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While horseback riding, I began to connect directly with the horse. As I touched and rode the horses myself, I found myself unknowingly captivated by their charm. I always read books and watched videos about horses, and I searched for various educational programs, nurturing a dream of raising a horse. After graduating from university, I happened to get a contract position at Jeju Fattening Farm. While working, I saw and learned a great deal about horses and acquired knowledge. After the contract ended, I began seriously raising the horse.

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Minister Yoo Ki-joon emphasized, “Since each cruise tourist spends about $1,000, it has added value comparable to processing 10 containers.” If 3 million people use it, it would generate an economic ripple effect of more than 3 trillion won annually. Moreover, if domestic residents are allowed access to shipboard casinos, the economic effect is estimated to exceed 4 trillion won.There are also considerable voices of criticism against the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ push to allow domestic residents to use onboard casinos.Since 2013, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has designated the promotion of the cruise and marina industries as a key task for the ministry, and has shown a particularly strong obsession with onboard open casinos.

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There is a lack of knowledge and experience in personnel management and government policy necessary for running a ranch. I thought I knew a fair amount of speech and had studied a lot, but raising it myself turned out to be different from what I had imagined. I had dreamed of a life where I could run and play with words and live at ease. But in reality, besides horse management, there are many tasks to do such as pasture management, facility management, and government support, so there are many difficulties.

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Kim Moon-young, publisher of this paper, said, “The legal private industry is managed and supervised under relevant laws in each sector, but it is struggling under the double regulation of overlapping regulations imposed by the Private School Discrimination Investigation Act. To prevent the spread of illegal gambling, we need to strengthen the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry, so I asked Park Sung-ki, Secretary General of the Gambling Supervisory Commission, “How about changing the name of the commission to the Illegal Gambling Management and Supervision Commission to better reflect its significance in launching?”Regarding this, Secretary-General Park Sung-ki said, "If the Disciplinary Committee Act is abolished, there will be confusion among the public. It was stated that a second “Bada Story” incident could be repeated, and “In the long term, the Disciplinary Committee needs special judicial authority over illegal gambling.”

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Following the keynote presentations, a panel discussion involving experts from various fields was held, where a wide range of opinions were put forward on preventing the spread of illegal gambling in Korea.Park Sung-ki, Secretary General of the Integrated Supervision Commission on Gambling, who took the floor as the first discussant, briefly introduced the background, definition, and role of the commission, and said, “Although the commission was created at its inception to eradicate illegal gambling games, during its development it was not recognized as having enforcement authority, so it ended up focusing less on cracking down on illegal gambling and more on imposing institutional regulation on the legal aspects.” Also, “A task force for cracking down on illegal gambling is scheduled to be formed soon within the Disciplinary Committee, and I am grateful that the National Assembly created this opportunity.”

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Over the past five years, a horse industry project was launched as a government policy. As far as I know, it first began between 2011 and 2012, and if the first five years were spent creating 500 equestrian venues and training specialized equestrian personnel as part of the initial project, it seems that the five-year plan for the future development of equestrianism is currently at a standstill.Therefore, I think we need to transform the drifting project into a virtuous cycle structure that can encompass everything, including the sales market.

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Last year it was held on the lawn course, and this year it took place at the Sonopellice Equestrian Club. We also wanted to introduce and show Sono Felice Riding Club to the public, and it is true that last year, due to inconveniences with the practice arena and other facilities, we were unable to provide the horses with the best possible environment. This year, we played in a dedicated field so that the horses could compete in their best condition. Although it lacked the beauty and style of a grass field, competing in a dedicated venue allowed for a focused and compact match,

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However, Daemyung is striving not only to broaden the base of equestrianism but also to maintain the original spirit of “Mayon Eohos.” We plan to continue developing the meeting of sports and culture without being swayed by any external pressures.Kim Hong-chul, the director who once served as the head coach of the national equestrian team, was seen not leaving the venue for three days in a row while the May On-a-Horse/2017 Daemyung Cup CSI3* was taking place. Before the obstacle course, he personally continued explaining the course to the audience,

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Compared to baseball, which has risen to become one of Korea’s representative sports, the popularization of equestrianism may sound like a distant prospect. However, during the second edition, the audience’s enthusiastic response and attention witnessed on site convinced us that the popularization of equestrianism was not far off, and it became the driving force behind organizing “May On Eohos 2017.” Going forward, Daemyung Group intends to lead efforts to popularize equestrianism by combining the diverse cultures loved by the public with equestrianism.

