[May 22, KOREA WAVE]Minors will be prohibited from entering or hiring card game pubs and card game cafes that offer “Hold’em” games, a type of poker game, in South Korea. On the 17th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced the “Determination of Gambling and Game Encouraging Game Providers and Businesses Prohibited from Entering and Employing Minors,” which includes these details.

Recently, the problem of gambling among young people has come to the fore, and the aim is to protect young people from gambling.

The tourism promotion law stipulates that the providers of gambling and gambling-enhancing games that are prohibited to young people include games like poker, blackjack, and baccarat, which are similar to the casino industry, as well as the Korean Horse Racing Association Act, bicycle racing, and boat racing. This is a company that provides games modeled after horse racing, bicycle racing, and boat racing in accordance with legal regulations.

The prohibition on the entry and exit of young people to stores will be applied regardless of whether or not they exchange game chips, exchange goods, pay prizes, or offer prizes.

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