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The best Swiss casino sites 2023

Switzerland boasts a combination of natural beauty and fascinating entertainment venues in a small space. The best example of this is the row of casinos that line an avenue. These casinos are mythical places where skilled gamblers hit the jackpot. Today, the best online casinos in Switzerland can welcome a major player by offering a safe and…

Payment Methods ・ 05 October 2023

Global Compliance News

Switzerland: Swiss Federal Supreme Court approves blocking against foreign providers of online gambling

Several providers of online games of luck and chance were recently confronted with the blocking of their websites by Swiss authorities. In two recent decisions, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (SFSC) approved these blockings, confirming that foreign providers need to take appropriate technical measures from the outset to prevent their website from…

Law ・ 19 August 2022

iGaming Business

Switzerland to issue two more casino licences

Currently, there are 21 casino licensees in Switzerland, each representing a different region of the country. However, the Swiss Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) submitted a report and recommendations to update this system to the Federal Council. This included adding two new regions - Lausanne and Winterthur. The existing 21 casinos will all be…

Finance ・ 28 April 2022

World Casino News

Greentube online slots content live with Golden Grand

After recently making its debut in the regulated region of Buenos Aires City, Austrian game developer Greentube has further expanded its global footprint, taking its online slots content live with Golden Grand, the online brand of "highly regarded" Swiss land-based operator Grand Casino Basel. The move helps to reinforce the Novomatic Interactive…

Bingo ・ 24 March 2022

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Stadtcasino Baden offloads Casino Davos stake to Ardent Group

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it was confirmed that all staff at Casino Davos would be retained as part of the agreement. Stadtcasino Baden previously held 46% of the shares in Casino Davos, with Ardent holding 44% and the Davos Destination Organisation (DDO) the remaining 10%. Ardent acquired its stake in May 2018, in…

Land-based ・ 18 October 2021

Israel News

Gambling regulations in Europe

Although Europe is a unified bloc as regards to economic significance, each country enacts its own legislation. This also applies to the online gambling sector as there are no regulations that standardizes it throughout Europe. This basically means that you can cross a border and find an entire host of new laws. In this article, we will discuss the…

Law ・ 27 September 2021

Casino News Daily

Evolution Partners Grand Casino Baden for Swiss Gambling Market Entry

Live Casino provider Evolution Gaming today announced that it has landed a deal to enter the newly reorganized Swiss gambling space through a partnership with Grand Casino Baden. Under the terms of the deal, Evolution will supply its full portfolio of Live Casino games to the land-based casino's soon-to-be-launched digital operation. Grand Casino…

Industry ・ 13 July 2021

European Gaming

Switzerland’s Casino Du Lac Goes Online

Casino du Lac has become the latest land-based casino in Switzerland to launch an online gambling offering. The Pasino.ch website went live on November 16 and offers players access to a range of slot and casino-style table games. Pasino.ch will operate under Casino du Lac's online gambling licence, which it secured from the Switzerland National…

Baccarat ・ 10 July 2021

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A general introduction to gambling law in Switzerland

In January 2019, a comprehensive legislative overhaul entered into effect. The revised gaming legislation does not define'games of chance' or'gambling'. Instead, it uses'money games' as the key overarching notion that also refers to the legislative scope: the Gaming Act (or literally, the'Act on Money Games') deals with a wide range of games that…

Law ・ 06 July 2021

Lexology

In review: licensing and taxation of gambling activities in Switzerland

i Legislation and jurisprudence The federal Gaming Act was adopted by the Swiss parliament in September 2017 and subsequently a referendum organised by an alliance of youth parties. The Gaming Act was adopted by the voters in June 2018 and entered into effect on 1 January 2019. Apart from a few exceptions defined in the law, the act serves as the…

Finance ・ 06 July 2021

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41 Online Gaming Domains Blacklisted By Switzerland

A further 41 gaming territories were blacklisted by the Swiss regulatory body, the Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and the Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission, and were considered unlicensed (Comlot). The blacklists, which were first implemented in September 2019, are periodically updated and highlight the areas that operate…

Industry ・ 19 January 2021