Handling of Government Officials in Online Gambling Cases

This study aims to analyze the handling of government officials in online gambling cases. The study was conducted in Sleman Regency. The method used was empirical legal research. The study found that based on available data, there have been a number of online gambling cases in Sleman Regency, but no government officials in this regency have been found to be involved. There was a case of a government employee being arrested in Sleman Regency, who was a central government employee and had been prosecuted. One of the difficulties in uncovering online gambling cases is that transactions are conducted online between individuals, which are difficult for other parties to detect. Within the community, government employees are an educated group who, in addition to having good economic capabilities and a high level of intellectuality, are actually vulnerable to the temptation of online gambling because the devices that can be used are readily available and they have the intelligence to avoid the possibility of being caught doing such acts. The government prefers to use a preventive approach by providing guidance so that government officials stay away from and are not involved in online gambling.