OJK: Family Becomes The Main Fort To Face Online Gambling Allowances

JAKARTA - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) stated that the family is the main bulwark in an effort to avoid the risk of online gambling (judol).

Chief Executive of the Behavior Supervisory of Financial Services Business Actors, Education and Consumer Protection OJK Friderica Widyasari Dewi said there was a need for joint efforts in eradicating online gambling, where the family became the initial foundation in this effort.

"This is our job so that more and more people don't get affected. This is also the function of the family, including mothers. Family is the main bulwark in dealing with various attempts to fraud," said the woman who is familiarly called Kiki quoting Antara.

Kiki added that families who have members who are entangled in judol need to immediately cut ties with these digital financial products.

According to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Hadi Tjahjanto, at least two percent of the total online gambling players in Indonesia come from the age group under 10 years.

In my opinion, cut off, yes. If he has a habit of online gambling, cut, stop. For example, he has been caught in online gambling, don't let them become addicted," he said.

OJK itself also supports efforts to eradicate online gambling, such as closing accounts. In addition, OJK is also working with the Illegal Financial Activity Handling Task Force (Satgas Pasti) to surround so that online loans (pinjol), illegal investments, and online gambling can be eradicated together.

I also often get offers. We know it's a scam, but not everyone like us. Maybe some people don't know that. That's why we have to do education together," said Kiki.

On the same occasion, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Mahendra Siregar reminded the public to strengthen the resilience of the risks of the digital financial sector.

One of these strengthening efforts, according to Mahendra, can be done through the role of mother. A mother who has adequate financial literacy can provide multiple benefits (multiplier effect) in an effort to prevent the risk of cyber financial crime, where the spread of knowledge is carried out through the family environment.

This is what underlies the OJK in holding the Bundaku Program. The Bundaku program is a program to increase financial literacy through empowering the mother and female community as a Financial Literacy Ambassador.