Be Careful, PPATK Monitors The Stream Of Online Judi Funds In Indonesia

The head of PPATK, Ivan Yustiavandana, emphasized that he would continue to monitor online gambling. (ist)

JAKARTA - The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) continues to monitor the flow of funds allegedly related to gambling transactions, both conventional gambling and online gambling. This is also a response to various reports from the public who enter PPATK and to the Police. A number of analysis results, both proactive and reactive, have been PPATK conveyed to the Police for later follow-up.

"Especially for the period August to September 2022 PPATK has submitted the results of an analysis related to gambling to the Police, with details of 21 Proactive Analysis Results and 16 Reactive Analysis Results based on a request from the Police," said Head of PPATK, Ivan Yustiavandana.

During this period PPATK has also temporarily suspended transactions on 242 accounts because it is indicated that it has something to do with gambling activities. PPATK continues to carry out coordination with the Police to accelerate follow-up and disclose gambling activities in Indonesia.

Since PPATK was established, gambling has been handled because it is a criminal act originating from Money Laundering.

"Since 2017 online gambling transactions have tended to increase every year with a total number of transactions analyzed by more than 155 trillion rupiah, no less than 25 cases of online gambling have been submitted to law enforcement officers by PPATK from 2019 to 2022," Ivan explained.

Online gambling activities in Indonesia are increasingly spreading in the community. Various modes to attract victims continue to be launched. The increasingly sophisticated development of technology is one of the advantages used by the perpetrators to develop their actions while keeping online gambling results away from being detected.

"In particular, online gambling has become rampant because of the large demand for gambling players in the community so that gambling providers continue to grow and easily change forms if their operations are detected by law enforcement," said Ivan.

He appealed to the entire community not to be tempted by various forms of online gambling, and to work together to provide important information related to online gambling through public complaints channels by law enforcement officers and complaints of PPATK money laundering.

Valid information will accelerate a process of tracing the flow of funds. Therefore, public participation is important to reveal all parties who may be involved in the fertile growth of online gambling activities in Indonesia," he said.

Collaboration with various related parties is also the key to the successful eradication and prevention of online and conventional gambling, such as the involvement of the Ministry of Communication and Information in monitoring and stopping a number of Electronic Systems Implementation indicated by online gambling. The participation of the community to remind each other or reprimand the closest people who are indicated to be online gamblers is also an effective way to prevent online gambling addiction behavior.