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According to a survey conducted by the Audit and Inspection Committee, the size of illegal gambling, which reached 53 trillion won in 2008, surged to 75 trillion won in four years due to excessive regulations on legal businesses such as the total sales system, restrictions on the number of business sites, adjustment of the purchase cap, and prohibition of online sales. If electronic cards are fully introduced and regulations on legal businesses are strengthened, the size of illegal gambling in 2018 is expected to increase out of control due to the balloon effect. In fact, according to the "Research Service on the Effect of Introducing Electronic Cards for Voting Rights" conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration in December 2013, 38.44% of the respondents said they would use illegal gambling sites when introducing electronic cards.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:38 AM
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With the expansion of the Martha's Facility in 2007, the company introduced an advanced horse industry in Korea, focusing on horse welfare by conducting patrols and training before joining the racetrack. In 2006, Yahudi, the winner of the Japan Cup, was introduced as a seed horse, and Ecton Park, the boomer of Mr. Park, who set the record of winning the most consecutive victories in Korean horse racing. Believing that he will never reach God unless he gets out of poverty, he was awarded the Korean Stone Pagoda Industrial Medal in 1972 and the Magsai Award in 1975. For his service for more than 60 years, he was awarded the Peony Medal of the Order of Merit and was named the winner of the Irish Presidential Award in 2014.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:37 AM
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Although the Board of Audit and Inspection is pushing for results and the chairman said that it will be applied to all legal enforcement industries without exception in January, he changed his words in just 15 days, excluding lottery tickets." Hyun Myung-kwan, chairman of the board, agrees with the call of the times and policy objectives of consolidating the gambling industry. However, electronic cards are an unprecedented regulation that assumes that all horse racing customers are potential gambling addicts. There are also many alternatives such as limiting the number of people and using the Internet. A thorough analysis of the ripple effects of the policy should be preceded," he said.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:36 AM
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In 1959, he also created a sewing factory called Hallim Vertical to provide jobs to more than 1,300 women.In 1970, the clinic was opened to provide free medical treatment to patients with extreme poverty. In 1962, the clinic created the first Hallym Credit Cooperative in Jeju Island and the first in a rural area in Korea. It also established social welfare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, kindergartens, senior citizens' colleges, and youth training facilities with proceeds from the ranching project. In March 2002, the clinic reopened as a hospice-centered Seong Isidol welfare clinic. Thanks to the support of its members and the support of the Isidol Rural Business Development Association, it is operating the clinic for free.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:32 AM
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Born in 1928 in Letterken, Donegol, South Island, Father McGrinch arrived in Busan at the age of 25 in 1953 after receiving a new service in 1951. After moving to Suncheon, he served as an aide to Suncheon Cathedral for five months and came to Jeju in 1954 as a missionary of the St. Golom Outpost Missionary Church and took the post at the Hallim Public Office of Central Headquarters. Father McGrinch, who witnessed the reality of Jeju, which was struggling with poverty due to the Jeju April 3 incident and the Korean War, took the lead in modernization by laying the foundation for cattle farming and establishing social welfare facilities.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:27 AM
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Chung Myung-chae, the new representative, served as a transition member of President Roh Moo Hyun's presidency and secretary for farming and fishing villages in the Blue House, and served as the 5th president of the Korea University of Agriculture and Fisheries and as a representative of the Korea Rural Welfare Forum. He took office as the chairman of the Rural Hope Foundation with the KRA in March and has a special relationship with the horse industry, so he is considered a key figure who will combine our agricultural and rural communities with the horse industry. At the time of his career as the vice president of the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute, he attended the "Discussion on Improving the Horse Racing Tax System for the Development
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:25 AM
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Although the current situation in the agricultural industry is a crisis, since agriculture is a life industry, "groundbreaking policies and national support are needed to revive our life industry and maintain stable farm income and rural communities." Referring to the need to change the philosophy of agricultural policy and introduce an innovation system, he said, "The people should highlight the justification of government support, citing the need for a price in efforts to strengthen the public interest function of farmers," adding, "It is a time when the role of the National Agricultural Forum as well as farmers' organizations and civic groups is expected.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:21 AM
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Although the Board of Audit and Inspection is pushing for results and the chairman said that it will be applied to all legal enforcement industries without exception in January, he changed his words in just 15 days, excluding lottery tickets." Hyun Myung-kwan, chairman of the board, agrees with the call of the times and policy objectives of consolidating the gambling industry. However, electronic cards are an unprecedented regulation that assumes that all horse racing customers are potential gambling addicts. There are also many alternatives such as limiting the number of people and using the Internet. A thorough analysis of the ripple effects of the policy should be preceded," he said.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:19 AM
