China accuses South Korean casinos of luring Chinese gamblers with prostitution

China’s government has accused casinos on South Korea’s Jeju Island of luring Chinese gamblers with a prostitution price list.

On Monday, China’s state-run television network China Central Television (CCTV) ran an exposé in which Jeju’s casinos did not come off well. The report showed what it claimed was a contract that promised sexual services in exchange for buying a certain volume of gaming chips at Jeju casinos.

For instance, buying RMB 100k (US $15,700) worth of chips would entitle a gambler to a massage. Spending twice that sum earned a “one-time service” from an aspiring Korean model or actress, while spending RMB 500k got you three days worth of, ahem, servicing.

The report claimed the documents were confiscated from Korean and Chinese recruiters during this summer’s raids on travel offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hebei and Jiangsu. A total of 13 South Koreans and 34 Chinese were rounded up for allegedly offering illicit perks to Chinese gamblers willing to travel to casinos on Jeju. China’s Ministry of Public Security declares it a crime to organize international travel for more than 10 people for the purpose of gambling.