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My lower body holds up better than others, and I have good strength.Compared to my debut, I’ve become less rushed and more relaxed even while racing. As my perspective broadened, I developed the insight to be prepared for whatever situation may come.It was the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor’s Cup Classic Horse Racing Tournament held in October 2016. I thought I had entered first riding the wave of the “Halla Yeongsan” hype, but I ended up second because of the nose difference.

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As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries pushes to allow domestic nationals to use cruise ship casinos, it is expected to have a considerable impact on the domestic legal gambling industry as well.In particular, the horse racing industry, whose revenue has been declining under the weight of negative public perception and the government’s strict regulations, which have drained its growth momentum and are being overtaken by the growth of competing gambling businesses such as sports toto, lotteries, and casinos, is highly likely to take a direct hit.Because cruise ship casinos allow customers to stay overnight for at least three days while accessing them, the outflow of horse racing customers is expected to be inevitable.

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During the process of training to ride a colt, it fell together with the horse and got run over by it, getting injured. Since then, I developed aftereffects from my ankle. Even now, I can’t run at full speed. There is currently no major impact on Gyeongju, but at the time it had an impact. My ankle was swollen from a ligament tear and fracture, but because I wanted to keep riding for the race, I said I had a sprain. Limping, I tried to ride even one more horse. At that time, a full recovery was not properly achieved, so there are still slight aftereffects present now.

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Moreover, when the “Act on the Promotion and Support of the Cruise Industry,” which allowed onboard cruises, was being reviewed in the National Assembly, criticism is pouring in because, when concerns about gambling were raised, he promised to “strictly limit entry to nationals,” only to reverse his position just three months later after the law passed the National Assembly this February.Discord is already arising even in coordination among government ministries. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which oversees approval authority, bluntly stated that it has never considered allowing domestic nationals to use onboard casinos. This is because allowing domestic nationals to use casinos is prohibited under current law.

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We horse racing people have many wishes. Among the world’s 49 professional horse racing countries, they attended to convey the hopes of many in the racing community, including calls for a reduction in the brutal tax that effectively exceeds 50% and for the revival of online betting. The two main points that horse racing enthusiasts, mainly in the Busan area, signed were the revival of online betting and a reduction in taxes related to horse racing. As one of the horse racing professionals and also as an executive of the association

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As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries pushes to allow domestic nationals to use cruise ship casinos, it is expected to have a considerable impact on the domestic legal gambling industry as well.In particular, the horse racing industry, whose revenue has been declining under the weight of negative public perception and the government’s strict regulations, which have drained its growth momentum and are being overtaken by the growth of competing gambling businesses such as sports toto, lotteries, and casinos, is highly likely to take a direct hit.Because cruise ship casinos allow customers to stay overnight for at least three days while accessing them, the outflow of horse racing customers is expected to be inevitable.

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The Korea Racing Authority should also make great efforts, but those who run the country need to take an interest and keep a close eye on it. Since Korean horse racing is also making its way onto the international stage as G2, it is also necessary to create many conditions befitting that. I hope you will provide much support and attention so that the environment for horse racing in Korea can improve further. I also hope that the state and the Korea Racing Authority will pay attention to improving welfare and human rights issues concerning horse-related personnel, especially handlers.

