Bareskrim: Online Gambling Syndicate in Hayam Wuruk Masqueraded as Tech Company

Foreign nationals were employed at the site under the guise of working for a technology and digital marketing company. When renting the premises, the location was said to be used for a technology and digital marketing firm.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Directorate of General Crimes (Dittipidum) of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) has revealed that an international online gambling syndicate operating in the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower, Jakarta, used a technology and digital marketing company as a front.

Brigadier General Wira Satya Triputra, Director of General Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, stated at the Bareskrim building in Jakarta on Friday that the company was disguised as a technology firm to facilitate the rental of its operational premises.

“Foreign nationals were employed there under the cover of a technology and digital marketing company. When renting the location, it was stated that the site would be used for a technology and digital marketing company,” he said.

He asserted that all suspects will be processed according to the law. “Bareskrim Polri has named 287 suspects. Our commitment is that all suspects will be processed through to prosecution,” he stated.

Previously, the Dittipidum Bareskrim Polri named 287 foreign nationals and four Indonesian citizens as suspects in the international online gambling syndicate case operating in the Hayam Wuruk area, Jakarta. The naming of the suspects followed a raid conducted at the Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower in May 2026.