Yogyakarta Regional Police Arrest Online Gambling Gangs In Bantul Contracts

YOGYAKARTA - Yogyakarta Special Region (Polda) Police (DIY) arrested five online gamblers operating from a rented house in Banguntapan, Bantul Regency.

Head of Sub-Directorate V Cyber Ditreskrimsus Polda DIY AKBP Slamet Riyanto said the five perpetrators who had been named as suspects had the initials RDS, NF, EN, DA, and PA.

"They were caught red-handed while gambling, RDS is the boss," said Slamet as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 31.

According to him, RDS acts as a provider of facilities, financiers, as well as online gambling sites that offer promotions in the form of bonuses for new accounts.

Meanwhile, the other four suspects acted as operators or players who ran gambling accounts through a computer that had been prepared.

"He (RDS) prepared the link or website, then prepared a PC and ordered four employees to install online gambling," he said.

Slamet said the gambling practice was carried out in an organized manner by utilizing promotional features from gambling sites.

The suspects regularly open dozens of new accounts every day to get a higher chance of winning than the system.

"If gambling is like that, a new account is made to win to attract players. It has been drained for a long time," he said.

In a day, according to him, each computer is used to operate about 10 accounts. With four computers, this gang can run about 40 accounts every day.

Head of Sub-Directorate V of the Ditreskrimsus Polda DIY, Kompol Ardiansyah Rolindo Saputra added, the opening of these accounts used a new number and was not accompanied by an official identity.

"His card was changed to trick the IP address system. Not only took advantage of the new account fee, but also played the capital contained in including bonuses. If profit, he will withdraw, if he loses, open a new account," said Ardiansyah.

The five suspects are known to have carried out this practice since November 2024. RDS pays operators a fee of between Rp. 1 million to Rp. 1.5 million per week.

The evidence confiscated from the location of the raid included four computers, five cell phones, two documentation prints, a screenshot of the gambling site, and one plastic containing a used SIM card.

The suspects are now being held at the Yogyakarta Regional Police Detention Center and charged with Article 45 paragraph 3 in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph 2 of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the second amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions, and/or Article 303 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 and/or Article 56 of the Criminal Code.

They face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to IDR 10 billion.