Faker becomes an honorary police officer for a youth gambling campaign

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has received an honorary police appointment in South Korea.

The League of Legends player will support a campaign against online gambling among young people.

The appointment focuses on youth protection

The national police appointed Faker as an honorary senior constable.

His public role centres on preventing online gambling among teenagers.

The campaign uses a familiar esports figure to reach younger audiences.

Faker will appear in videos, posters and other awareness material.

The messages explain how gambling can lead to debt and further harm.

They also direct young people toward confidential support channels.

A self-report programme is already active

Police introduced a voluntary reporting period earlier in May.

Young participants can seek help without beginning with punishment.

The programme connects them with counselling and recovery support.

It remains open until the end of August.

Hundreds of reports had already arrived by the middle of July.

The campaign now adds Faker’s voice to that existing programme.

Faker addresses an audience close to the issue

Faker has spent more than a decade at the centre of esports.

His career gives him unusual recognition among teenagers and young adults.

The appointment uses that connection outside normal tournament promotion.

He can discuss responsibility without presenting gambling as part of competition.

The campaign separates games played for skill from illegal betting services.

That distinction supports the main public message for younger viewers.

The ceremony includes a symbol of recovery

Faker signed an honorary police uniform during the appointment ceremony.

The uniform will go to a young person recovering from gambling harm.

That gesture connects the public event with someone receiving direct support.

Police representatives also explained the purpose of the wider campaign.

Their programme combines prevention, reporting and professional counselling.

Faker’s participation adds visibility rather than replacing those services.

The role continues beyond one appearance

The appointment covers future campaign material and public awareness work.

Faker can appear in short messages distributed through online channels.

Posters will also place the warning inside spaces used by young people.

The campaign aims to reach users before gambling becomes a repeated habit.

It also encourages families to recognise financial and behavioural warning signs.

Support remains available through the police programme and specialist services.

The new duty sits beside his playing career

Faker remains an active professional League of Legends player.

The honorary position does not change his role within T1.

It adds a public responsibility connected with his national profile.

He has previously received recognition for his influence on global esports.

This campaign gives that influence a clear social purpose.

The work begins with a direct warning about youth online gambling.

The campaign explains where young people can seek help

Voluntary reporting gives teenagers a direct route into counselling.

The process focuses first on stopping the behaviour and limiting further harm.

Specialists can also discuss debt, family pressure and repeated online access.

Parents receive information about warning signs and available services.

Police use schools and online platforms to distribute the campaign messages.

Faker’s image helps those notices reach an audience familiar with gaming.

Online gambling can hide inside familiar digital spaces

Young users often meet gambling links through messages and social platforms.

Some services copy the visual language of games and online competitions.

That presentation can hide the financial risk behind fast rewards.

Campaign material explains that losses can grow beyond the first deposit.

It also warns against borrowing money to continue placing bets.

The police programme asks young people to report the problem early.

Faker brings a record of long public trust

Faker began his professional career with SK Telecom T1.

He remained with the same organisation through its change to T1.

His teams won domestic titles and several World Championships.

That career made him one of South Korea’s best-known esports figures.

He has also represented his country in international competition.

The honorary role uses that recognition for a public safety message.

The appointment does not promote betting

The campaign speaks directly against illegal and harmful online gambling.

It does not connect betting products with Faker’s competitive matches.

His message focuses on prevention, self-reporting and recovery.

The distinction matters for young viewers who follow professional gaming.

Esports competition depends on player skill rather than personal wagers.

The new campaign keeps those activities clearly separated.

The programme had already received many reports

More than eight hundred voluntary reports arrived before the middle of July.

That response showed a need for visible support aimed at younger users.

Faker’s campaign material now promotes the same reporting route.

The police appointment gives him an official role inside that work.

Counselling remains the main service for people trying to stop gambling.

The campaign directs affected families toward the same support network.