Faker named honorary police officer for youth cyber gambling campaign

Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok has been appointed as an Honorary Police Officer and Cyber Gambling Prevention Ambassador in South Korea. The role connects the T1 League of Legends star with a National Police Agency effort focused on youth cyber gambling awareness.

According to the supplied report, the appointment was made at the National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Faker is expected to support messaging around the agency’s voluntary self-reporting program for young people and to appear in campaign materials such as videos and posters.

The move adds a public-service role to a career already defined by esports milestones. Faker is described in the source as a T1 mid laner who debuted professionally in 2013, won six League of Legends World Championships, earned multiple LCK titles, and became the first inductee into Riot Games’ Hall of Legends.

The article also notes that Faker recently received South Korea’s Cheongnyong Medal, the country’s top class of the Order of Sport Merit, from President Lee Jae-myung. For editors, the wider angle is how elite esports figures are increasingly being used in public campaigns aimed at younger audiences.