Representative Jin Jong-oh proposes the revision of the Audit and Inspection Committee Act to strengthen the prevention and healing of youth sports gambling
Sep 09, 2025
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The amendment, proposed by lawmaker Jin on the 5th, calls for raising the ▶ addiction prevention and healing charge for gambling industries from 30/50/10,000 to 75/100/10,000 of the existing annual net sales ▶ The basis for supporting youth sports gambling prevention and healing projects in the work of the Korea Gambling Culture Prevention and Healing Center.
Representative Jin Jong-oh said, `Current levies have been steadily pointed out that they are far lower than socioeconomic costs and below the level of advanced countries,' adding, `In particular, the problem of addiction has become more serious due to the recent surge in the use of illegal sports gambling among teenagers", he pointed out. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the total number of patients treated for gambling addiction has roughly doubled from 1,661 in 2020 to 3,391 in 2024, while the number of adolescent patients has nearly tripled from 98 to 267 in the same period. According to the results of a study by the Gambling Problem Prevention and Healing Center released this year, the socioeconomic cost of youth gambling totaled 2.1739 trillion won, including ▶ direct cost 979.3 billion won ▶ indirect cost 1.1657 trillion won ▶ opportunity cost 28.9 billion won. `Gambling addiction goes beyond individual problems and is a serious social pathology that society as a whole has to deal with,' Jin said. `In particular, as youth gambling leads to drugs, prostitution, and violent crimes, customized prevention and healing measures at the national level are urgently needed.' "Through this amendment, we will strengthen the social responsibility of the gambling industry and establish an institutional safety net to free youth from gambling traps." expressed his will.
Rep. Jin Jong-oh also raised the issue of youth gambling addiction during last year's parliamentary audit and emphasized the need to expand prevention and healing infrastructure.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
