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Indonesian Youth Flout Gambling Prohibition

The slot machine games offered by online casinos on the World Wide Web are skyrocketing in popularity with the young generation of Indonesians. There’s very little that youthful Indonesian citizen love more than playing their luck at the online slots. That’s why it may surprise you to know that internet gambling is a big “no-no” in this country. Many of the nation’s enthusiastic, young gamblers don’t know that there is ban on online betting… and those that do, don’t care.

Computer literacy is a new-ish thing in Indonesia, which has long lagged behind highly industrialized nations like the U.S. in terms of technology. As is also the case in America, true mastership of surfing the web and experiencing its many diversions has quickly become the domain of the young. Young Indonesians love their online slots and other casino games, despite the fact that they risk a half-year of imprisonment and thousand of dollars in fines if they are caught taking part in illegal gambling. There are only two places in the country, both located in Singapore, that permit gambling – and neither has a web site.

Enterprising Indonesian slot fans are skirting national bans on credit cards used for gambling purposes in the same ways as their U.S. counterparts. Business in third-party money handling is booming, as many Indonesians turn to these outside services (like Neteller) to finance their fun. The Indonesian government has issued warnings that online gambling is a sure way to lose one’s money, but it seems that precious few members of their target audience are paying heed!

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