Budi Gunawan Calls 97,000 TNI-Polri Members Infected With Online Gambling

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security, Budi Gunawan, revealed that online gambling not only affects civil society but also members of the TNI/Polri. He said there were around 97,000 members of the TNI/Polri and 1.9 million private employees infected with online gambling.

"There are 80,000 online gambling players under the age of 10 years. This figure is predicted to continue to grow if we do not make massive efforts in eradicating online gambling," said Budi Gunawan at the Ministry of Communication and Trade, Central Jakarta, Thursday, November 21.

He revealed that online gambling games have been regulated by operators who make it certain that the players lose money. Budi said online gambling is like an infectious disease outbreak.

Budi said the joint desk continues to enforce the law in blocking online gambling sites. Furthermore, the joint desk also traces the flow of funds in online gambling.

"From a technical point of view, it is easy to identify or block online gambling sites. However, from the results of our evaluation, many operators will switch domains," he said.

Budi Gunawan also said that there were around 8.8 million Indonesians playing online gambling. "Online gambling is currently in a worrying, worrying and emergency condition. The President has conveyed that online gambling cycles reach IDR 900 trillion in 2024 with approximately 8.8 million Indonesians, the majority of the players are middle to lower class," he said.

Budi said the results of the joint meeting resulted in three priority things for eradicating online gambling. First, the joint desk will cooperate with technology platforms and internet service providers to carry out systematic blocking.

Second, the joint desk will enforce the law and trace the flow of online gambling finance by seeking cross-border legal coordination and basic money laundering activities to facilitate prosecution.

Third, the joint desk will intensify campaigns and educate the public about the dangers of online gambling

"The judol slot is a fraud, people are tricked and given hope to win. In fact, the online gambling program has set players to lose," added Budi.

A number of evidences were exhibited at a press conference, including ATM cards, savings account books, laptops, CPUs, cellphones, SIM cards, and screenshots of 8278 slots33.com.

Then, other evidence, namely the Avanza B 2340 UZK car used for the operation of the Gaga Kuda138 telemarketing which had been confiscated from suspects M and K, the Avanza B 666 MAX car, and the Hyundai B 1673 TJZ car.