Jakarta – The government has shown strong commitment to combat online gambling through firm and measured strategic actions. The Online Gambling Eradication Task Force (Daring) has reported significant achievements, with financial transactions related to online gambling activities plummeting more than 80 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. In the January to March 2024 period, the value of online gambling transactions was recorded at IDR 90 trillion, but during the same period this year, that amount sharply decreased to around IDR 47 trillion.
This significant decline reflects the effectiveness of the cross-sectoral approach implemented by the government, in line with President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to emphasize the importance of maintaining social and economic stability against the threat of online gambling.
Head of the Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK), Ivan Yustiavandana, revealed that this downward trend is a positive signal in the long-term effort to eradicate online gambling.
“If this trend continues, total transactions for 2025 could be reduced to below 160 million transactions,” explained Ivan.
He also expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) for its central role in this effort.
“The blocking of more than 1.3 million pieces of content by Kemkomdigi is a testament to an extraordinary commitment in cutting off access to illegal networks,” he added.
Meanwhile, Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid emphasized that this success is the result of collective work involving various parties.
“The government still has a long way to go. Enforcement actions and content blocking must be followed by systematic and sustainable regulatory improvements,” she said.
Meutya also expressed appreciation to various elements of society, from government agencies, organizations, schools, to universities, who have contributed to this struggle.
“Eliminating online gambling is not just the government’s job, but a collective effort. The synergy of all task force members, including PPATK, the National Police, Kemkomdigi, OJK, and Bank Indonesia, is the key to success,” emphasized Meutya.
Some concrete steps that have been taken include utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to track suspicious transactions, limiting SIM card ownership to a maximum of three numbers per National Identity Number (NIK), and law enforcement operations by the National Police that have successfully seized assets worth over IDR 500 billion from online gambling networks. Additionally, the implementation of Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 on Child Protection in the Digital Space has become a critical foundation for strengthening national digital governance.