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Indonesia reports 57% fall in online betting spending during 2025

Enforcement & compliance

Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said residents spent IDR 155 trillion on online casinos from the start of 2025 to the third quarter of the financial year. The government said the amount was down 57% from 2024, while the number of online gamblers fell from 9.7 million to 3.1 million, based on PPATK data.

The reported decline and continued blocking measures give operators and regulators an indication of enforcement activity in Indonesia.

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Telegram betting channels continue promotions despite Brazil ban

A media investigation found 87 domains offering betting and withdrawals across six Telegram channels, a month after Brazil’s provisional measure prohibited betting platforms. The channels had more than 43 mil subscriptions, and none of the domains ended in .bet.br; the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had blocked more than 47 mil illegal sites since the measure was issued.

Betting channels on Telegram are still advertising games and referral bonuses in Brazil, a month after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure banning betting platforms, Metrópoles reported. Its investigation found 87 distinct domains advertised in six channels with more than 43 mil subscriptions combined. None of the 87 domains had the ending that had identified federally authorised platforms before the ban.

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