An Indonesian court has sentenced several Indian nationals to prison for participating in an illegal online gambling operation in Bali, where gambling is prohibited under the law.
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JPNN.com Bali: The panel of judges at the Denpasar District Court in the verdict hearing, Wednesday (7/10) yesterday sentenced 35 Indonesian foreign nationals to two to two and a half years and two years in prison.
On Wednesday, an Indonesian court sentenced 35 Indian nationals to prison terms for their involvement in an online gambling network on the tourist island of Bali. The police arrested 39 Indians in February in two villas in Bali and 35 of them had been charged. The gambling is illegal in this Muslim-majority archipelago with sanctions that target both bookmakers and betters as well as those promoting online gambling content and the players themse…