Why do stars risk everything by gambling? Could it be the exclusivity and glamour these casinos give them? Or it could be they were already gamblers even before they become famous. 온라인카지노
Yoo Soo-Young
Yoo Soo-Young, more popularly known as Shoo, is a member of S.E.S and was very popular in the 90's. Charged with habitual gambling, Shoo was found to have gambled on a several occasions whilst in a foreign country, with a total gambling money amounting to 790 million won.
Tony An
A member of the boy band, H.O.T, Tony An was found guilty of engaging in illegal sports betting where hundreds of billions of won in bets were placed. The Korean pop star received six month prison sentence and a one year probation. In addition to the prison sentence, broadcast networks were nor allowed to show any of H.O.T.'s songs for two years. Comedians Lee Soo Geun and Yang Sae Hyang were also part of the trial.
Kim Joon Ho
Kim Joon Ho is an award-winning veteran comedian and executive chairman of Busan International Comedy Festival who was also implicated in a gambling scandal. The star of 2 Days and 1 Night’s gambling activities was revealed when police investigated Jung Joon Young’s mobile phone over the latter’s involvement in an explicit sex video scandal. As a result, Ho canceled all his shows.
Cha Tae Hyun
Another popular Korean star involved in gambling is Cha Tae Hyun who is also from the 2 Days and 1 Night show. Hyun apparently played golf with Kim Joon Ho and Jung Joon Young which involved betting with money whilst they were out of the country. Hyun became popular when he co-starred with Jun Ji Hyun in the film, My Sassy Girl.
Shing Jung-Hwan
Shing Jung-hwan returned to South Korea in 2011 to accept the charges of illegal gambling. Shin allegedly spend hundreds of millions of won in the Philippines in gambling. Shin is known for having gambling problems but the local authorities began looking into his case after a South Korean sued Shin for using his passport as collateral for borrowing money for gambling. Eyewitnesses reported that Shin played baccarat at the W Hotel Casino in Cebu, Philippines. Prior to this, Shin was fined for gambling in a foreigner-only casino in 2005 and was sued for unpaid gambling debt whilst playing in Kangwon Land.