{"id":777008845,"date":"2023-08-31T06:27:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008845"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:32:35","slug":"indonesian-police-warn-influencers-against-promoting-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesian-police-warn-influencers-against-promoting-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian police warn influencers against promoting online gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police have warned that those who promote online gambling could face up to six years in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesia.- The National Police director for Cyber Crime, brigadier general\u00a0<strong>Adi Vivid Agustiadi Bachtiar<\/strong>, has warned of the potential legal consequences for people involved in promoting online gambling in Indonesia. Bachtiar warned that promoting online gambling can lead to prosecution under the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law Article 44 paragraph 2 and Article 27 paragraph 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal framework carries a potential penalty of six years of imprisonment and a fine of up to Rp1bn.  Bachtiar said police had collected a list of names and that influencers who promoted gambling were under police surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said influencers were being summoned for clarifications and that legal procedures could be initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) has reported that it blocked access to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-886719-pieces-of-online-gambling-content-blocked-in-five-years\" target=\"_blank\">886,719 pieces of online gambling content<\/a>\u00a0over the last five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have warned that those who promote online gambling could face up to six years in jail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Indonesian authorities, led by the National Police Cyber Crime director, have issued a stern warning regarding the promotion of online gambling, particularly targeting influencers. Violators face up to six years imprisonment and a Rp1bn fine under the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, with police actively monitoring and summoning individuals. This enforcement action is supported by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, which has blocked nearly 900,000 pieces of online gambling content.","focusai_entities":"Adi Vivid Agustiadi Bachtiar, National Police, Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo)","focusai_location":"Indonesia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.98), marketing_crm (0.95), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Scope","query":"What specific criteria are the Indonesian authorities using to define 'promotion' of online gambling, and how might this impact digital marketing strategies beyond direct influencer endorsements?"},{"label":"Cross-Border Implications","query":"Given Indonesia's stringent stance, what are the potential cross-border implications for international iGaming operators and affiliates whose content or services might be accessible within Indonesian jurisdiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911,4138],"class_list":["post-777008845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008845","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=777008845"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008849,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008845\/revisions\/777008849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}