Most Indonesian Judi Players Are Low-Income Earners in 2024

Based on findings from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) in the Katadata Insight Center (KIC) policy paper, the number of online gambling (judol) players in Indonesia reached 9.8 million in 2024.

Of this number, the majority of players have low incomes, ranging from Rp0-5 million. Meanwhile, the proportion of online gambling players from the high-income group (Rp50-100 million) is relatively small.

The following shows the proportion of online gambling players in Indonesia by income level in 2024:

• Rp0-5 million: 70.7%
• Rp5-10 million: 14.9%
• Rp10-50 million: 9.1%
• Rp50-100 million: 5%
• Over Rp100 million: 0.4%

“These figures show that online gambling essentially targets low-income groups,” stated KIC in its report.

KIC's analysis indicates that this situation makes the socio-economic impact of online gambling potentially widespread in Indonesia, considering that the low-income group is demographically the largest compared to other groups.

The KIC policy paper on online gambling summarizes findings from investigative research and cross-agency discussions in the High-Level Dialogue (HLD) forum with the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), Bank Indonesia (BI), and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

This also includes the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), the Indonesian National Bank Association (Perbanas), the Indonesian Payment Gateway Association (APGI), the Indonesian Payment System Providers Association (APSI), and representatives from the banking industry.

“As a strategic response, KIC proposes three main recommendations: improved digital and financial literacy, strengthened cross-sectoral regulations and institutions, and technology-based supervisory system reform,” said KIC.

The complete KIC policy paper report, Breaking the Online Gambling Chain from Upstream to Downstream: The Role and Challenges of the Digital & Financial Sector in Indonesia, can be downloaded here.