More information on the various types of gambling common in Switzerland is available on the following pages:

Types of gambling

Lotteries

Lotteries are a variety of gambling involving large numbers of participants where results are determined by random draws or similar procedures.

Types of gambling

Sports betting

With sports betting, winning depends on the correct prediction of the course or the outcome of a sports event.

Types of gambling

Skill-based gambling

In skill-based games, winning is largely or entirely a question of the player’s mental or physical skill.

Types of gambling

Small-scale poker tournaments

Within strict limits, poker tournaments are permissible also outside casinos.

Types of gambling

Casino games

Gambling activities involving only a small number of participants and meeting the defining criteria of neither sports betting nor skill-based nor small-scale game fall within the sphere of responsibility of the Federal Gaming Board FGB.

Types of gambling

Sales-promotion games

Sales-promotion games fall outside the scope of application of the Federal Act on Gambling.

Types of gambling

Gambling among friends and family

“Private money games are permitted and are not subject to the Gambling Act.” Yes, but it’s not quite as simple as that.

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