Korean casino to chip in for gamblers’ losses

A South Korean court has ordered a casino to repay about half the losses suffered by two problem gamblers, AFP reports. The two punters lost a total 2.47 billion won (MOP16.9 million) over two years, a court official said yesterday. The Seoul casino, which can legally only admit foreigners, was accused of issuing the two players free Bolivian residency cards. “The casino bears 50 percent responsibility for soliciting the plaintiffs to gamble at a foreigners-only casino even after knowing they were addicts,” said a court spokesman. “But the plaintiffs also bear responsibility for going to the casino and gambling excessively.” The court also sentenced two casino employees to suspended jail terms for violating passport legislation.