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View all search resultsBali Police arrest dozens of Indians in online gambling crackdown
Indians used tourist visas to operate online gambling centers in two separate locations since November.
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Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Daniel Adityajaya (center) and other officers show evidence from an online gambling network run by Indians on Feb. 7, 2026, during a press conference at Bali Police heaquarters in Denpasar. Police have named 35 suspects and four witnesses in the case. (Kompas.com/Yohanes Valdi Seriang Ginta)
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uthorities in Bali have arrested dozens of Indian nationals in a crackdown on online gambling operations in the tourism island, police said on Saturday.
Gambling is illegal in Indonesia, with punishments extended to bookmakers, punters and those who promote gambling content online.
Police raided two villas on the resort island on Tuesday, arresting 39 Indian nationals and seizing phones, laptops and computers, Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Daniel Adityajaya said, as quoted by AFP.
He said 35 of the suspects had been charged with gambling-related offences, while four others remained under questioning.
The suspects, who entered Indonesia on tourist visas, have allegedly been promoting and managing transactions for an online gambling site since late last year.
The operation brought in up to Rp 8 billion (US$474,622) a month, the police chief said.
"A preliminary investigation shows that they opened and operated an office in Bali to take advantage of Bali's status as an international tourist destination to avoid suspicion," he added.
