Jakarta, March 4 -- The government is taking concerted measures across sectors and pursuing the optimization of digital technologies to crack down on online gambling activities, Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Minister Meutya Hafid has said.

"Online gambling has not only caused state losses, but also led to far-reaching social impacts," she said, according to a press release issued by her ministry on Tuesday.

During a meeting with the presidential special advisor for political and security affairs, Wiranto, at her office on Monday, Hafid said that her ministry has been tackling online gambling as part of the cross-institutional online gambling eradication desk.

In November last year, she informed, the government decided to ...