Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Budi Gunawan stated that Indonesia was experiencing an online gambling emergency. The reason is, of the millions of players, 80 thousand of them are children under 10 years old.
“80 thousand (players) who are under 10 years old,” Budi told reporters, Thursday, November 21.
There were also 97 thousand members of the TNI-Polri who played. In fact, there are 1.9 million private employees who become online gambling players.
Overall, the people who become online gambling players reached 8.8 million. With a money circulation value of IDR 900 trillion in the 2024 period.
According to him, this number or amount is expected to continue to increase over time. Therefore, online gambling must be taken.
“This figure is predicted to continue to grow if we do not make massive efforts in eradicating online gambling,” he said.
The increase in the number of players in online gambling made the players addicted. In fact, feeling happy if you get a win.
In fact, the victory of online gambling is just a fake. Because, when compared to the money that has been spent, the value of victory is meaningless.
The victory has been regulated by judol operators so that the deposit of funds will get bigger. When the deposit is large, it is certain that players will lose and lose their money,” said Budi.
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