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CEO Kim Byung-hong said, "If the horse racing refund rate is raised, the issue that the union claims can be implemented," and added, "I hope that the union will leave the work to the union, and the KCTU will actively engage in a struggle to raise the refund rate." In addition, he said that the increase in the refund rate is "the only way the KCTU can really help the union," and that "I think we should know that there is a big pie that will go to the managers." Lastly, when looking at the situation from the perspective of horse racing fans and customers, most of whom earn less than 2 million won a month, he said, "I don't think we should pay off the customers' poor pockets and meet the greed of assistant teachers and managers,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:18 AM
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Although the Board of Audit and Inspection is pushing for results and the chairman said that it will be applied to all legal enforcement industries without exception in January, he changed his words in just 15 days, excluding lottery tickets." Hyun Myung-kwan, chairman of the board, agrees with the call of the times and policy objectives of consolidating the gambling industry. However, electronic cards are an unprecedented regulation that assumes that all horse racing customers are potential gambling addicts. There are also many alternatives such as limiting the number of people and using the Internet. A thorough analysis of the ripple effects of the policy should be preceded," he said.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:17 AM
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Since last year, officials of the KCTU have been stationed at the Gyeongnam Race Park in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province, and they know that it has affected many people, adding that the KCTU, a high-ranking group representing the union, did not lead the strike, but said, "At this point, there is only one thing that a KCTU official should do."No horse official insisted on raising the refund rate, and lamented the situation in which everyone only made their case even though it was unclear whether it would change even if everyone stepped up and took the lead in raising the refund rate,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:15 AM
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I know it's not an easy position. There may be shortcomings in many ways, but I want to present my own strengths of experience. In fact, I think I have strengths in social life. I was lucky to have many opportunities to serve as the head of a group in my social life, starting with ROTC. It was by no means easy for member companies to serve as the heads of more than 10,000 associations. Like the face-to-face associations, they were each the head of a company, and coordinating their opinions and solving them is different from simply leading subordinates. It is not a structure that is implemented by giving orders from the top. He struggled to gather everyone's opinions, and fortunately, he was praised for bringing the association together without a single unsavory incident. I think this experience is a strength that is second to none.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:13 AM
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First of all, CEO Kim Byung-hong said about the indefinite strike by the Busan Gyeongnam Racing Park branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Authority, saying, "Don't instigate people for your own benefit by encouraging people who have done their best in their duties, such as managers, facilities, and beautification." Regarding the strike, he said, "Even if it is the right of the KCTU, you should know that horse racing is a completely different industry from other manufacturing and service industries," stressing that focusing only on income distribution rather than competition, leaving behind the fairness of horse racing through free competition, does not go well with the horse racing system.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:11 AM
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The selection match will be held in a three-round manner over three days, including May 31st, June 2nd, and 4th. I have participated in the Incheon Asian Games and know how it feels, so I want to try again. I will do my best as much as I have come with a lot of help, and I hope I can return to Belgium with a smile. I really hope that Korean horseback riding will develop in the future, and for it to develop, we need a Korean horse rider who attracts attention and shines in Europe. I hope that player becomes me, and I am confident that I will work that hard. That's how I want to hear that Korean athletes can ride horses so well in Europe.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:06 AM
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I know it's not an easy position. There may be shortcomings in many ways, but I want to present my own strengths of experience. In fact, I think I have strengths in social life. I was lucky to have many opportunities to serve as the head of a group in my social life, starting with ROTC. It was by no means easy for member companies to serve as the heads of more than 10,000 associations. Like the face-to-face associations, they were each the head of a company, and coordinating their opinions and solving them is different from simply leading subordinates. It is not a structure that is implemented by giving orders from the top. He struggled to gather everyone's opinions, and fortunately, he was praised for bringing the association together without a single unsavory incident. I think this experience is a strength that is second to none.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:01 AM
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Europe is a completely different horseback riding system from Korea and is the birthplace of horseback riding, so I am here and active. Since I was young, I thought that I should ride well in Korea and advance to Europe later. I think they treated me well to work hard. After studying, I have tried so hard that I can only ride horses and ride horses again. I represented Korea at the Asaan Games in Incheon and went out to Europe, and I realized again that I have a long way to go. I think he recognized me in the process. Since horseback riding is a sport that takes a long time to meet expectations, the gold medalist in equestrian event at the Rio Olympics is 53, so I will try my best to meet the expectations.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 05:01 AM
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In fact, I didn't even dream of the chairman because there were senior faces like Giraffe. Instead, as an executive of the Faces Association, I helped him find rights and interests. Meanwhile, last year's events on the horse racing innovation plan broke out on an annual basis, and I felt that this should not be the case. There should be one strong voice, but it rarely progressed, and I thought someone should make sacrifices for the people facing it. Meanwhile, a young person around me suggested the chairman's position, saying, "Shouldn't we take a more dynamic and active attitude while running from an important position of service?" I refused several times, but watching the situation turn, I was angry. I dared to jump in with the idea of having a shot. I'm confident in running with my feet.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:59 AM
