Online Poker in Indonesia

With all of the other countries trying to loosen their stance on online poker, Indonesia has taken a step towards becoming the next progressive nation, and are looking forward to regulate and completely ban online poker from their country very soon. Right now Indonesia is one of the many Asian countries trying to find ways to regulate its tourism industry. They’re finding that the regulation of gambling, especially online poker, will help the tourism industry, which is one of their main sources of revenue. By having a regulated poker industry in Indonesia they will be able to make sure that tourists aren’t getting into any illegal activities while they are playing poker online, which will also help the local economy grow.

Right now in Indonesia there are currently five different online poker websites that allow players from Indonesia to log into their accounts and play games. Of those five only the largest two – Acehole and Full Tilt both allow players from Indonesia to log in and play. Acehole is the only one of the five that allows players from Indonesia to use a real money account, but they do allow players to cash out real money to another player once they have a losing streak. Full Tilt is the only one of the five that does not allow players from Indonesia to cash out. Now, while that may not seem like a big deal in terms of regulating a legal business in Indonesia, you have to consider the implications that these two sites have on the Indonesian economy.

Acehole and Full Tilt both require players to create direct deposits to their respective account to get money to play. This means that the company profits off of the fees that the bank charges them for the transactions. Also, both of those sites require players to follow specific rules and regulations in order to play. When you compare the costs of playing at an offshore online casino versus playing at an Indonesian based site that is not offshore, you might find that there is no comparison at all. You can play in Indonesia with real money and not have to worry about paying a country tax or dealing with the ramifications of offshore gambling.