Swiss Supreme Court Bans Three Online Gambling, Swiss Gamblers Can Only Play At Local Casinos

JAKARTA - The Swiss Supreme Court has upheld a ban for people in the country to access foreign online gambling sites. This decision has crushed the hopes of three online gambling companies to enter the Swiss market.

The Federal Court said in a statement on Tuesday, June 28 that the ban on the "domain name system" was proportionate. Gaming Officials have since 2019 used network blocking to restrict access to the Swiss-approved gaming (gambling) market of chance.

This system means Swiss gamblers can only bet online with casinos and lotteries in Switzerland that have paid taxes in the country and which protect people from becoming victims of gambling addiction.

The three rulings posted on the court's website did not name the banned companies. However, several big names in online gambling houses from Europe have been affected.

In four rulings released last year, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court ruled in favor of the Swiss Federal Gaming Council against Malta-based Interwetten International Ltd, Videoslots Ltd, bet-at-home Entertainment Ltd, and Lopoca Gaming Ltd seeking to circumvent the ban. the.

Now the three big gambling houses are permanently banned from opening online gambling games in Switzerland.