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Guess Korea sponsored in-kind so that I could exercise comfortably. In Europe, the horse industry plays an industrial role so that there is a saying that cash circulates because of horses. There is a circular structure, such as producing and training young horses and then selling them, or buying and growing and reselling them as young horses. In addition, there are cases where players with good horses participate in competitions and produce excellent records and sell them at high prices. It cannot be said uniformly, and it varies greatly. It is like a stock. When horses are young, they buy relatively cheap, grow and sell them again, and as this process is repeated, farmers also make some profit.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:55 AM
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We'll start from here. The media will move when the two sides talk about the refund rate and act on it, and furthermore, the institutions will pay attention. It will be a long and long journey, but I think it is worth it if we can be recognized for our existence on the journey. It is not easy to grasp horse racing from a balanced perspective. In some ways, they often talk only from their own point of view, such as touching a blind elephant. You have to learn a sense of balance outside of horse racing, which will help you feel the fun of horse racing and make purchase decisions. Even if it is difficult to understand horse racing in the short term, I hope you can be patient and look at it from a balanced ㅍ perspective.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:53 AM
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However, the horses that played during the 2014 Asian Games are not circulating and they are saying as they are. If companies and others apply, I think horses will be circulated and a better riding environment and horse-riding culture will be created. Of course. It is an important point, but it is somewhat difficult for the players if the association is not operating normally. In my case, I am working out in Europe, so the exact date of the selection match was important. For the selection match, I had to come to Korea from Europe, but it was difficult to get in shape because I was undecided, and I set a date to go to Korea almost this time. It's because you can't go to tomorrow, and you have to go through a quarantine.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:51 AM
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He is working out in Belgium, Europe. He is coached by coach Leaven Divos, who was a Belgian champion. I have been with Coach Leven since I was young, and I have received a lot of help. He also helped me a lot physically and mentally until I came to Korea and got a horse for the selection match. It is not common. Obviously, it was not an easy case. In my case, I had to travel from Europe to Korea, and the cost of transporting horses was not easy. An air container is required to transport horses, and it costs more than 40 million won for a round trip. I came to Korea with a lot of help, but I will work hard with the mindset that I will be selected. I started my career in Europe right after the 2014 Incheon Asian Games,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:48 AM
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My wife had no relationship with horses. I met her through an introduction, and as we went on a date and hung out together, my wife naturally became familiar with horses. I bought three horses and went on a lot of dates together, but that's what I've come to this far. I gave my children a ride on a horse date, and seeing them was good for each other, and those things continued. I'm grateful to my wife. I hope that the couple will work hard together and will be of great help in revitalizing youth horse riding, and they also have a desire to become role models for youth horse riding clubs in Korea. In the future, I want to open a chain named after our horse riding club.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:44 AM
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Our horse-riding ground does not even receive student horse-riding support, but it is running well. It is because I played hard. What I felt in the field was that it is an area that has enough potential if I work hard. I started the business with three horses at the beginning, but now it is 23, including medium-sized horses. Explain the process of growing from the beginning to the present. We really ran with our bodies. There were times when it rained 50,000 won a day, and there were times when it rained a lot. There were times when I burned a lot, 500,000 won, but he said he was happy at the same time. The reason I started like that was recognized for my efforts,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:40 AM
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Although it is said that the gap between Korea and Japan is 50 years old, there is no guarantee that in 50 years, we will be able to keep up with the current level of Japan. This is because the market itself is different. Japan, which has numerous central and local racetracks, and Korea, which has only three racetracks, have a different structure itself. I think we should recognize these inconvenient truths and design a new model of our country based on these conditions. This year is the 23rd year since we met when the individual face-to-face system was launched. I have experienced a lot while watching all the twists and turns of horse racing. There have been many twists, but the reason I have faced each other so far is because I am fascinated by horse racing. Do you remember the wonderful horse that a cowboy rode in the western movie as a child? When I see a horse that grew up with my touch and attention running in a race, I feel the joy of my child winning first place at the sports day.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:39 AM
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He was thinking about it vaguely, but he started to go out because he got contact from a camping site or a school, but now his activities have expanded. There are calls from schools for the disabled asking if they can ride rehabilitation horses, and inquiries asking if they can ride experience horse riding at vocational schools. He also contacted me from Seoul, which is more than 60 kilometers away, which was embarrassing because it was far away, but he also went out more for social contribution than profit. Profit is important, but I think horse racing companies themselves need to lower the barriers to awareness of horseback riding and make efforts to reach out to the public.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 04:38 AM