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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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15 jailed in Medan online gambling case

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post) Medan ● Wed, April 19, 20232023-04-1911:3005fceed71997e5776a1634d25dc51ca301Archipelagoonline-gambling,Court,crime,prison,Medan,North-SumatraFree Medan District Court in North Sumatra sentenced 15 men to 10 months in jail and fined them Rp 50 million (US$3362) each for their involvement in illegal online gambling…

Incidents ・ 19 April 2023

The Jakarta Post

Man suspected of controlling illegal online gambling ring to stand trial in Medan

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post) Medan ● Fri, December 2, 20222022-12-0210:5905aba7b8a7e7e6df2023f04d0fa07d4341ArchipelagoNorth-Sumatra,police,gambling,online-gamblingFree North Sumatra Police will soon hand the dossier of a man accused of controlling an illegal online gambling ring based in the province to the provincial state prosecutors'…

Incidents ・ 02 December 2022

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Investing is gambling in disguise for many Indonesians

Deni Ghifari (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta ● Sat, November 26, 2022 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 ・ 26 November 2022

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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

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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

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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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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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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