Indonesia warns payment providers of sanctions over online gambling transactions

Over the past few weeks, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration has been scrambling to discourage people from engaging in online gambling, which is thought to have already affected 4 million Indonesians. – Antara/The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has issued a warning to digital payment service providers, stating that they will face sanctions if found facilitating online gambling transactions, reported Antara news agency.

In a statement released on Saturday (Aug 10), Minister of Communication and Information Technology Budi Arie Setiadi said that his ministry has sent warning letters to 21 providers operating 42 digital payment applications.