Illegal online casinos on the rise in Switzerland

Swiss authorities have blocked almost 2,000 illegal online casinos since 2019. The Federal Gaming Board says the number of illegal gambling websites is rising and particularly problematic for gambling addicts. + Get the most important Swiss news directly in your inbox Thomas Fritschi, Head of the Secretariat of the Federal Gaming Board, can’t say how many of these unlicensed online casinos actually exist. “We suspect that we have only identified the tip of the iceberg. We don't have any concrete figures or even a map of the situation for the whole of Switzerland,” he told Swiss public television, SRF. The Swiss federal government and cantons are jointly responsible for combating illegal gambling, which makes investigations more difficult and increases the workload. In principle, it is more difficult to take action against illegal online gambling than against illegal poker players in bars or backyards. “The simple fact is that opening a new illegal website is much easier than ...