Indonesia bans Polymarket after bets on President Prabowo’s early exit spark gambling crackdown
Indonesia has banned the blockchain-based predictions platform Polymarket due to concerns over online gambling. The ban was implemented after a wager was placed on President Prabowo Subianto's potential early exit from office. Indonesian authorities are tightening enforcement against online betting activities, which are prohibited in the country.
- ▪Polymarket was banned after hosting a wager on President Prabowo's early exit from office.
- ▪The platform violates Indonesian law by allowing betting on uncertain events.
- ▪Gambling is prohibited in Indonesia, leading to increased enforcement against online betting.
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Indonesia bans Polymarket after bets on President Prabowo’s early exit spark gambling crackdown The platform is currently banned or geo-blocked in more than 30 countries and territories, including Australia, France, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, and the UK. Share Add us on Google by Vivian Nguyen May. 25, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and Southeast Asia’s largest…
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