{"id":777005665,"date":"2023-05-26T07:32:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777005665"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:36:26","slug":"indonesia-3-arrested-over-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-3-arrested-over-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia: 3 arrested over alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The arrests were made at a house in Batu Bersurat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Indonesia.- The Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) <\/strong>has arrested three people <\/strong>who were allegedly involved in illegal gambling at a residence in Batu Bersurat. Those arrested were transferred to the CID for further investigation under Chapter 28 of the Common Gaming Houses Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The RBPF’s Gambling Suppression and Anti-Vice Unit, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) carried out the raid in response to reports. It emphasised the importance of its actions against gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The arrests were made at a house in Batu Bersurat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) has executed an enforcement action in Batu Bersurat, resulting in three arrests linked to alleged illegal gambling operations. The individuals are currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) pursuant to Chapter 28 of the Common Gaming Houses Act, signaling the RBPF's proactive stance against unregulated gaming activities.","focusai_entities":"Royal Brunei Police Force, Criminal Investigation Department, Gambling Suppression and Anti-Vice Unit","focusai_location":"Brunei, Batu Bersurat","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.7), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Efficacy","query":"What are the broader implications of this enforcement action by the RBPF on the regional iGaming landscape, particularly concerning the potential for increased scrutiny on cross-border illicit gambling networks and the integrity of adjacent regulated markets?"},{"label":"Legislative Review","query":"How effective is Brunei's Common Gaming Houses Act, Chapter 28, in deterring and prosecuting illegal gambling operations, and are there any legislative reviews or proposed amendments to enhance its regulatory teeth and align with evolving digital illicit gaming methods?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777005665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777005665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777005669,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005665\/revisions\/777005669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777005665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777005665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777005665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}