Is it legal to gamble online in Indonesia?
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Legal position
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Official Indonesian government sources treat online gambling as illegal and subject to criminal enforcement. The government blocks gambling content and law enforcement pursues online gambling cases under criminal provisions.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Do not participate in or promote online gambling services in Indonesia.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
No general civilian exception was identified in the official sources reviewed.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Official government communications say criminal penalties vary by the offender’s role and the article applied.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Komdigi blocks online gambling content and police investigate and prosecute offences.
More rules in Indonesia
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download pirated movies
Indonesia's Copyright Act gives creators exclusive economic rights over reproduction and distribution, and using those rights without permission is infringement. Downloading pirated movies is not recognised in the official sources reviewed as a general lawful entertainment exception.
bring electronics without declaring them
Indonesia allows personal passenger goods within the personal-use rules and the passenger exemption, but goods above the allowance or non-personal-use items must be declared and taxed. Customs says the customs declaration is the core passenger import document and should be completed honestly.
bring food into a country
Indonesia allows some food for personal use, but animal and plant products require health certification and official BPOM sources cap processed food for personal consumption brought by a passenger. Non-compliant food can be stopped at the border.
bring medical cannabis into a country
BNN says cannabis remains a Group I narcotic under Indonesia’s narcotics law and cannot be used, cultivated or used for treatment outside tightly controlled research discussions. No general traveller exemption for medical cannabis was identified in the official sources reviewed.
Compare this activity in other countries
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Argentina
Argentina does not have a single national law on online gambling. Official Justice guidance says 20 of the 24 jurisdictions already have regulated and operating online gambling, while illegal sites also operate outside state control.
Austria
Online gambling in Austria is only lawful when it is offered under the Austrian gambling regime. The Finance Ministry says internet games with centrally decided results are electronic lotteries and require permission.
Belgium
Online gambling is allowed in Belgium only through operators licensed by the Belgian Gaming Commission. Official Commission pages publish licence data and blocked illegal gambling sites.
Bolivia
Bolivia's gambling regulator says profit-making betting is prohibited nationally and warns that there are no legal online sports betting services in Bolivia. Online gambling should not be treated as lawful from the official source reviewed.
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