Bareskrim Dismantles Three Gambling Sites Generating Rp1 Trillion in Profits
The Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has dismantled three online gambling websites—named 1XBET, AJ8KEREN, and EMPIRE88—which are based overseas and capable of generating profits of up to Rp1 trillion per year.
Brigadier General Adex Yudislant, Director of Cyber Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, stated that the disclosure was carried out between the 13th and yesterday, following three separate police reports. “These online gambling websites operate both nationally and internationally. Based on the in-depth investigation conducted by investigators, it was found that the operational control centres for all these websites are located abroad,” he said during a press conference on Thursday (3/9).
Adex noted that five individuals have been named as suspects in this online gambling case. He stated that all five contributed to the establishment of PT UPT, the entity that owned the bank accounts used to collect funds from the gambling websites.
The first suspect, identified by the initials APU, was arrested in Semarang, Central Java, on 15 July 2026. APU acted as an intermediary receiving orders from suspect R and served as a liaison for suspect MAY, who acted as the Director of PT UPT.
The second suspect, MAY, was arrested alongside APU in his capacity as the Director of PT UPT. The third suspect, R, was arrested in South Tangerang on 13 July 2026.
Adex stated that suspect R was responsible for instructing APU to find a fictitious director for PT UPT and to open the corporate bank accounts used by the 1XBET, AJ8KEREN, and EMPIRE88 websites.
The fourth suspect, GG, was arrested in East Jakarta on 13 July 2026. He was responsible for creating all forms of legality for PT UPT and had also instructed suspect R to find a company director.
The fifth suspect, identified by the initials TS, was arrested in South Tangerang on 20 July 2026. His role involved managing the financial transactions of the fictitious company used for the gambling websites.
Furthermore, Adex mentioned that the police are still pursuing an individual identified as FP, who allegedly ordered suspects R, GG, and S to carry out their respective tasks.
“The estimated profit based on the payment system transactions of PT UPT from January to 2026 recorded transactions amounting to Rp1,037,790,052,498, which is equivalent to Rp260,000,000,000 per month, or approximately Rp8,600,000,000 per day,” he stated.
He added that the authorities have officially submitted a request to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) to take down all the sites to prevent public access. Additionally, Adex stated that the police have frozen funds from five payment services belonging to the company, amounting to approximately Rp51 billion.
The suspects face charges under Article 26 (1), and/or Article 82, and/or Article 85 of Law Number 3 of 2011 concerning Criminal Acts of Fund Transfers, and/or Article 607 of Law Number 1 of 2023 (the Criminal Code), with a maximum potential prison sentence of 15 years.