The police are intensifying efforts to combat ticket scalping during the professional baseball postseason.
According to Yonhap News on October 13, the National Police Agency announced that it will conduct joint crackdowns starting October 14 around baseball stadiums in Seoul, Daegu, Gwangju, and Suwon, where postseason games will be held, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
In addition to the crackdown on scalping, the campaign will also promote crime prevention efforts against youth cyber gambling and voice phishing.
Previously, penalties for on-site ticket scalping were limited to a fine of 160,000 won under the Minor Offenses Act. However, with the implementation of the revised National Sports Promotion Act, habitual or commercial scalping can now result in up to one year in prison or fines of up to 10 million won.
A police official stated, "We will strictly crack down on illegal ticket sales that exploit fans and undermine fair viewing opportunities, and we will continue to work with relevant agencies to establish a desirable viewing culture."
Meanwhile, the fifth-place Doosan Bears will face LG on October 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in the wildcard playoff, marking the start of the postseason.
Doosan must win both games in the wildcard playoff, which can last up to two games, to advance to the semi-playoffs. LG can advance to the semi-playoffs with just one tie in the two games.
KIA will host the winner of the wildcard playoff for the first and second games of the semi-playoffs on October 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju.
The second-place Samsung Lions will face the semi-playoff winner in the playoffs (best of five) starting with Game 1 on October 25 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park.
The regular season champion kt wiz will compete against the playoff winner in the Korean Series (best of seven), which will begin on November 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Suwon KT Wiz Park.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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