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Temanggung removes 899 residents from welfare benefits over gambling indicators

Enforcement & compliance

Temanggung Regency officials in Indonesia said 899 residents had been removed from Direct Cash Assistance after PPATK identified indicators of online gambling activity in their accounts. The changes take effect at the end of the year, and recipients may appeal to the Ministry of Social Affairs, which alone can overturn the decisions.

The removals affect welfare recipients and set out an appeal route for people identified through gambling-related account checks.

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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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