Indonesia bans 5,000 online gambling accounts amid crackdown

Indonesia is moving to curb online gambling by sanctioning digital payment channels and planning to block about 5,000 accounts linked to gambling activities. The action follows a PPATK report that identified 3.2 million Indonesians involved in online gambling.

Authorities are also discussing cooperation with Cambodia to protect Indonesian citizens involved in online gambling and related scams. The crackdown targets unlicensed gambling sites and aims to reduce associated health and social harms.