Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting monopoly; Casino partly regulated; Lottery monopoly; Poker partly regulated.
- 12 of 19 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 6 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 4,463 entries in 3 official lists, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 32 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Monopoly
- Casino: Partly regulated
- Lottery: Monopoly
- Poker: Partly regulated
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Geldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023 · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- MarketMarket status changed: betting: monopoly, casino: regulated, lottery: monopoly → betting: monopoly, casino: partly regulated, lottery: monopoly, poker: partly regulatedGeldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 1 verified · 3 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024tier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Geldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023tier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024tier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Geldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023tier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024tier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024tier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024tier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
3 rules · 3 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsCasino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschereiverordnung ESBK (GwV-ESBK), SR 955.021, Stand am 1. Januar 2023tier 1 |
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsOnline · Betting · Lottery | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschereiverordnung EJPD (GwV-EJPD), SR 955.022, Stand am 1. Januar 2023tier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschereigesetz (GwG), SR 955.0, Stand am 1. Januar 2023tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Verrechnungssteuergesetz (VStG), SR 642.21, Stand am 1. Januar 2025tier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023tier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Data locationOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024tier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldwäschereiverordnung ESBK (GwV-ESBK), SR 955.021, Stand am 1. Januar 2023tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Geldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023tier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Fragen und Antwortentier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
3 statements- Licence types
- Licence term
- Apostille Convention
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
2 statements- Online casino
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
1 statement- General rules
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
6 statements- Self-exclusion register
- Affordability checks
- Cooling-off
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
ESBK / CFMJ (Spielbankenkommission)
Blacklist
3,566 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
ESBK / CFMJ (Spielbankenkommission)
Licence list
10 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Gespa (Interkantonale Geldspielaufsicht)
Blacklist
887 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
7 provisions set the fines and other measures: Bundesgesetz über Geldspiele (Geldspielgesetz, BGS), SR 935.51 (Stand 1. September 2023).
Case law
3 rulings of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 30 Apr 2025 · Bundesgericht · 2C_175/2024
- 30 Jan 2023 · Bundesgericht · 2C_87/2022
- 18 May 2022 · Bundesgericht · 2C_336/2021
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 32 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 11
- Regulator guidance
- 4
- Laws and regulations
- 14
- Licence registers and official lists
- 3
Publishers
- Bundeskanzlei (Fedlex)
- Gespa (Interkantonale Geldspielaufsicht)
- esbk.admin.ch
- Federal Gaming Board (ESBK)
- Fedlex (Bundeskanzlei)
- Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK)
- ESBK / CFMJ (Spielbankenkommission)
- Interkantonale Geldspielaufsicht (Gespa)
- Bundesamt für Polizei fedpol
- hcch.net
What changed in the law
The market's acts kept edition by edition: each new wording with the day it came into force and the act behind it. 6 acts kept edition by edition.
- Bundesgesetz über Geldspiele
- Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung der Geldwäscherei und der Terrorismusfinanzierung
- Verordnung über Geldspiele
- Verordnung der Eidgenössischen Spielbankenkommission über die Sorgfaltspflichten der Spielbanken zur Bekämpfung der Geldwäscherei und der Terrorismusfinanzierung
- Verordnung des EJPD über die Sorgfaltspflichten der Veranstalterinnen von Grossspielen zur Bekämpfung der Geldwäscherei und der Terrorismusfinanzierung
- Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer
No new wording in force in November 2026; the last change came into force on 1 Oct 2026.
Each changed article word by word, with the act that changed it, in the full report
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 21 acts and guidance documents.
- Bundesgesetz über den Datenschutz (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG)
- Bundesgesetz über die Durchsetzung von internationalen Sanktionen (Embargogesetz, EmbG)
- Gesamtschweizerisches Geldspielkonkordat (GSK)
- Geschäftsreglement der Eidgenössischen Spielbankenkommission
- Häufig gestellte Fragen zum Geldspiel
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- Interkantonale Vereinbarung betreffend die gemeinsame Durchführung von Geldspielen (IKV 2020)
- Konzessionsverfahren – ESBK – Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission
- Geldspielverordnung (VGS), SR 935.511, Stand am 1. Januar 2024
- Geldspielgesetz (BGS), SR 935.51, Stand am 1. September 2023
- Geldwäschereiverordnung ESBK (GwV-ESBK), SR 955.021, Stand am 1. Januar 2023
- Geldwäschereiverordnung EJPD (GwV-EJPD), SR 955.022, Stand am 1. Januar 2023
and 9 more in the full report
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