Abstract

Online gambling is a gambling activity carried out via the internet, online gambling in Indonesia increases to 157 million every month, provinces in Indonesia such as West Java do the most online gambling with 235,568 million players. So this research will discuss the case above using normative. Criminal Code 303 explains the role of criminal law in eradicating online gambling crimes that endanger society, with criminal sanctions in the form of "(1) Threatened with imprisonment for a maximum of ten years or a fine of a maximum of twenty-five million rupiah jo (Juncto/layered articles)."

Law number 19 of 2016 concerning ITE Article 45 paragraph (2) Every person who intentionally and without authorization distributes, transmits, or makes accessible Electronic Information and/or Electronic Documents containing gambling content as intended in Article 27 paragraph (2) shall be punished with a maximum imprisonment of 6 (six) years and/or a maximum fine of IDR 1,000,000,000.00 (one billion rupiah). To mitigate the negative effects of online gambling, it is important to collaborate with the Ministry of Communication and Information to block sites that are easily accessible. This will help to preserve moral and spiritual values ​​and prevent further erosion. To mitigate the negative effects of online gambling, it is important to collaborate with the Ministry of Communication and Information to block sites that are easily accessible. This will help to preserve moral and spiritual values ​​and prevent further erosion when unable to achieve what they desire due to pressure from gambling or debt, perpetrators may rationalize any means to obtain money, even if it means sacrificing their principles of truth, goodness, and religion aspect.