海角乱伦

It is my firm belief that gambling is a tax for fools, and the government shares that view, just with a bit more to bite with than some dude on an internet forum.

I guessed some kids would be suckered into this rubbish, but I had no idea it was so many.

As far as the forum goes, illegal activity is not allowed to be posted here, so at least I can make a tiny contribution toward getting rid of them.

The upshot is, these people are trying to push their stuff so watch out for them trying to hook you.

Jakarta. Online gambling has become the new social pandemic in Indonesia, and the country is getting into full battle mode as many people get hooked on making bets online -- be it young or old, rich or poor, and even government officials.

Online gambling is not something new in Indonesia. In 1987, dangdut legend Rhoma Irama even released the song 鈥淛udi鈥� [鈥楪ambling鈥橾, warning how detrimental the practice was. The lyrics even said: 鈥淛udi meracuni kehidupan. Judi meracuni keimanan. Pasti, karena perjudian orang malas dibuai harapan. [鈥楪ambling destroys lives. Gambling ruins one鈥檚 faith. Because gambling woos the lazy with false hope.鈥橾鈥�

Almost four decades have passed since the song's release, and many Indonesians still get addicted to gambling. The fight against gambling is now harder than ever as the practice has moved online. So almost anyone can place their bets anywhere and anytime as these platforms lure them with promises of easy wins.

According to the Online Gambling Task Force, Indonesia is home to 4 million online gamblers. About 40 percent of them are between 31-50 years old, meaning they are still part of the productive age population. But the task force also revealed another harrowing fact: 80,000 of those who are addicted to online gambling are younger than 10 years old. And 440,000 others are only between 11-20 years old.