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The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation has distributed approximately 5 billion won in rewards for reporting illegal sports gambling in the first half of 2026.
Under the 'Sports Promotion Act,' operators of illegal sports gambling can be sentenced to up to seven years in prison or fined up to 70 million won, while users can face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 0.5 billion won.
Additionally, reporting site operators can yield rewards of up to 200 million won; reporting users, promoters, purchase intermediaries, and facilitators can receive up to 124 million won; and reporting match-fixing in sports can result in a reward of up to 0.5 billion won.
The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation convened the 'First Sports Promotion Lottery Reward Review Committee for 2026' to select recipients for rewards distributed in the first half of this year, awarding 124 million won to one whistleblower who reported an illegal sports gambling operator.
A representative from the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, speaking by phone with this newspaper, stated, "We will revise regulations to provide a fixed reward of 124 million won when individuals are detected for reporting purchase intermediaries and facilitators (including name lending)."
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