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The "Matching Day Event" is a program currently operated by the Lotte Giants and is an event that supports group viewing of corporate games. Let's Run Park Busan and Gyeongnam implemented it in a donation form, giving 800 socially underprivileged people, including low-income people in Busan, an opportunity to watch baseball games. Meanwhile, prior to the game, Kim Yong-geun, a jockey at the Busan Gyeongnam Racecourse, was the first pitch and attracted special attention, and Kim Yong-geun was cheered by the crowd with his neat pitching like an athlete. "We wanted to provide cultural experience opportunities to the underprivileged in Busan by implementing Lotte Giants' group viewing event, "Matching Day," an official at the Busan and Gyeongnam headquarters said.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:28 AM
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Even if it was a bit overwhelming in the beginning, he told me to take the lead. I was very nervous as I seemed to be overtaken with 100 meters to go before the finish line. However, I think I was able to withstand it because I had a strong will to not lose if a horse was next to me. In fact, my condition was not my best today. Lee Chan-ho is the right flag bearer for Changse. He has a habit of leaning inward after the fourth corner, and since Lee Chan-ho is a left-handed rider, he was able to cover his weaknesses well. Changse is still very young at three years old. Whether he will participate in the Jeju Special Provincial Governor's Cup will be decided by considering the horse's condition comprehensively. Since he is still young, I will not overdo it until this year. I will manage Changse more and show good performance in a bigger race.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:25 AM
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Kang Seok-gu, a researcher at the Korea Institute for Criminal Policy, expressed concern about the policy direction of the Gambling Industry Integration Supervision Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Audit Committee), which was launched in the wake of the so-called "Sea Story" incident in 2006. The Audit and Inspection Committee, which expected to carry out management and supervision of the remnants of the gambling industry along with the legal and illegal markets, pointed out that it has been focusing only on the control of the legal gambling industry. It analyzed that the illegal market has rapidly spread to illegal gambling and illegal sports betting through mobile and the Internet. It estimated that the current illegal market in Korea is worth 100 trillion won and urged the Audit and Inspection Committee to conduct regular surveys on illegal gambling and come up with policies to absorb the illegal market as much as possible into the legal market.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:25 AM
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Representative Kim Woo-nam, a co-host, said in his opening speech, "The tax revenue and funds of the legal enforcement industry over the past decade amounted to 19.9124 trillion won and 20.4598 trillion won, respectively. The side effects of the legal enforcement industry require close management and control by related agencies, the government, and the National Assembly, but the legal enforcement industry also contributes greatly to the national government. The problem is that as illegal gambling is becoming more popular, the positive effects of legal enforcement projects that contribute to the national finance are fading. The scale of the illegal enforcement industry announced by Korea University's industry-academic research team in 2012 was estimated to be 75.1474 trillion won, but illegal gambling has been voiced, so there is a limit to grasping the actual market size and its side effects.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:22 AM
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Although I participated with the goal of winning the championship, I was worried that it would not be an easy race because there were many strong opponents ahead of the competition. I would like to thank all the horse racing players, including Teacher Park Jae-woo, who had a hard time winning the championship under difficult conditions. Teacher Park recommended me to meet 'Changse', and when I went to meet him at the ranch, I was very happy to see 'Changse' lead the way at the front of the group. I extended two fingers at the awards ceremony, and one thumb was raised at the Sports Seoul Cup. Personal greed allows you to spread out all five fingers. Thank you to the horse racing fans who always support 'Changse'. I think there was a victory today because there were horse racing fans who didn't forget to support me.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:20 AM
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Powerblade has won the KRA Cup Mile Korean Derby this year, as well as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' Cup, every three years old who became the first Korean unified three-way race. He has performed well enough to win seven times and finish second in a total of nine races, and even though he is a three-year-old mime, his prize money so far stands at 1.4 billion won. Of the nine races he participated in, there was only one regular race, and the rest were all horse races or special races. In addition, the Sea of Impression, which will compete in the Korea Sprint, maintains its unchanged position as a strong player, so it can be expected to be competitive enough. Kim Young-kwan, an assistant teacher who has participated in four official horses in international races, does not show confidence in his performance.Teacher Kim said, "We have to entertain guests from Hong Kong and Japan,
