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Indonesia is intensifying efforts to combat illegal online gambling, a significant issue in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation where gambling is prohibited. Despite the legal ban, government figures reveal that around 3.7 million Indonesians participated in illegal gambling activities last year, wagering over $20 billion. Violators face severe penalties, with prison sentences of up to six years. The crackdown aims to address the growing prevalence of these activities, which are considered both illegal and religiously forbidden.
While gambling is illegal in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation—with sentences of up to six years in prison—government figures show around 3.7 million Indonesians engaged in it last year, placing more than $20 billion in bets. https://t.co/yyLMMy8sgU
VIDEO: 🇮🇩 Indonesia fights to combat illegal online gambling surge While gambling is illegal in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation -- with sentences of up to six years in prison -- government figures show around 3.7 million residents engaged in it last year https://t.co/KMlRvbgqpW
‘This is wrong and forbidden by my religion’: Indonesia battles illegal gambling https://t.co/L2vrgpGIyj
