Land-based casinos
Anyone wishing to operate a casino in Switzerland requires a casino licence. On 29 November 2023, the Federal Council granted casino licences for the period from 2025–2044 .
There are currently 19 licensed casinos in Switzerland; eight of these have a Category A licence and 11 have a Category B licence.
The differences between casinos with a Category A or B licence are:
- At land-based casinos with a Category B licence, the maximum stake for automated games of chance is limited to CHF 25 per game.
- Cantons in which casinos with a Category B licence are located may levy a tax on the gross gaming revenue in the casinos; the tax does not apply to online games. This tax may not exceed 40% of the total casino tax payable to the federal government, which is then reduced by the amount of the cantonal tax due.
Casinos currently in operation
List of land-based casinos in Switzerland
Casino Baden
Casino Bad Ragaz
Casino Basel
Casino Bern
Casino Courrendlin
Casino Crans-Montana
Casino Davos
Casino Granges-Paccot
Casino Interlaken
Casino Locarno
Casino Lugano
Casino Luzern
Casino Mendrisio
Casino Meyrin
Casino Montreux
Casino Neuenburg
Casino Pfäffikon
Casino St. Gallen
Casino Winterthur
Casino Zürich