Laundering Dirty Money in the Thous and Islands

The annual turnover from gambling in Jakarta runs to Rp30 trillion. Is localization really necessary?

April 23, 2002

Jakartas big-time gambling operators are counting the days expectantly to see whether the duo of Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso and Thousand Islands Regent Abdul Kadir, will succeed in their efforts to sell localized legal gambling. The plan to localize gambling has prompted a wide variety of reactions over the past few weeks. There are those who approve, but there is also a large group that is strongly opposed. The localization plan is mooted for the

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