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If the environment and culture of horse racing are improved so that horse racing can be enjoyed as a leisure activity, and the horse racing industry is revitalized through this, the horse industry will also become more active. I believe that revitalizing the horse industry can also provide great benefits to our society.First of all, I think it would be wonderful if the next government would listen to the demands of horse racing fans and reflect them in legislation. Many people, including horse racing fans, signed it,

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Currently, the payout rate of horse racing in our country is 73%, which is far too low compared with the OECD average. Even in Japan, it becomes 75.1%, and in Hong Kong, 78.1%. In countries like the United Kingdom or Australia, it reaches as high as 89%. Our country takes too many taxes off people. On top of that, there are many horse racing taxes, including a 100% increase in entrance fees, double taxation at more than 100 times the rate, and refunds exceeding 2 million won. So the content is that horse racing taxes should be reduced.

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Horse racing is a sport that can be fully enjoyed as a leisure activity. The reason for organizing this gathering today is to improve the negative image of horse racing, which is perceived by people as gambling despite being fully enjoyable as a leisure activity. In addition, it is to create a public forum to discuss tax issues unfavorable to us horse racing fans and the reintroduction of online betting ticket sales. I stopped online betting ticket sales around 2009, and I thought that such a public discussion platform might be necessary to bring online sales back into practice.

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Just because it’s called a riding horse doesn’t mean you expect it to be at the level of what equestrian athletes ride; it’s meant to be comfortable to ride. Six months is enough. Six months can be long, or it can be short. I think if you focus on the process, it could be done in three or four months.In the case of Hallama, it is currently 4 to 500 million won per bird. After three to four months of training, the price rises to as high as 8 to 9 million won. It is the value of a trained horse. As long as the training system works properly, it doesn’t suffer any loss.

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Build part of the horse there so that Jeju horses can enter, be trained, receive training on the main course, and then come.For farms that lack well-equipped facilities, the Jeju Horse Producers Association has independently secured a certain amount of provincial funds to operate the Seongeup Breeding Center. We are renovating the facilities. Although a mid- to long-term roadmap has been established, infrastructure is necessary for the hiring criteria based on the process to be implemented.

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They estimated that Korea’s illegal markets currently amount to 100 trillion won and urged the Gambling Supervision Commission to conduct regular surveys on illegal gambling and to develop policies aimed at absorbing illegal markets as much as possible into legal markets. He emphasized that to bring the demand from illegal markets and the gambling industry flowing overseas into the legal market, the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry must be secured through improvements in refund rates, betting methods, and other measures, while also establishing an intergovernmental crackdown system to bring the funds that have formed an underground economy to the surface and utilize them as social capital.

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Since last year, the province, the Jeju Horse Producers Association, and the Korea Racing Authority have come together to carry out the project. Although it was in the early stages, it was persuaded of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and eventually reached the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, but the special zone funds were not sufficiently provided. Through another route, we secured 400 million won in national funds and 400 million won in provincial funds, but as the project progressed, various internal regulations and legal issues made it impossible to use them.

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Minister Yoo Ki-joon emphasized, “Since each cruise tourist spends about $1,000, it has added value comparable to processing 10 containers.” If 3 million people use it, it would generate an economic ripple effect of more than 3 trillion won annually. Moreover, if domestic residents are allowed access to shipboard casinos, the economic effect is estimated to exceed 4 trillion won.There are also considerable voices of criticism against the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ push to allow domestic residents to use onboard casinos.Since 2013, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has designated the promotion of the cruise and marina industries as a key task for the ministry, and has shown a particularly strong obsession with onboard open casinos.

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Kim Moon-young, publisher of this paper, said, “The legal private industry is managed and supervised under relevant laws in each sector, but it is struggling under the double regulation of overlapping regulations imposed by the Private School Discrimination Investigation Act. To prevent the spread of illegal gambling, we need to strengthen the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry, so I asked Park Sung-ki, Secretary General of the Gambling Supervisory Commission, “How about changing the name of the commission to the Illegal Gambling Management and Supervision Commission to better reflect its significance in launching?”Regarding this, Secretary-General Park Sung-ki said, "If the Disciplinary Committee Act is abolished, there will be confusion among the public. It was stated that a second “Bada Story” incident could be repeated, and “In the long term, the Disciplinary Committee needs special judicial authority over illegal gambling.”