Indonesia

As a Muslim-majority country, Indonesia bans gambling outright on religious and legal grounds; perjudian is a criminal offense under Penal Code Articles 303 and 303 bis and Law No. 7 of 1974 on Gambling Control. The revised Criminal Code (KUHP), with provisions effective January 2026, eliminates the old "public place" requirement so private online gambling is criminally punishable too, with harsher penalties for operators.

There is no gambling regulator and no legal age limit because no form of betting is permitted. The "judi online" crackdown is a flagship national policy: Komdigi (which replaced Kominfo in late 2024) reported blocking ~3.7 million gambling sites/content items from October 2024 to mid-2026, the OJK moved against tens of thousands of bank accounts, and police arrested over 1,200 people in 2025.

In May 2026 Komdigi extended this to prediction markets by blocking Polymarket, declaring it online gambling in disguise regardless of its crypto basis. All three verticals are prohibited and actively enforced.

Indonesia is overwhelmingly Muslim and has strict laws against all forms of gambling for both players and operators alike. Even so, gambling is a popular past time in Indonesia and a number of high profile Indonesia betting sites do exist.

Stories about the government attempting to discourage betting on football and breaking up underground gambling rings are common in Indonesian news. The country may officially take a hardline stance against wagering, but the people clearly have some interest in it. Wherever there is an interest in gambling, there’s always bound to be one site or another willing to cater to the need.

Indonesia Betting Sites

No site can lawfully take a bet from Indonesia, in rupiah or in any other currency. Perjudian is a criminal offence, and the Ministry of Communications and Digital has blocked 3.7 million websites and online content linked to illegal gambling since Oct. 20, 2024, while thousands of bank accounts have been shut as authorities intensify enforcement.

Indonesian Gambling Laws

All forms of gambling are illegal in Indonesia. This includes both in-person and online gambling. Those who run betting operations as well as those who visit them are subject to harsh penalties. In some cases, the penalties for getting caught can include public caning and imprisonment.

The Aceh district of Indonesia is infamous for its sporadic implementation of Sharia law in some places. A police officer was publicly caned in 2013 for a gambling violation. Canings for gambling offences have continued to be reported in Aceh in the years since.

To make matters worse, the government implemented an internet censorship scheme in 2012 to block access to gambling sites, and the campaign is now a flagship national policy run by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), which replaced Kominfo in late 2024: the ministry took down 3.7 million websites and pieces of content in the period since October 2024 alone.

The three-pronged approach of prosecuting operators, prosecuting gamblers and preventing people from even accessing gambling websites is an all-out attempt at eradicating any vestige of gambling in Indonesia. Nevertheless, the demand is still there as evidenced by the popularity of Indonesian betting sites.

Prosecutions still fall mainly on operators rather than on players, but individual gamblers are no longer insulated from the crackdown: the OJK has told banks to block approximately 36,191 accounts suspected of being involved in online gambling activities. The vast majority of gambling cases involve groups of people setting up their own operations. Individual gamblers are most often caught up in stings that targeting these operations.

Depositing and Withdrawing in Indonesia

There is no payment route that makes betting online from Indonesia lawful, and the money trail is exactly where enforcement now concentrates: the OJK has told banks to block approximately 36,191 accounts suspected of being involved in online gambling activities, and thousands of bank accounts have been shut as authorities intensify enforcement.