Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Budi Gunawan Reveals 3 Strategies To Fight Online Gambling

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan announced the formation of seven inter-ministerial desks at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Office, Jakarta, Monday, November 4. (ANTARA)

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Budi Gunawan or BG said there are three strategies to eradicate the rise of online gambling. Among them by educating the public.

This was conveyed by Budi after holding a Ministerial Level Coordination Meeting at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Jakarta today, Monday, November 4.

"For online gambling itself, there are several comprehensive strategies that have been decided at the meeting," Budi told reporters at the location.

The first strategy, continued Budi, is to ensure that people know the dangers of online gambling through education. "This certainly creates collective awareness and builds community resistance to the temptation of online gambling," he said.

"Second, starting to carry out early warnings by securing nodes for online gambling actors such as access to online gambling connectivity and access to the payment system, of course, the goal is to break the chain of online video activities," continued Budi.

The last strategy is to provide a deterrent effect for online gamblers. "It is important to note that this approach, prevention means that it does not mean eliminating prosecution," said the former Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

"On the other hand, prosecution remains an integral part of the strategic steps that have been set and are also part of the regulations that have been set," concluded Budi.