Criminal attorney, I committed illegal gambling..

Hello. I am a criminal attorney at Daeryun Law Firm (LLC).

First, in the case of illegal gambling, you can generally be subject to a fine of up to 10 million won under Article 246 of the Criminal Act.

However, if it was for temporary entertainment purposes, you may be excluded from punishment, and if judged to be habitual gambling, you may face imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

However, in your case, since you voluntarily turned yourself in and showed an attitude of trying to report the illegal gambling site, the investigative agency is likely to consider this as a mitigating factor.

In such cases, with the help of a criminal attorney, if you specifically explain the circumstances of your self-surrender, your remorse, and the scale and frequency of gambling, the punishment may be lowered to a fine.

Additionally, you can report illegal gambling sites in the following ways.

Korea Communications Standards Commission website → Electronic civil complaint submission

1377 Illegal Spam Report Center or Korea Communications Standards Commission consultation phone (02-3476-7131)

For accurate response and minimization of sentencing, initial response is very important, so we recommend specific consultation with a criminal attorney.