Indonesia Ranks 1st Most Online Gambling Players in the World
Online gambling uncovered by Polda Metro Jaya
– Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi said the number of online gambling players in Indonesia is now the largest! Ironically, the victims of online gambling are dominated by young people aged 17-20 years.
Budi Arie Setiyadi also revealed data on online gambling money circulation in Indonesia which reached IDR 327 trillion during 2023. This figure is a report from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).
President Jokowi himself admitted that he was concerned that many people were still trapped in online gambling games. Especially underprivileged communities. In fact, because of online gambling, Budi Arie said there were suicide cases that occurred in 4 people in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the OJK Board of Commissioners Mahendra Siregar revealed that in the last few months his agency had blocked 5,000 accounts related to online gambling.
"Indeed, we have been working closely with the Minister of Communication and Information, so immediately when we received a list of accounts that we suspected would be used or were being used as part of online gambling activities, we immediately blocked them. The number was around 5,000 accounts in the past few months," he said.
Indonesia's status as the number one player in online gambling in the world is also in the spotlight of netizens. Several netizens believe that the number of Indonesian online gambling players is greater than the data presented.
"The data is from maneeeeee.... Yes, 200 thousand!!! There's also 10 million, kaleeeee," wrote a netizen in the comments column.
"Indonesia doesn't have a casino but the title is amazing. In fact, my friends prioritize playing Judol instead of eating," added another netizen.
"I believe the figure is more than 1 million or even more than 3 million. Just look at the concrete examples around us," said another netizen.
"Very proud," said another netizen quipped. "It's useless for Rhoma Rhythm to create a gambling song...," continued another netizen. “
No wonder there are so many disasters...," concluded another netizen.
Indonesia Peringkat 1 Pemain Judi Online Terbanyak di Dunia
Judi online yang di bongkar Polda Metro Jaya
– Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi mengatakan jumlah pemain judi online di Indonesia kini yang terbanyak! Ironisnya, korban judi online itu didominasi oleh kaum muda berusia 17-20 tahun.
Budi Arie Setiyadi juga membeberkan data putaran uang judi online di Indonesia yang menyentuh angka Rp327 triliun selama 2023. Angka tersebut merupakan laporan dari Pusat Pelaporan dan Analisis Transaksi Keuangan (PPATK).
Presiden Jokowi sendiri mengaku prihatin hingga kini masih banyak masyarakat yang terjebak permainan judi online. Khususnya masyarakat-masyarakat yang kurang mampu. Bahkan, karena urusan judi online, Budi Arie menyebut terdapat kasus bunuh diri yang terjadi pada 4 orang di Indonesia.
Sementara itu, Ketua Dewan Komisioner OJK Mahendra Siregar mengungkap dalam beberapa bulan terakhir ini lembaganya sudah memblokir 5.000 rekening terkait judi online.
"Memang kalau di kami selama ini bekerja erat dengan Menkominfo jadi langsung apabila menerima daftar rekening yang ditengarai akan digunakan atau sedang digunakan sebagai bagian kegiatan judi online kami langsung blokir. Jumlahnya sekitar 5.000 rekening dalam beberapa bulan ini," kata dia.
Status Indonesia sebagai peringkat satu pemain judi online terbanyak di dunia pun menjadi sorotan dari netizen. Beberapa netizen menilai jumlah pemain judi online Indonesia lebih banyak dibanding data yang dipaparkan.
"Ngedatanya dari maneeeeee.... Ya masa 200 ribu!!! 10 juta juga ada kaleeeeee," tulis netizen di kolom komentar. "Indonesia gak punya Casino tapi Judolnya luar biasa. Malah temen-temanku pada ngutamain Judol daripada buat Makan," tambah netizen lainnya.
"Gua percaya angkanya lebih dari 1 juta bahkan 3 jutaan lebih. Liat aja contoh konkretnya di sekitar kita," timpal netizen lainnya.
"Sangat membanggakan sekali," tukas netizen lain menyindir. "Percuma dong Rhoma irama ciptain lagu judi.....," lanjut netizen lainnya. “
Ngga heran banyak bencana..,” pungkas netizen lainnya.