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:17 AM
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The plan calls for allowing Koreans to use casinos on board on national cruise ships that will be launched in the first half of next year. The National Assembly is also taking an active stance in revising related laws. As Koreans' push to use casinos on board has been made public, opinions are mounting against or against the plan. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the number of cruise passengers in Korea reached 1.05 million last year. Although there are no national cruises in Korea, the number of passengers is exploding. For this reason, large domestic shipping companies are drooling over national cruises. Moreover, if Koreans are allowed to enter on-board casinos, they will be able to board and use casinos in Incheon, Busan, and Jeju, which will be the home port of the cruise, so accessibility will be very good. Eventually, the national cruise business is expected to become a 'goose that lays golden eggs'.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:09 AM
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He also did not spare a word on the direction of the Park Geun Hye government's agricultural policy. "Korean agriculture is in a transition period. Consistent arguments from the Park Geun Hye government are needed to lead to sustainable development," he said, diagnosing the situation in Korean agriculture.Recently, Minister Lee Dong-pil has made efforts to resign from his post with a clear tie. On the 31st, he had a breakfast meeting with the publishers of specialized newspapers, and on the 16th, he wrote his personal impressions on his SNS account. "I made efforts to check and check 'like digging a groove in salty rice' for the role I pledged to do when I took office as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea. Some of the things I promised at first may have been underachieving,
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:09 AM
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Minister Lee Dong-pil was appointed in March 2013 and has been serving as the Minister so far. At the meeting, Minister Lee Dong-pil said, "It has been three and a half years. There have been various incidents such as rice tariffication, Korea-China FTA, supply and demand insecurity, and foot-and-mouth disease." "As a researcher and a scholar-turned-minister, I would like to point out that the biggest achievement is the reorganization of basic statistics. We have established an epidemiological investigation system such as foot-and-mouth disease so that we can do what would take a week in about three hours beforehand," he said. "I tried to change the approach and paradigm of Korean agriculture," and added, "While serving as the Minister, we achieved improvement in the constitution of agriculture, and carried out agriculture in consideration of those aged 65 or older.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 06:01 AM
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We plan to go beyond the best in North Chungcheong Province and become the best horseback riding team in South Korea. It is true that there has been a lack of support from local governments such as North Chungcheong Province and Cheongju City, but I hope that this foundation will give more interest. Now, under the name of Cheongju Youth Horseback Riding Team, we will support them to participate in various competitions and strive for character education.Kwak Han-moo, president of Taesan Horseback Riding Town, said, "I started the horse-riding business in 2007 because I thought he had a vision in the horse-riding business rather than the finishing business after the Korea-U.S. FTA was concluded. "The know-how to operate the horse-riding business stably for 10 years has been my mindset to put importance on principle." Kwak Han-moo, president of Taesan Horseback Riding Town
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:58 AM
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I personally visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and asked them to support the horseback riding support project in North Chungcheong Province, saying that it is a project for the whole people, not a specific regional project. I am a reasonable person. I don't use force or anything. If it's not right, I won't do it, and if it's right, I will do it, but I'm grateful that they listened to me. I think it is necessary to create a horse riding boom by expanding horse riding support nationwide, not limited to some regions. There will be an absolutely large number of horse riding populations in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, but what is there a guarantee that only people in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province will ride well? The purpose of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's horse riding support project is to expand the base of the horse riding population and discover excellent horse riding talents
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:54 AM
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After the panel discussion, a question-and-answer session continued with the audience.The legal enforcement industry is managed and supervised by related laws in each field, but it is suffering from the double regulation of rooftop houses due to the Audit and Inspection Committee Act." Kim Moon-young, the publisher of this newspaper, asked Park Sung-ki, the secretary-general of the Audit and Inspection Committee, "Why don't we change the inspection committee to the illegal gambling management and supervision committee in accordance with the significance of its launch, as we need to increase the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry to prevent the spread of illegal gambling?"
