Blocking 10,016 Online Gambling Accounts, Government Strengthens National Financial System Resilience
Jakarta – The government through the Financial Services Authority (OJK) continues to demonstrate its commitment to maintaining the stability of the financial services sector and protecting the public from the threat of digital economic crime, especially online gambling practices. Until April 2025, OJK has asked banks to block 10,016 bank accounts affiliated with online gambling activities. This number has increased significantly compared to the previous 8,618 accounts.
This firm step was taken as part of the state’s efforts to protect the people from the negative impacts of online gambling, which not only harms individuals, but also has the potential to disrupt the economic resilience of families and the wider community.
OJK’s Chief Executive of Banking Supervision, Dian Ediana Rae, stated that her party continues to develop supervision and take concrete actions to close banking loopholes that can be exploited by online gambling perpetrators.
“OJK has asked banks to close accounts that have matching Population Identification Numbers (NIK) and implement enhanced due diligence (EDD) to strengthen supervision. In the future, OJK together with the Illegal Financial Activities Handling Task Force (Satgas PASTI) will carry out a full blocking of individuals affiliated with online gambling, even though they have several accounts in various banks,” said Dian.
“OJK also asked banks to close all accounts in the same Customer Information File (CIF), so that perpetrators can no longer use multiple accounts to trick banking supervision,” he continued.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive of the Financial Services Business Actors’ Behavior Supervisory, Education, and Consumer Protection of the OJK, Friderica Widyasari Dewi, said that the OJK is not only focused on eradicating online gambling, but is also actively taking action against illegal online loans (pinjol) that are disturbing the public.
“Since the beginning of 2025, the PASTI Task Force has closed down 1,123 illegal lending entities. In addition, we have also submitted a request to block more than 1,600 contact numbers to the Ministry of Communication and Digital,” explained Friderica.
“As of March 31, 2025, the Indonesia Anti-Scam Center (IASC) received 79,969 public reports related to illegal financial activities. Of that number, 82,336 accounts have been reported as affiliated, with 35,394 of those accounts having been successfully blocked. The total reported public losses reached IDR1.7 trillion, and the government has successfully blocked victims’ funds worth IDR134.7 billion,” he added.
This firm step by OJK is a reflection of the state’s presence in protecting society from digital-based economic crime practices. However, efforts to eradicate online gambling and illegal online loans require active participation from all elements of society.
The public is urged to remain vigilant against the rampant online gambling practices that are increasingly developing with various modes. If they find indications of online gambling activities or other illegal financial practices, the public is expected not to hesitate to report them to the OJK, PASTI Task Force, or relevant law enforcement officers.
With synergy and cooperation from all parties, a safe, healthy and equitable national financial ecosystem can be realized.
