Jakarta – The government’s efforts to eradicate online gambling continue through strict law enforcement and supervision.
The East Java Police Cyber Investigation Directorate has successfully uncovered an international online gambling syndicate involved in money laundering (TPPU). A total of six people have been named as suspects in this case.
Head of Sub-Directorate II of the East Java Regional Police Cyber Investigation Directorate, AKBP Charles P Tampubolon, revealed the large amount of money circulating in the network.
“The turnover of money in the online gambling website account within a period of 6 months reached 200 billion,” he said.
The disclosure of this case began with a cyber patrol carried out by Unit II Subdit II Ditresiber Polda Jatim.
“From the results of monitoring social media, we found two Instagram accounts, one of whose posts actively promoted online gambling sites. The two accounts are @orkesanbanyuwangi and @dangdut_banyuwangi,” Charles explained.
In addition to revealing cases, the government is also strengthening its strategy through banking supervision.
Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi), Meutya Hafid asked banks that are members of the State-Owned Banks Association (Himbara) to tighten supervision of accounts suspected of being involved in online gambling.
“We at the Ministry of Communication and Digital continue to block online gambling sites periodically. However, access to the bank accounts used also needs to be closely monitored,” said Meutya.
He added that blocking bank accounts would be more difficult to recover compared to blocking websites.
“If the account is blocked, the management will be much more difficult because it must go through the bank. This is one of the keys to suppressing the number of online gambling transactions,” he said.
Synergy between law enforcement and banking supervision is an important step in eradicating online gambling. The government hopes that with this approach, illegal practices that harm society can be minimized.
