The Seoul Cyber Police have taken significant action against an illegal gambling network in South Korea. On August 12, they handed over two suspects to the prosecution in connection with a case involving a gambling operation that attracted players through websites featuring materials of sexual exploitation of minors.
According to police reports, over the past five years, bets totaling $3.3 billion were placed through their casino websites, generating at least $33.4 million in illegal profits for the organizers.
From August 2019 to August 3, 2026, the group operated from Pasay City in the Philippines and built the AGA Global platform for illegal operators. The organizers directly managed two casinos, while 16 other sites operated on their platform, and the group controlled 587 agency networks.
Notably, instead of using traditional banner advertising common for such resources, the group established its own gambling business and directed traffic from all their platforms to it. Their two main sites alone had 2.85 million accounts. To evade blockages, the organizers utilized virtual servers and frequently changed domains.
The police apprehended the operational leader of the network at Incheon Airport and arrested a developer with a PhD in computer engineering at his residence the following day. On August 4, law enforcement blocked ten of the group's resources. The authorities plan to issue an Interpol notice for the suspected leader and manager.