Indonesia Grapples with Widespread Online Gambling Among Youth
An estimated one million minors in Indonesia have online gambling habits, with over 80,000 players reportedly under the age of 10. Despite being illegal in the Muslim-majority nation, the addictive sites are luring vulnerable youngsters with promises of quick wealth, leading to numerous suicides linked to gambling in 2024.
In Indonesia, almost 1 million minors are thought to have an online gambling habit. Worse, authorities say more than 80,000 online players are aged below 10. For these youngsters, gambling is not a pastime they can control, but a dangerous obsession, driven by a desperate desire for a quick and easy way out of poverty. This despite gambling being illegal in the Muslim-majority country. In 2024, Indonesia recorded dozens of suicides linked to online gambling. FRANCE 24 reports.