The purpose of this research is to find out wheter gambling in the wuat wai
tradition of the Papang customary law community fulfills the elements of gambling
crime or not based on statutory regulations and to find out the efforts of law
enforcement officials, especially the police in handling gambling in the wuat wai
tradition in the Papang customary law community. The type of research in this
research is empirical legal research that focuses on social fact. In this study, the
social fact is that there is gambling in the wuat wai tradition by the Papang
customary law community. The source of data used in this research is primary data
as main data and secondary data as supporting data. Data collection methods,
primary data by interviews respondents and observation, secondary data by using
literature study. The conclusion of this research is that gambling in the wuat wai
tradition fulfills the element as a gambling crime and the police do not handle
gambling in the wuat wai tradition in the Papang customary lay community because
they respect local tradition.