{"id":777037478,"date":"2026-01-30T08:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777037478"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:51:15","slug":"indonesia-reports-20-drop-in-online-gambling-turnover-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-reports-20-drop-in-online-gambling-turnover-in-2025","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia reports 20% drop in online gambling turnover in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities credit coordinated action with banks and payment providers for the first recorded year-on-year drop in illegal online gambling transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Indonesia.- The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK)<\/strong> believes that online gambling turnover in Indonesia fell 20 per cent year-on-year<\/strong> in 2025. It estimates that the value of funds circulating through online gambling platforms, which are illegal in the country, reached Rp286.84tn (US$19bn), down from Rp359.81tn (US$24bn) in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decline marks the first recorded annual reduction in online gambling turnover since Indonesian authorities stepped up enforcement efforts involving government agencies, banks and private-sector stakeholders. PPATK officials said the result was evidence that tighter supervision and inter-agency collaboration are starting to curb illegal betting activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at PPATK\u2019s 2026 Annual Reporting Meeting in Jakarta, agency head Ivan Yustiavandana<\/strong> said the reduction represented a milestone for Indonesia\u2019s financial oversight framework and would strengthen the country\u2019s position ahead of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluation Review scheduled for 2029\u20132030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the drop in overall value, online gambling remained widespread. PPATK recorded 422.1 million online gambling transactions in 2025. Deposits amounted to Rp36.01tn (US$2.4bn), down from Rp51.3tn (US$3.4bn) the previous year. According to PPATK Public Relations Substantive Group Coordinator M. Natsir Kongah, approximately 12.3 million people made online gambling deposits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While deposits declined in nominal terms, PPATK noted a sharp increase in the use of QRIS compared with traditional banking channels and e-wallets. Authorities have warned that the shift toward instant payments and cryptocurrency conversions complicates detection and enforcement efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between September 2023 and December 2025, Indonesia\u2019s Financial Services Authority ordered banks to block more than 31,000 accounts suspected of being linked to online gambling operations<\/a> while also requiring enhanced due diligence to prevent repeat use of the same national identity numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Indonesia online gambling deposits drop in 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities credit coordinated action with banks and payment providers for the first recorded year-on-year drop in illegal online gambling transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777037481,"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 report the first year-on-year decline in illegal online gambling turnover, crediting coordinated enforcement with banks and payment providers. While overall transaction value decreased by 20% to US$19bn in 2025, the shift towards instant payments like QRIS and cryptocurrency presents new detection challenges for regulators. This reduction is seen as a milestone for Indonesia's financial oversight ahead of its FATF Mutual Evaluation Review.","focusai_entities":"Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK), Ivan Yustiavandana, M. Natsir Kongah, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Indonesia\u2019s Financial Services Authority","focusai_location":"Indonesia, Jakarta","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.85), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"FATF Review Impact","query":"How might Indonesia's success in curbing illegal gambling turnover influence its upcoming FATF Mutual Evaluation Review, particularly regarding its AML\/CFT framework effectiveness?"},{"label":"Payment Channel Shift","query":"What specific technological and regulatory countermeasures are being developed to address the increased use of QRIS and cryptocurrency in facilitating illegal online gambling transactions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[229,24819,25104],"class_list":["post-777037478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-indonesia","tag-turnover"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037478","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777037478"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777037486,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037478\/revisions\/777037486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777037481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777037478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777037478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777037478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}