Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has informed that the Government Regulation on Online Gambling Eradication will regulate several things, including mitigation efforts by Internet service providers.At a press conference here on Thursday, director for certification and electronic transaction supervision at the ministry, Teguh Arifiyadi, said that the main aspects covered by the regulation will include the role of various institutions, including law enforcement agencies, in handling online gambling.
The regulation will also cover parties that are involved, directly or indirectly, in enabling online gambling practices, including digital platforms and financial technology providers.
“The sanction will be even heavier, and all will be regulated in the government regulation,” Arifiyadi stressed.
Furthermore, the regulation will cover the obligations of Internet providers, who are an important part of the service distribution chain.
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The government will set risk mitigation standards and monitoring obligations that Internet service providers will need to comply with.
According to Arifiyadi, the government regulation will also cover the protection of children, highlighting the key role of parents in supervising children’s activities in the digital space.
He explained that most online gambling sites do not have an age identification mechanism, meaning that both children and adults can directly access and use them without restriction.
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“We can see from the data that there are tens of thousands of children and teenagers engaged in online gambling,” he added.
At the press conference, a member of Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR), Rieke Diah Pitaloka, asked the government to slap heavier sanctions on state/ government officials and community leaders found engaging in online gambling.
The Ministry of Law is currently harmonizing the Government Regulation on Online Gambling Eradication, which is targeted to be completed soon.
