Starting March 13 (Thursday), it's possible to purchase up to 100,000 won per round through Betman.

This policy implements the expansion of real-name purchases for the voting rights business aimed at healthy development and strengthens competitiveness against illegal sports betting markets.

Sports Toto Korea will contribute to improving user convenience and fostering a healthy sports lottery purchasing culture through continuous service improvements.

Sports Toto Korea, the entrusted business operator of the sports promotion lottery issued by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, announced on March 6 (Thursday) that starting from March 13 (Thursday), it will unify the purchase limit on the official internet sales site 'Betman' to 100,000 won per round, the same as offline sales points.

This unification policy will be implemented to carry out the real-name purchase expansion policy within the fourth comprehensive plan for the healthy development of gambling industries and to strengthen competitiveness against illegal sports betting markets.

◆ Sports Toto expects a significant increase in real-name purchasers through the unification of the purchase limit on Betman.

With the unification of the purchase limit on Betman, the purchase limit for sports lottery through Betman is expected to be increased, resulting in a higher proportion of real-name purchasers among overall sports lottery users.

Due to this measure, the number of real-name customers for sports lotteries is expected to increase, which will help prevent excessive purchases and enhance the integrity of the voting rights business, fostering a healthy leisure culture.

◆ The unification of the purchase limit policy will help convert users from the illegal market to the legal market, thereby preventing the spread of the illegal sports betting market.

Operators of illegal sports betting sites do not impose restrictions on purchase amounts, leading to many social issues such as gambling addiction and economic problems among users.

Through the unification policy, Sports Toto plans to activate purchases through Betman and convert users from illegal sites to legal ones, thereby helping to prevent the spread of the illegal sports betting market.

In addition, by adjusting the purchase limit between sales points and Betman in line with equity, it became possible to resolve the equity issues in purchase limits raised by Betman users.

◆ Betman will strengthen safety measures to prevent excessive purchases of voting rights according to the adjustment of the purchase limit.

Betman plans to establish safety measures to prevent excessive engagement among users alongside the adjustment of purchase limits. It will continuously implement essential functions such as purchase plans, rest plans, and diagnostic evaluations to prevent excessive engagement following the adjustment of purchase limits.

◆ The change in the purchase limit will take effect from March 13 (Thursday). What should you be aware of?

The change in the purchase limit will take effect on March 13 (Thursday), 2025, and will be applied to all rounds for which sales have not been closed as of the implementation date. For example, a customer who had a purchase limit of 50,000 won until March 12 (Wednesday) will be able to purchase an additional 50,000 won of the product starting March 13 (Thursday).

Recently, as social issues surrounding illegal sports betting have emerged, concerns have been raised about the weakening competitiveness of the legal sports betting system. In response, Sports Toto Korea aims to provide better options to users by raising the purchase limits on Betman and gaining an advantage in the competition against illegal sports betting.

In this regard, a representative from Sports Toto Korea said, “We will continue to pursue ongoing improvements to provide customer-centric services,” stating that "the recent increase in Betman's purchase limit is part of our efforts to reflect customer demands and create a healthy betting environment."

Meanwhile, detailed information regarding the unification of purchase limits can be found on the Betman website and the Sports Toto website.