Government Consistently Fights Online Gambling with Digital Literacy through #JudiPastiRugi Campaign Across 30 Cities
The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has partnered with GoTo to launch a national campaign, #JudiPastiRugi (Gambling Always Leads to Loss), featuring a traveling educational vehicle that will visit 30 cities across Indonesia. This campaign serves as a direct intervention by the state through digital literacy and face-to-face outreach to combat online gambling.
Alexander Sabar, Director-General of Digital Space Oversight at Komdigi, explained that the program targets communities that have not had adequate access to digital information.
“This initiative is essential as a form of state presence in directly educating the public, especially in areas with limited digital information access,” he said.
The educational vehicle will share information about the risks and negative impacts of online gambling. In addition, victims of online gambling will be encouraged to share their recovery stories, aiming to build collective awareness.
Komdigi highlighted that the economic losses due to online gambling could reach IDR 1,000 trillion by the end of 2025.
“Online gambling is not just about legal violations; it also causes structural damage to productivity, family economic stability, and the future of the younger generation,” emphasized Alexander.
Since October 2024 through May 2025, Komdigi has handled around 1.3 million online gambling-related content and continues to open public reporting channels through the aduankonten.id website.
To strengthen digital oversight, Komdigi has also implemented the Content Moderation Compliance System (SAMAN) since February 2025. This system aims to increase the compliance of Electronic System Organizers (PSE) with digital content regulations.
“We must remain active in reminding them (PSE). The reason we launched SAMAN is that we want them to join the fight (against online gambling),” said Angga Raka Prabowo, Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital.
He stressed that there is no tolerance for online gambling.
“We must remain active, and we demand platforms to comply with the regulations we’ve created,” he added.
Through direct education and digital enforcement, the government hopes to make Indonesia’s digital space safer and more productive.
