Casino Influencer faces jail time
Casino Influencer faces jail time in Indonesia and some fees if found guilty. The Instagram casino influencer has allegedly promoted gambling casino content on her streaming channel a source familiar with the court case reports.
Vienna Varella Angeli Parinussa is accused to be in breach of Indonesias strict electronic transaction laws, where any accessible online content is prohibited. Indonesia takes a hard stand on casino, gambling and drug consumption.
Is gambling illegal in Indonesia?
The answer is Yes. Plain and simple. Indonesia is the largest muslim majority country in the world, and considers any casino or gambling activities harmful to their society. Influencer like Vienna Varella are breaking the law, and so do her followers if gambling services are used.
Indonesias Ministry of Communication and digital affairs, Komdigi, has taken 2.8 million sites deemed harmful offline in the past year alone. Just over 2 million were linked directly to online gambling. Indonesia is fighting a growing demand for online gambling in Indonesia, and takes action against providers and players.
Government efforts to combat Gambling
The gouvernent efforts to combat gambling has involved social market players such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Meta, Google, and X, formerly known as Twitter. In a one year pilot program, SAMAN, a Content moderation compliance system, aiming to control and regulate the market, has been introduced.
Illegal online gambling and monitoring the responsible gambling are issues, Indonesia is facing on an ever larger scale. Curbing the use and publications alone has had an initial effect to protect the public from harm.
Following in the footsteps of other countries such as Germany, where Responsible gaming days against addiction are made socially acceptable, Indonesia is facing a much tougher crowd. An estimated 3 million citizen are exposed to gambling daily, and a shocking 40% of all students have had their first gambling experience at a young age.
