Jakarta, April 29 -- Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Anwar Abbas warned the public on the negative impacts of online gambling in Indonesia.

Through an official statement here on Monday, Abbas expressed concern over several impacts of online gambling, including the number of gamblers reaching 201,122 and the involvement of citizens reaching up to 2.7 million people, with most of the users being teenagers aged 17-20 years.

The transaction value of gambling also reached Rp327 trillion in 2023.

"This is clearly a very large and fantastic number. Therefore, if this cannot be overcome, various negative impacts will occur," he emphasized.

Abbas pointed out several impacts that would occur, including the psychological fa...