Mooncheol: Controversial Game Betting Culture in League of Legends

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‘Mooncheol’, a new betting culture, is very popular in League of Legends

If we fight at a game, we go to BJ and ask, “Who played worse?”
Application to determine the percentage of defects involved in millions of winners
After making a decision, BJ takes off the ‘commission’ and gives the money to the winner.

Name: Han Moon-cheol Owner: Outrage over “fake gambling”
Legal world: “Gambling crime and gambling establishment can be established”

Lawyer Moon-cheol Han raises his voice after encountering a new game betting culture called ‘Moon-cheol’ during a live broadcast on YouTube on the 4th. / Photo = YouTube Hanmuncheol TV “Mooncheol ㄱㄱ?”

The popular game ‘League of Legends’ (LOL), which was adopted as an official event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, involves five people forming a team. For this reason, when a game doesn’t go as expected, a fierce ‘blame it on you’ battle breaks out between team members. We usually fight about ‘I did a good job’ or ‘You did a bad job’. It’s like how car owners who have been in a road accident argue about the percentage of fault. Recently, the name ‘Mooncheol’, named after the lawyer Mooncheol Han, has become popular among LoL users, causing controversy. ‘Mooncheol’ is a new betting culture in the game that requires experts (skilled people) to find out who is most to blame in a losing game and what is called ‘donation to lose’ When not you like the play, recommend’. Mooncheol’ to a teammate. / Photo = TikTok’s ‘Mooncheol’ is a song in which a member of an opposing team asks other team members, “Do you want to play Mooncheol?”, ” Do you want to play Mooncheol?” The deal ended by chatting and saying things like this. Those who agree on ‘Mooncheol’ go to the live broadcast of a skilled streamer (BJ) and make a request. “BJ, please Muncheol.” ‘I had a fight with my partner in the game.

BJ plays the role of lawyer Han Moon-cheol, who receives traffic accident video reports from viewers and determines the percentage of faults. That is why it is called ‘Mooncheol’. Even while working on other broadcast content, BJs are happy to receive a request for ‘Mooncheol’ with a big smile. This is because the raw blame battle between users who are completely immersed in the game is exciting content that is guaranteed to be successful. Looking at it up to this point, it seems to be a form of gaming culture for users who enjoy games. But why the controversy? This is because users play ‘Mooncheol’ and bet with real money. The ‘stake’ varies widely, from as little as 50,000 won each to as many as several million won LoL Muncheol related videos can be easily searched on YouTube. / Photo = YouTube The general process is as follows. First, BJ receives the same amount of money from two users into his account before watching the game to confirm negligence. After that, BJ watches the match and decides which of the two was the least at fault. Finally, BJ deducts a certain portion of the total amount as ‘commission’ and gives the remaining money to the user.

One Roll BJ told Hankyung.com, “Just like lawyers get a fee, BJs also get compensated for investing their airtime and showcasing their expertise,” and added, “ The commission rate for each BJ is different. . “Customers who win and earn money give BJ extra support,” he explained. Attorney General Han Moon-cheol was very angry when he recently learned that his name was being used in this new culture. In his YouTube live broadcast on the 4th, he said, “What are you doing in my name? I have consulted on more than 200,000 cases so far, and not all of them are free and “It’s a scam, isn’t it? The police are investigating? My parents are the ones in the world.” “Why are you cheating and gambling with the name you gave me to help you?” said the lawyer Han Moon-cheol, writing his name in Chinese characters, saying that his parents gave him a valuable name. / Photo = YouTube Han Moon-cheol TV Like Han, the legal community is den idea that this kind of behavior could be against the current law (gambling crime and gambling establishment crime).

Kim Ga-heon, a lawyer at Ilho Law Firm, said, “Gambling is recognized only when winning or losing is determined by unexpected circumstances and coincidence. In the course of a role-playing game, it seems to be ‘who was at fault’. being a subjective and uncertain situation for each party,” he said, “In this case, it is also a gambling crime.

Hong Min-seong, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]