Reasons Why Residents in Remote Areas of Indonesia Try Online Gambling

An Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association (APJII) survey reveals that 5.50% of respondents in Indonesia's remote areas reported knowing about and having tried online gambling.

Of this number, the majority (45.5%) stated that their primary reason for trying online gambling was curiosity.

Furthermore, 37.5% used online gambling as entertainment, followed by 10.2% who did so to earn extra money.

Another 4.5% of respondents tried online gambling due to promotions from online gambling sites, while 2.3% were introduced to online gambling through recommendations from friends or family.

Additionally, the APJII survey found that 48.10% of respondents in underdeveloped areas were aware of online gambling but had never tried it.

Meanwhile, 46.40% claimed to be unaware of and had never tried online gambling.

The APJII survey involved 1,950 respondents from 64 underdeveloped districts across 17 provinces. Data collection was conducted from July to September 2024 through face-to-face and telephone interviews.

According to the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Regulation (Permendes-PDTT) Number 11 of 2020, "underdeveloped areas" are districts whose regions and communities are less developed than other areas on a national scale.

The respondents comprised 59.23% males and 40.77% females. The majority of respondents were millennials aged 28-43 (40.10%), followed by Generation Z aged 12-27 (34.36%), and Generation X aged 44-59 (6.05%).