{"id":777015369,"date":"2024-05-09T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T12:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015369"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:26:57","slug":"indonesia-142-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-142-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia: 142 arrested for alleged illegal online gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The police made the arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into 115 online gambling cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesia.- The National Police arrested 142 people for allegedly being involved in illegal online gambling between April 23 and May 6. According to Jakarta Globe, the arrests\u00a0were made\u00a0as part of an ongoing investigation into 115 cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Police spokesman\u00a0<strong>Brig. Gen. Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko<\/strong>\u00a0said on Wednesday (May 8) that the police have asked the Communication and Informatics Ministry to close or freeze 2,862 gambling websites.\u00a0A few weeks ago,\u00a0<strong>Budie\u00a0Arie Setiadi<\/strong>, Indonesia\u2019s communication and informatics minister, announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-to-create-task-force-against-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new task force<\/a>\u00a0to<strong>\u00a0tackle online gambling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/3-2m-indonesians-engaged-in-online-gambling-government-says\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3.2m Indonesians engaged in online gambling,&nbsp;government&nbsp;says<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The police made the arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into 115 online gambling cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26852,"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 Indonesian National Police have arrested 142 individuals in connection with 115 illegal online gambling cases, prompting the Communication and Informatics Ministry to block nearly 3,000 gambling websites. This enforcement action follows the establishment of a new task force by Minister Budie Arie Setiadi, signaling a heightened regulatory crackdown on the nation's substantial illicit iGaming market.","focusai_entities":"National Police, Communication and Informatics Ministry, Brig. Gen. 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