Yogyakarta Regional Police Arrest Online Dadu Gambling Gang On TikTok

The Yogyakarta Regional Police held a press conference regarding the disclosure of the online dice gambling case at the Yogyakarta Regional Police Headquarters, Sleman, Yogyakarta DI, Wednesday (12/2/2025). ANTARA/HO-Polda DIY

YOGYAKARTA - The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the Yogyakarta Special Region Police (DIY) arrested two gangs of online dice gambling organizers operating through live broadcasts on TikTok.

Head of Cyber Sub-Directorate of the Ditreskrimsus Polda DIY AKBP Slamet Riyanto said the two networks were arrested in two separate disclosures in Yogyakarta and Pati Regency, Central Java.

"The perpetrators operated for approximately five months with an average daily turnover of Rp. 2-3 million," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 12.

Even though they are not interrelated, he said, their mode is the same, namely asking the participants to deposit at least Rp50,000 into the account that has been prepared and then betting on the results of the dice that are broadcast live.

According to Slamet, the first disclosure of the case on January 16, 2025, when cyber patrols found TikTok accounts broadcasting dice gambling. The police then arrested three suspects while the broadcast was still ongoing.

"They were caught red-handed in Yogyakarta, with the suspect three dealers being RE, then two of his men. So this RE is the owner of the account, account owner, and operator as well," said AKBP Slamet.

The three suspects arrested in Yogyakarta are RE (25), LDP (28), and HE (29), residents of Gunungkidul Regency.

In February 2025, the Yogyakarta Regional Police cyber patrol again discovered a similar mode in Pati Regency. The police again made arrests during the broadcast and arrested four suspects, namely W (32), EP (27), NAS (31), and SR (27).

"The airport has the initials W, who is also the owner of the account, account owner, and operator. He was assisted by three of his subordinates who served as record and game operators," he said.

From these two disclosures, the police confiscated evidence in the form of dice equipment, cash from gambling amounting to Rp77 million in Yogyakarta and Rp9 million in Pati, a number of cellphones, and recapitulation of betting results.

The Head of Public Relations of the Yogyakarta Regional Police, Kombes Ihsan, revealed that dealers use remote devices to control the outcome of dice-throwing.

"It turns out that the dealer uses a remote to determine who will be won or what number will be won so that it can be ascertained that victory is certain on the part of the city," said Ihsan.

In addition, members of the gang also used an account to pretend to be players to attract other victims to make a bet.

The suspects were charged with Article 45 paragraph (3) of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning ITE, with the threat of a sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp. 10 billion.