By the way, today there are several FIFA World Cup qualification matches for the Asian region, one of the live matches between Indonesia vs Vietnam, has anyone watched this match? I saw something interesting on the billboard, yeah the BK8 brand is displayed there, BK8 is one of the sponsors of the FIFA World Cup or specifically for matches in the Asian region? It seems that BK8 really wants to become a sportsbook/casino that dominates the Asian region.
I did not watch the match but I'm wondering why there can be gambling related billboard in this match while the match was done in Gelora Bung Karno.
How can it be allowed to be there while we know that our country is so strict when it comes to gambling advertisement, am I missing something here?
Is that billboard visible on international television channel only or it is also visible for all television channel or even visible for people who were in the stadium?
Correct me if I'm wrong or if I misunderstand something here.
I was curious with your post so I made a little research.
According to this ;
https://readwrite.com/indonesia-continues-crackdown-on-online-gambling-content/Indonesia continues crackdown on online gambling content
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) has blocked access to over 800,000 forms of gambling-related online content, reports Gambling Insider.
Gambling – casinos, poker rooms, sports betting and bingo – has been banned in the country since 1974, but it continues to see gambling-related sites accepting Indonesian registrations globally.
Kominfo is led by Budi Arie Setiadi, who was appointed in May 2023 and is responsible for internet censorship, information affairs and communications across Indonesia. In less than 12 months since Setiadi’s appointment, he has overseen the prevention and removal of 805,923 forms of gambling content previously accessible in the country.
Such a feat has been achieved by working closely with the Financial Services Authority, telecommunications companies and internet service providers, with IP addresses, websites and payment methods all being blocked.
“This achievement is equivalent to the accumulation of online gambling content blocking that has been carried out over the previous five years,” Setiadi said.
The length at which the Indonesian authorities have gone in an attempt to rid online gambling from the country is evident in the breakdown of where restrictions have taken place. Almost 600,000 websites and IPs, over 170,000 Meta platforms, close to 30,000 file-sharing platforms and 15 TikTok accounts are among those who have been blocked from the Indonesian market as a result of this latest crackdown.
So it's more like an online content promoting a gambling site, and according to the article, gambling is ban in this particular country (your country).. So I'm also curious too on how a gambling advertisement is allowed in such country. This could be between the organizer of FIFA only and BK8, and since Bk8 is not available in this country which available to others, this game is a good venue to promote their gambling sites to market those who are watching the game.
