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Access blocked to over 800,000 items of online gambling content

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Budi Arie Setiadi stated that his ministry has cut off access to more than 800 thousand items of online gambling content from July to December 2023."This achievement is equivalent to the accumulation of (efforts focused on) online gambling content blocking that had been carried out…

Industry ・ 02 January 2024

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Police Claim to Block Over 10,000 Online Gambling Sites Throughout 2023

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced that the police have registered 2278 cases related to online gambling throughout 2023. He released the report in the year-end press conference at the police headquarters in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Wednesday, Dec. 27. He explained that so far this year, the police had…

Incidents ・ 27 December 2023

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No cure for jackpot?: Curbing online gambling a ‘tall order’, players said

JAKARTA - Finding herself stuck in unemployment, 23-year-old Anindya resorted to an online gambling website her friends were talking about. "I was personally just playing around last year," the Jakarta-based private sector employee spoke to The Jakarta Post on Oct. 18. Both Anindya and her friends are only a small demographic of the millions of…

Winnings ・ 30 October 2023

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Kominfo Finds Online Gambling Servers Based in Cambodia, Philippines

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo), Budi Arie Setiadi, stated that servers of rampant online gambling sites in the country are based in Cambodia and the Philippines, where such gambling activities are legal. "The servers are located in Cambodia and the Philippines," Budi Arie said in a press…

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Kominfo Blocks Nearly Half A Million Online Gambling Contents on Various Platforms

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo), Budi Arie Setiadi, underlined that the government will continue to take efforts to eradicate online gambling. One of them is blocking access or content related to such illegal activity. "From July 18 to October 18, 2023, we have terminated access to 425506 gambling…

Incidents ・ 20 October 2023

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Police Report 77 Online Gambling Cases Throughout 2023

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The head of the Public Information Bureau of Indonesian National Police Ahmad Ramadhan mentioned that the institution has handled 77 cases of online gambling throughout 2023. "Throughout 2023, the are 77 cases with 130 suspects," he said when met on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The most recent case of online gambling was reported…

Incidents ・ 03 October 2023

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Psychiatrist Reveals Why People Get Addicted to Online Gambling

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A psychiatrist from the University of Indonesia, Adhi Wibowo Nurhidayat, discloses the reasons why people cannot control their desires or become addicted to online gambling. Adhi says one of them is due to dysregulation in parts of the brain, namely the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and the orbitofrontal cortex…

Incidents ・ 08 September 2023

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Man Who Sold BCA Credit Card Data Worked for Online Gambling Company

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Metro Police's Criminal Investigation Unit arrested a man who stole and sold the data of BCA credit card holders on Monday, August 14. The arrest was a follow-up on BCA's report file on July 28. BCA reported a post that MRGP uploaded to brisforum.is, which is a dark web site that trades personal data. According to a…

Incidents ・ 15 August 2023

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Indonesia blocks almost 900,000 online gambling content over five years

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has blocked access to 886719 pieces of online gambling content over a period of five years since July 2018, with an expert noting that regulating rather than banning such sites would be more effective. "On average, we terminate access to 1500 to 2000 sites and dozens of applications daily, including gaming…

Gambling Sites ・ 10 August 2023

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Communication Minister Claims to Block 800 Online Gambling Accounts Every Week

The Minister of Communication and Informatics (Menkominfo), Budi Arie Setiadi, gives a press statement regarding the eradication of online gambling sites, at the Ministry of Communication and Information Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 8, 2023. In his statement, the Ministry of Communication and Information, from July 2018 to August 2023, has…

Incidents ・ 09 August 2023

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Cash Turnover in Single Online Gambling App Hits Rp27tn: Kominfo

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Minister of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi revealed that the turnover of money in a single online gambling application could reach Rp27 trillion per year. He mentioned an application called Higgs Domino Island, where the money turnover was Rp2.2 trillion or US$150 million. "This means that in one…

Mobile Apps ・ 09 August 2023

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Indonesian Ministry Blocks 11,333 Online Gambling Contents This Week

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Communication and Informatics Ministry claimed to have blocked 11333 online gambling content from July 13 to 19, 2023. "Since 2018, the ministry has taken down 846047 online gambling-related content," said the Minister of Communication and Informatics Budie Arie during a press conference in his office in Central Jakarta, on…

