korea. Among those interviewed, many admit they do most of their gambling while at work, sometimes using company credit cards to cover their losses.
An official from Korea’s Entertainment Commission told the newspaper that some illegal online gambling sites make very substantial sums of money a year. Recent research has shown an increase in the number of online gambling sites, both in Korea and abroad.
