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Meanwhile, South Koreans want the government to curb 억제하다 illegal gambling with immediate effect. Koreans are legally allowed to gamble in only one of the country’s 17 casinos. But most of the illegal gambling activities are believed to be taking place 일어나다 now in video game arcades 게임 센터. The BBC’s Lawrence Ong has more.
This is what has been making front page news across South Korea over the past week, a gambling scandal that has caused a public outcry <대중의> 강력한 항의. Like in other countries, video games are also highly popular in South Korea, but some arcades here are suspected of ~의 혐의를 받다 altering 변경하다 the payout 지불 beyond legal limits. Many Koreans are concerned that illegal gambling is getting out of control 제어할 수 없는, 통제가 불가능한 in these arcades.
As the head 우두머리, 장관 of our cabinet 각료 members, I offer my sincere 진심의 apology to the nation for the recent problems regarding the gambling games. It has cost <어떤 고통을> 주다 serious damage to the life and economic situation of ordinary people. I’m really sorry for people’s agony 심한 고통 and worries.
The government is closing down thousands of video gaming parlors <미> ~점 like this one in the capital Seoul, suspected of illegal gambling. Prosecutors 검찰관, 검사 are also investigating whether public officials received bribes 뇌물 to issue 발행하다, 지급하다 business licenses. South Korea’s huge gaming industry is worth tens of billions of dollars a year and the cleanup 일소, 정화 may take a while.