PPATK: Prabowo Era Sees First Drop in Online Gambling Fund Flows to Rp 286.84 Trillion
The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) recorded a decline in online gambling fund flows to Rp 286.84 trillion throughout 2025. The decrease of approximately 20 percent compared to 2024 marks the first drop since a consistent upward trend began in 2017.
PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana stated that, based on the agency’s data, the value of online gambling fund flows had steadily increased from Rp 2.01 trillion in 2017 to reach Rp 359.81 trillion in 2024. However, this trend reversed in 2025 alongside the government’s intensified eradication efforts. ‘Every year since 2017 it has continued to increase. The decline in the value of online gambling fund flows in 2025 is historic. This achievement is inseparable from President Prabowo’s firmness in leading the war against online gambling and mobilising all elements of government to work simultaneously,’ Ivan said in a statement on Thursday (23/7/2026).
In addition to fund flows, PPATK also recorded a drop in online gambling deposits from Rp 51.3 trillion in 2024 to Rp 36.01 trillion throughout 2025. Despite this, Ivan stressed that the threat of online gambling has not subsided. In the first quarter of 2026, the value of online gambling fund flows still reached Rp 40.3 trillion with total deposits of Rp 10.59 trillion. According to him, PPATK’s analysis shows that transaction patterns are now more frequent, dispersed, and use smaller nominal amounts, making them harder to detect.
PPATK also found changes in the payment methods used by online gambling networks. Throughout 2025, around 78.5 percent of deposit frequency was conducted via QRIS, totalling 305.35 million transactions worth Rp 19.35 trillion. Meanwhile, transactions through bank transfers and electronic wallets accounted for 83.79 million transactions, or 21.5 percent, with a value of Rp 16.67 trillion.
Ivan stated that online gambling networks are increasingly utilising shell companies, micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) merchants, fictitious digital merchants, and merchant aggregators to disguise transactions as normal trading activity. PPATK also identified the misuse of various technology-based financial services, such as payment gateways, remittance services, foreign exchange, technology-based funding services, digital voucher sales, and other digital financial services. ‘The patterns found include the use of mutually affiliated entities, the use of nominee parties as service users or merchants, and many-to-one and one-to-many transactions to obscure the parties who actually control and benefit from the funds,’ he said.
During the first half of 2026, PPATK temporarily suspended transactions on 5,762 accounts indicated to be linked to online gambling, with total funds amounting to Rp 1.07 trillion. ‘The results of the analysis and temporary suspensions were submitted to law enforcement officials for follow-up, including in the context of tracing and recovering criminal assets,’ he said.
Coordination between PPATK and law enforcement also resulted in follow-up actions on 51 Analysis Reports related to transactions on 132 online gambling sites. These reports were subsequently processed by the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police into 27 police reports. The handling of these cases included the blocking of transactions worth Rp 255.76 billion on 5,961 accounts, the seizure of Rp 142.02 billion from 359 accounts, and the confiscation of assets with an aggregate value of Rp 588.61 billion for the state.
Ivan noted that one of these achievements stemmed from a money laundering case related to online gambling that has permanent legal force. On 13 March 2026, the West Jakarta District Attorney’s Office deposited approximately Rp 530.43 billion in confiscated money and fines into the state treasury. He added that cross-ministerial and institutional synergy was also strengthened through the handling of around 3.7 million online gambling sites and content by the Ministry of Communication and Digital from 20 October 2024 to 12 July 2026. ‘The handling of digital content is continuously synergised with the cutting off of fund flows, supervision of payment systems, and law enforcement against parties who operate and benefit from online gambling,’ he said.
Despite recording the first decline in eight years, Ivan reminded the government and law enforcement not to be complacent as the perpetrators’ networks continue to change their modus operandi. ‘The decline in transaction value should not make us complacent. When the frequency of transactions increases and the modus shifts to more complex financial instruments and ecosystems, it shows that the perpetrators’ networks are continuously adapting,’ he stressed.