Indonesia Flags Nearly 40,000 Gambling-Linked Bank Accounts

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, OJK, has asked banks to conduct enhanced due diligence and/or block approximately 39,923 accounts suspected of involvement in online gambling.

The updated total was announced by OJK’s chief executive of banking supervision, Dian Ediana Rae, at a November 5 press conference. It represents an increase of 1,127 accounts from the previously reported 38,796.

The figure covers accounts identified for investigation or blocking, rather than 39,923 newly confirmed closures. The underlying account information was supplied by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, known as Komdigi. 

Checks Extend to Linked Accounts

OJK has also instructed banks to expand their enquiries beyond the accounts initially flagged.

Banks are being asked to identify and close other accounts associated with the same National Identity Number, or NIK, as people suspected of involvement in online gambling. Enhanced due diligence forms part of that process.

The approach allows scrutiny to follow an account holder’s identity across banking relationships, rather than stopping at an individual account identified in the original referral. OJK describes the measures as part of efforts to disrupt financial channels supporting illegal gambling. 

Content Enforcement Continues Alongside Financial Measures

Separately, Komdigi reported taking action against approximately 4.03 million gambling-related content items between October 20, 2024, and September 11, 2026.

That figure forms part of 5.15 million items of prohibited content handled during the period. It measures content enforcement activity, rather than the number of gambling operators or players affected.

Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has said removing content and blocking websites alone is insufficient. The government’s wider approach also targets access, transactions and the movement of funds, combining digital enforcement with coordination across financial institutions and law enforcement.