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The Jakarta Post

Investing is gambling in disguise for many Indonesians

Deni Ghifari (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta ● Sat, November 262022 The ever-rising number of online investing platforms has some young Indonesians wonder whether they are in fact investing, or rather gambling, given the blurred line between the two. "Capital market players who value investment instruments as gambling opportunities is somewhat…

Industry ・ 25 November 2022

The Jakarta Post

Police work with PPATK to hunt down officers allegedly involved in online gambling ring

Betting market: A man poses for a photograph with the logo for online gambling website Bet365 displayed on a smartphone, in London on Dec. 18, 2019. (AFP/Paul Ellis)(AFP/Paul Ellis) Nina A. Loasana (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta ● Tue, October 4, 2022 The police have formed a joint investigation team with the Financial Transaction Reports and…

Incidents ・ 10 October 2022

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Indonesian police seize assets in online gambling ring probe

MEDAN (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): North Sumatra Police have confiscated seven buildings owned by a man known as Jhoni, who is wanted for allegedly running an illegal online gambling ring based in the provincial capital of Medan. He is believed to have fled to Singapore. Police spokesperson Sr Comr Hadi Wahyudi said on Tuesday (Sept 20)…

Industry ・ 22 September 2022

The Jakarta Post

Police seize assets in online gambling ring probe

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Medan ● Thu, September 222022 North Sumatra Police have confiscated seven buildings owned by a man known as Jhoni, who is wanted for allegedly running an illegal online gambling ring based in the provincial capital of Medan. He is believed to have fled to Singapore. Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Hadi…

Industry ・ 21 September 2022

The Jakarta Post

Police hunt alleged Medan online gambling boss

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Medan ● Wed, August 312022 Police are still hunting a man suspected of controlling an illegal online gambling ring based in North Sumatra, who is believed to have fled to Singapore. The man, who goes by the name Apin BK, has been on a North Sumatra Police wanted list since Aug. 24. He is registered as a…

Incidents ・ 30 August 2022

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PPATK: Online Gambling Thrives Because Many People Play

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) continues to monitor the fund flow of online gambling in Indonesia. Gambling is completely illegal in the country, but the practice is increasingly widespread among societies due to technological advancements and a considerably high demand. "Online gamblers are very…

Gambling Sites ・ 23 August 2022

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Govt Blocks Online Gambling Platforms, Yet Countless More Reemerge

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Communication and Informatics Ministry on Wednesday claims to have blocked access to at least 410 online gambling contents they discovered across a multitude of digital platforms on a daily basis, Bisnis.com reported. Communication Minister Johnny G. Plate claims the ministry he leads has blocked 552645 online gambling from…

Law ・ 04 August 2022

The Jakarta Post

Bad obsession: Online gambling addicts share stories of lost and pain

Wulan Kusuma Wardhani (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta ● Wed, June 82022 While gambling is considered a fun hobby, for some people addiction can affect their health and well-being, and interfere with daily life. Tomos still remembers how he became hooked on online betting. It all began with sports gambling. "I started out betting on soccer and…

Gambling Addiction ・ 07 June 2022

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Proposed crackdown on gambling industry does not go far enough, former Paddy Power chiefs say

Fintan Drury said introducing a gambling legislator would not solve addiction issues unless proposed new rules were enshrined in legislation Cross-party proposals to clamp down on the gambling industry through the establishment of a regulator and new limits on advertising don't go far enough, according to a gambling addiction campaign group set up…

Industry ・ 13 May 2022

The Star

Gambling mindset grips many Indonesian investors

JAKARTA, Feb 12 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The recent popularity of binary option trading has seen many unaware Indonesians lose significant amounts of money and led to blurring of the line between investing and gambling. Professional traders warn that similar confusion can also happen with legal financial instruments as novel money-making propositions…

Finance ・ 13 February 2022

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Self-regulation of gambling industry makes Ireland an outlier

During this heady summer of sport, the value that big bookmakers see in reaching the living-rooms of Irish homes has never been more obvious In a summer of sport, the value the gambling industry sees in reaching the living rooms of Irish homes has never been more apparent. Picture: iStock The regret expressed by Stewart Kenny, the Paddy Power…

Law ・ 11 July 2021

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Indonesia blocks access to over 800,000 items of online gambling content

JAKARTA: Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Budi Arie Setiadi stated that his ministry has cut off access to more than 800 thousand items of online gambling content from July to December 2023, reported ANTARA. "This achievement is equivalent to the accumulation of (efforts focused on) online gambling content blocking that had been…

Industry ・ 02 January 2024