불법 사행산업의 실태 및 대응전략에 관한 연구

초록

Currently, it is estimated that illegal gambling industry is so prosperous and never ignored in terms of the scales. The law enforcement faces difficulties to control it since it is getting increasingly intellectualized with new techniques through smart phones and the internet. Illegal gambling was underground activities which were performed privately, however, it becomes various forms of fraud hotbed via online and expands to illegal sports betting associated with organized crime groups to the extent of social harms that have overreached. The statistics for the illegal gambling industry does not provide the exact figures of the illegal gambling to recognize the trends and the scales in our society. It is estimated about ￦53 trillion to ￦88 trillion in the illegal industry, yet there is no practical data about tax evasion and enrichment of the illegal gambling industry. As a result, it is hard to suggest the comprehensive policy alternatives effectively to crack down and regulate the illegal gambling industry due to the lack of relating analysis. Therefore, this study acknowledges the concept and the types of illegal gaming industry on the basis of literatures and analyzes the reality of the illegal gambling industry using statistics from the Korea Racing Association and the National Gaming Control Commission and media reports. Based on the findings effective regulations would be suggested.

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