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:50 AM
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Not because of this, but I can say with confidence that it's wrong. This is something that only one person can honestly say. A selfless person should be the head of the organization. Only then can the horse industry develop and become an advanced country. It is not only in the horse industry but also in all fields. Efforts are also needed to communicate. Even though they cannot represent the opinions of all members, limited people are arguing among themselves. When you decide on an issue or have an issue, you should gather representatives who are representative of each region and listen to them. Even if the opinion is not adopted, isn't it reasonable to try to listen? The horseback riding support project is for the whole people. I know that it has been 4 to 5 years since the horse riding support project was established.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:49 AM
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Park Sung-ki, the secretary-general of the integrated supervision committee on the gambling industry, who was the first debater, briefly introduced the background, definition, and role of the audit committee, and said, "The audit committee was created to eradicate illegal gambling games at the time of its launch, but the government did not recognize the right to crack down on illegal gambling and focused on institutional regulation of the legal sector." In addition, he stressed, "We are grateful for the fact that the National Assembly created this event, with a crackdown team on illegal gambling scheduled to be formed soon within the audit committee. Budget, organization and cooperation are needed for cracking down on illegal gambling in the future."
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:48 AM
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Kang Seok-gu, a researcher at the Korea Institute for Criminal Policy, expressed concern about the policy direction of the Gambling Industry Integration Supervision Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Audit Committee), which was launched in the wake of the so-called "Sea Story" incident in 2006. The Audit and Inspection Committee, which expected to carry out management and supervision of the remnants of the gambling industry along with the legal and illegal markets, pointed out that it has been focusing only on the control of the legal gambling industry. It analyzed that the illegal market has rapidly spread to illegal gambling and illegal sports betting through mobile and the Internet. It estimated that the current illegal market in Korea is worth 100 trillion won and urged the Audit and Inspection Committee to conduct regular surveys on illegal gambling and come up with policies to absorb the illegal market as much as possible into the legal market.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:44 AM
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Of course, there are some instructors who are not basic. I've experienced several such instructors. It taught me a long time and often disappeared without saying anything when I wanted to use it. As an operator, I had no countermeasures. Still, I endured well without playing tricks. A true wife-in-law among the instructors married our son and became a daughter-in-law. Since the family ran the horse-riding course together, the horse-riding business has been more stable since then. Today is not the only day for horseback riding. Even if we lose money right now, we need to operate the horse-riding course based on the standard of the rider, thinking that tomorrow will be a plus. That's why development is slow. As I said earlier, it is most important to keep the principle and principle. If you talk about it with your own mind, you have no power in the words.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:44 AM
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Then, an FTA was concluded with the United States. Now, I thought I could not even do a meat-eating business. I asked my son, who was in the meat-eating business, if he wanted to run a horse-riding business. The son also said he would try to see if he thought the horse-riding business had a vision rather than a meat-eating business. Then, he asked me to get a horse-riding instructor's license. That's how after my son obtained the horse-riding instructor's license, I started the horse-riding business in earnest in 2007. We operate the system thinking about what the horse-riders want, not my standards. It is natural as a business operator to generate profits. However, even though it is a little difficult, it is important to keep the principles. If you take this out and that out because it is difficult now, it is a vicious cycle.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:38 AM
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In Korea, horse racing was mainly focused on betting, so the broadcast itself was too much based on numbers. However, if we are to make progress toward a properly developed country of horse racing, we need to have horse racing centered on horses and there should be a broadcast that calls out the name of a horse at the beginning. In fact, it is much easier to broadcast than in foreign countries because Korea uses horse racing and purple. However, I believe that this should eventually be changed to face-to-face. I know the words in the first and second grades so well that it is not that difficult to memorize, but in the case of the lower grades, it is very difficult. The broadcast that I really want to say is a broadcast that carries emotions and soul like in foreign countries.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:32 AM
