Ciputra League Online Gambling, Bandar Besar In Taiwan

JAKARTA - The police have exposed online gambling practices on the Ciputra League website. From the disclosure, it is known that dealers or intellectual actors are in Taiwan.

"Regarding the Ciputra League gambling web, the intellectual leader or dealer is also in Taiwan," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak to reporters, Thursday, June 27.

The existence of dealers abroad is said to be one of the obstacles in eradicating online gambling practices. Because, it requires certain ways to catch it.

So far, the way that has been done is to coordinate with the National Police's International Relations Division (Divhubinter) to track down the existence of the online bookie.

"That the existence of this dealer is abroad. So there are procedures, management that we must do, especially coordinating effectively with the National Police's International Relations Division to track down the whereabouts of this dealer," said Ade.

Meanwhile, in the Ciputra League online gambling case, the police have named two suspects. They have the initials JT and IDS who play a role in collecting and withdrawing money in online gambling holding accounts.

It is known, Polda Metro Jaya yalah revealed 23 cases of online gambling in the last four years to be precise from January 2020 to June 2024.

Of the dozens of cases, 59 people were named as suspects. Some of them have been tried and some are still undergoing detention at the Polda Metro Jaya detention center.