inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto takes a firm stance to eradicate online gambling in the country. The 8th head of state considered this illegal action to be very dangerous as it targeted low-income citizens.

“Many of our low-income citizens are entrapped by this illegal activity. So, we have to do our best to eradicate this practice,” said Prabowo on Tuesday (10/29/2024).

In his statement, he said that online gambling has caused the country to lose funds of up to hundreds of trillions of rupiah. For him, this phenomenon is very dangerous.

"This is very dangerous for us because we have lost a lot of money, hundreds of trillions every year. Estimates are even up to IDR 900 trillion. That is absurd!" he said.

The President of the Republic of Indonesia also revealed that he already knew the masterminds behind the many online gambling sites in the country. He even said that some of them controlled their actions from abroad.

"I know that the masterminds are not just 1-2 people, but several people. Many are operating from abroad," Prabowo says.

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