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That's right. There are a lot of things I envy. In the past, the broadcast voice was very important because Internet betting was done in the HD video quality part mentioned earlier. Therefore, even if there was a small mistake, there would be harsh complaints. I think it's good to debut in a good environment and a well-grounded environment. The advice I want to give to junior announcers is that the technical part is important when broadcasting, but above all, please put your heart into it. I want to do that, too. I think it comes out naturally because the horse power is so good. I'm always very interested in it, and I'm still studying ahead of every race. I always assume what this week's issue will be, and what information can be given to the fans when the person concerned does well.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:27 AM
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According to the script I prepared, this horse had to remain in the lead until the finish line and win. I was so embarrassed that I kept shouting that the horse was leading, but I managed to call the horse correctly at the moment I crossed the finish line. Sometimes you see the wrong number, but in that case, you have to change the number quickly in the middle and broadcast it. Especially at the moment when you cross the finish line, you need to focus. It's when it rains and the sand clumps together and flies when it's most difficult. When sand sticks to grasp Marbeon by looking at the purple color, it is difficult to distinguish numbers over 10, especially No. 1, No. 11, No. 2, and No. 12, especially in such weather, it is often difficult to distinguish between the jockey uniforms because they are covered in sand. There are not many riders with similar jockey uniforms.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:24 AM
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As a result, the International Symposium to Prevent the Spread of Illegal Gambling, which will be held for the first time in Korea at a timely time, will be a meaningful time, and we hope that this symposium, in which a large number of domestic and foreign experts participated, will serve as a venue for practical discussions on the management of illegal gambling in Korea. We will listen to the good opinions of experts presented through the international symposium and try to reflect them in the legislature," he said, announcing that as the illegal gambling industry flourishes, funds that will be returned to society through the HKJC are being used as funds for criminal organizations. The reasons for the popularity of the illegal market include high refund rates, rebates, and credit betting, competitiveness that is far from the institutional gambling industry, securing technology levels to avoid crackdowns, and aggressive marketing.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:24 AM
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Minister Yoo Ki-joon stressed, "Since each cruise tourist spends about 1,000 dollars, it has the same added value as handling 10 containers." If 3 million people use the casino, it will generate economic inducement effect of more than 3 trillion won (3 billion U.S. dollars) annually. Moreover, if Koreans are allowed to enter the casino on board, the economic effect is estimated to exceed 4 trillion won (4 billion dollars). There are also strong voices of criticism over the ministry's push to use casinos on board by Koreans. The ministry has selected the development of cruise and marina industries as a core task of the ministry since 2013, and has been particularly obsessed with open casinos on board. However, it was buried under the surface of the Ferry Sewol last year, when the first anniversary of the Ferry Sewol passed a Cabinet meeting, along with the lifting decision and the enforcement ordinance of the Special Sewol Act, it was quickly brought up again.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:22 AM
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So I practiced explaining the surrounding situation continuously even when I was sitting still. Driving was the best practice timing. The situation on the road is actually no different from racing. "AXTE is entering from the first lane to the second lane, and TX is trying to put it on the outside." I aimed to get used to it completely so as not to panic or make a mistake in any emergency situation by practicing continuing to speak. It is true that there was a strong tendency to be boorish because it was a space for girls and the number of fans was overwhelming. From the perspective of the horseradish society, I was that careful and I fully sympathized with that point. When the fans fully agreed, I thought it was right to debut, and thankfully, more than 70% of the fans approved it. Rather, the vote became a weapon for me.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:20 AM
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After the panel discussion, a question-and-answer session continued with the audience.The legal enforcement industry is managed and supervised by related laws in each field, but it is suffering from the double regulation of rooftop houses due to the Audit and Inspection Committee Act." Kim Moon-young, the publisher of this newspaper, asked Park Sung-ki, the secretary-general of the Audit and Inspection Committee, "Why don't we change the inspection committee to the illegal gambling management and supervision committee in accordance with the significance of its launch, as we need to increase the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry to prevent the spread of illegal gambling?"
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 05:18 AM
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The process of getting to know one person through the medium of broadcasting made me learn and realize a lot of things. In addition, I remember the series that was conducted under the title of on-site tour. I always feel this while working here, but the fans seem to be full of misunderstandings and distrust that can't be helped as they watch the horse race while betting money. At that time, the level was so severe that I desperately wanted to show them the live scene. I hoped that the beads, will, passion, and hardships of the officials I capture could dispel any misunderstandings from the fans. It was a 15-minute broadcast made with horses and characters as the main characters, and I think it was a time when I was able to run around a lot and grow up by meeting many people.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 04:58 AM