An apparent illegal online gambling operation has been dismantled by Jakarta Police. According to police reports and the Head of the General Crimes Directorate, Senior Commander Carlo Brix Tewu, the operation was being run by a seventy year old man by the name of Ongko Widjojo and up to eleven university students serving as Ongko's assistants. Although details regarding the exact nature of the online gambling ring were not revealed, police did say that some forty computers and flat-screen monitors, as well as two powerful stand alone severs were being used to run the operation.

According to Commander Tewu, the two servers found in separate rooms had the capacity to handle thousands of gigabytes of information. A large setup to say the least, Ongko may be off the hook somewhat because he was apparently not involved in conventional gambling, as deemed illegal under Jakarta's laws. One thing is certain, however - Ongko was making some big bucks with the operation, which had only been in operation for six months. Jakarta is the eleventh largest city in the world and the ninth densest (in population), and is no stranger to having a thirst for gambling. In preliminary questioning, Ongko said he we could earn in excess of Rp 5 billion in a single week.

With eleven workers helping to keep the operation running smoothly, all of whom were arrested as well, it is safe to assume the gambling ring was conducting some heavy business and handling plenty of online traffic. As the case is yet to go before the court, the charges against Ongko and his assistants remains to be known. Commander Tewu has alluded that Ongko will likely not be charged under the Criminal Code, but may be charged with money laundering crimes.