Online gambling regulation in Indonesia

Casino, sports betting, poker and more

Indonesia treats casino, sports betting, and poker alike: all are broadly prohibited as gambling, with no legal online licensing route. The main difference is enforcement coverage, not product legality; prediction markets can also be treated as gambling if money-based.

Product	Status	What that means
Online casino	Prohibited	—
Online sports betting	Prohibited	—
Online poker	Prohibited	Prohibited under Indonesia’s Criminal Code (KUHP) and anti-gambling law; no licensing pathway for real-money online poker.
Sweepstakes and social casinos	Not confirmed	Unclear as a category, but if dual-currency or prize redemptions involve consideration/value, they likely risk being treated as illegal gambling.
Prediction markets	Prohibited	Prohibited when money is wagered on uncertain events; Komdigi reportedly blocked Polymarket as online gambling.
Mystery boxes	Prohibited	Indonesia’s 2024 gambling law crackdown and 2025 enforcement treat paid random-prize schemes as gambling-like and illegal.

Advertising unlicensed gambling in Indonesia

Prohibited. Online gambling content is prohibited under KUHP Articles 303/303 bis and ITE Law Article 27(2) in conjunction with Article 45(2), covering distribution and access provision via electronic systems.

Promoting or facilitating online gambling is treated as a criminal online‑content offence; authorities block content and may prosecute senders and platform operators.

Regulator and law

Online Gambling Eradication Task Force (Satgas Judi Online) coordinating Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), National Police (Polri), PPATK, OJK and Bank Indonesia

Criminal Code (KUHP) Articles 303 and 303 bis; Law No. 7/1974 on Gambling Control; Law No. 1 of 2024 amending the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE), especially Articles 27(2) and 45(2)

Online casino: Prohibited. Online sports betting: Prohibited.

Checking a licence

There is no public register of licensed operators. No licensing framework for online gambling; consequently no official whitelist or public register of licensed online operators could be identified.

How the black market is fought

Website and content blocking by Kominfo/Komdigi under Ministerial Regulation 5/2020 and the ITE Law
Criminal investigation, arrests and prosecution by Polri under KUHP gambling offences
Financial‑intelligence tracing and bank/account blocking coordinated by PPATK, OJK and Bank Indonesia within the online gambling task force
Account closure and payment‑rail disruption against gambling‑linked bank accounts by OJK and Bank Indonesia

Advertising rules for licensed operators

No licensed online gambling; all gambling promotion is treated as illegal content under KUHP and the amended ITE Law
Electronic transmission or distribution of gambling content is criminalised by Article 27(2) and Article 45(2) of the ITE Law
Broadcasting and online content rules allow blocking or takedown of programmes and posts containing gambling promotion
State bodies run public warning campaigns that discourage any gambling advertising or endorsement

Recent developments

Creation and intensification of the Online Gambling Eradication Task Force (Satgas Judi Online) coordinating Komdigi, Polri, PPATK, OJK and Bank Indonesia enforcement from 2024–2026
Law No. 4 of 2026 on financial‑sector development establishes Komdigi–OJK–Bank Indonesia coordination for site blocking and financial disruption against online gambling
Komdigi and OJK report millions of gambling websites blocked and tens of thousands of bank accounts closed between 2024 and mid‑2026

Questions

Is it illegal to advertise unlicensed gambling in Indonesia?

Yes. Online gambling content is prohibited under KUHP Articles 303/303 bis and ITE Law Article 27(2) in conjunction with Article 45(2), covering distribution and access provision via electronic systems. Promoting or facilitating online gambling is treated as a criminal online‑content offence; authorities block content and may prosecute senders and platform operators.

Who regulates online gambling in Indonesia?

Online Gambling Eradication Task Force (Satgas Judi Online) coordinating Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), National Police (Polri), PPATK, OJK and Bank Indonesia. The main law is Criminal Code (KUHP) Articles 303 and 303 bis; Law No. 7/1974 on Gambling Control; Law No. 1 of 2024 amending the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE), especially Articles 27(2) and 45(2).

How can I check whether a gambling operator is licensed in Indonesia?

No licensing framework for online gambling; consequently no official whitelist or public register of licensed online operators could be identified.

What we could not confirm

Exact numbering and title of Law No. 4 of 2026 (P2SK) and its specific provisions on online gambling enforcement
Whether Kominfo has formally been renamed Komdigi in all relevant statutes and secondary regulations
Precise broadcasting‑law article numbers governing gambling advertising on television and radio services
Any move toward limited licensing of lottery or land‑based gambling that would indirectly affect online channels
Whether Indonesia has any explicit loot-box consumer-product guidance.
Whether any sweepstakes/social casino model is expressly exempted from gambling laws.
Exact current text of the post-2026 KUHP articles as applied to online-only conduct.

Sources

Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.