Jakarta, April 23 -- Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatics Nezar Patria emphasized that the ministry applies three values in eradicating online gambling.

"Mr. President's order (for the ministry) is to eradicate online gambling. I ask to apply to maintain integrity, do the duty as assigned, and the third, loyalty," he noted in a press release received here on Tuesday.

According to Patria, online gambling is increasingly concerning owing to its negative impact on people.

The deputy minister pointed out that the circulation of online gambling money reached Rp347 trillion, or around US$21.3 billion, per year, whose victims were mostly those from the lower strata of society, ranging from housewives, truck drivers, online motorcy...