Online Gambling Headquarters Raided At Homestay Kuta Bali Has IDR 1.3 Billion Turnover, Servers In The Philippines

Denpasar Police Chief Kombes Bambang Yugo Pamungkas in the release of an online gambling case at the Denpasar Police Headquarters, Wednesday, August 24 / PHOTO: Dafi-VOI

DENPASAR - Denpasar Police revealed the online gambling headquarters at Pondok Indah homestay, Jalan Campuhan I, Kuta Village, Badung Regency, Bali. This online gambling turnover is IDR 1.3 billion.

There are 9 people arrested in this case. They are online gambling operators at their headquarters, Pondok Indah homestay.

"The method is that the perpetrators provide slot-type online gambling services through the websites www.ptwd4d.com and www.pt98bet.net," said Denpasar Police Chief Kombes Bambang Yugo Pamungkas at the Denpasar Police Headquarters, Wednesday, August 24.

The arrested online gambling operators are JS, AF and EN as digital marketing. Actors DA, MR, AR and FA as online gambling operators. Meanwhile, the perpetrator with the initials AS is the leader and the suspect is SA, the treasurer of online gambling.

From the investigation, this syndicate has been operating since July 2022. The games offered range from lottery, slots, live casino, horse gambling to poker.

The server from the online gambling operator in Badung Bali is in the Philippines. It is suspected that this gang worked in the Philippines and then moved to Bali.

"After checking, the central server is located outside Indonesia, namely in the Philippines," added the Denpasar Police Chief.

It is suspected that this online gambling turnover per month reaches Rp. 1.3 billion. There are 14 thousand members on the pt98bet.net site. While ptwd4d.com has 800 members.

"For a turnover of Rp. 1.3 billion, there are several accounts in deposits in several private and state-owned banks. There are several accounts as well as e-wallet deposits using electronic money," said the Denpasar Police Chief.

These online gamblers were charged with Article 45 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph 2 of the ITE Law in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.