Jakarta – The public is again urged to stay away from various online gambling sites, including networks like the Kingdom Group, to prevent misuse of social assistance and maintain family financial security.
Digital wallet OVO affirmed its commitment to eradicating online gambling practices through the Joint Movement to Reveal Online Gambling (Gebuk Judol) program.
The program, which was held in two rounds throughout 2025, is claimed to have succeeded in significantly reducing judol transaction activity.
OVO Chief Operating Officer, Eddie Martono, stated that the online gambling situation has now entered the emergency category and is targeting the most vulnerable groups.
“We see the problem of judol as genuine and deeply problematic. The comments received are deeply disturbing, and clearly target a segment that doesn’t understand the risks, leading to involvement,” said Eddie.
He emphasized that eradicating online gambling cannot be done alone. Therefore, OVO encourages collaboration between the public, government, and strategic partners to strengthen digital oversight.
The Gebuk Judol program which took place in February–March 2025 (round 1) and July–August 2025 (round 2) will be continued the following year.
The impact is said to be significant. According to internal data, 7,000 accounts misused for online gambling were blocked in the first round.
“In the first round we managed to block more than 7,000,” he said.
OVO also recorded a 97% decrease in online gambling transactions, a combined result of Gebuk Judol, cyber patrols, and a strengthened consumer monitoring system. The validity rate of public reports in the second round reached 91%.
He added the importance of collaboration to eradicate online gambling.
“We cannot do it alone, we invite the community to participate,” he said.
PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana revealed that the value of online gambling transactions fell from IDR 359 trillion in 2024 to IDR 155 trillion by the third quarter of 2025.
“With strong collaboration under the President’s direction, there has been a 57% decrease in online gambling transactions,” he said.
Player deposit value also fell by more than 45%, from IDR 51 trillion in 2024 to IDR 24.9 trillion in 2025.
According to Ivan, this decline is strong evidence that public access to gambling sites has been successfully reduced by up to 70%.
Meanwhile, the Bantul Regency Government sent a letter to the DIY Provincial Government regarding 1,711 KPM who were suspected of being involved in online gambling.
The Head of Social Empowerment at the Bantul Social Service, Tri Galih Prasetya, said that they are continuing to work to prevent the misuse of social assistance for online gambling through data verification.
“This data is the result of a comparison between the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK). We are still waiting for the ‘by name’ so we can follow up and handle the KPM complaint,” he said.*