Switzerland issues first four online gambling permits to local casinos

Switzerland has officially issued its first online gambling licenses to four local casino operators and their online technology partners.

On Friday, Switzerland’s Federal Council rubber-stamped their approval of four casinos’ online gambling permits. The permits were previously approved by the Federal Gaming Commission (ESBK) ahead of the July 1 launch of the country’s regulated online market.

The four casinos so honored were the Grand Casino Baden and its sister venue Grand Casino Davos, as well as Grand Casino Lucerne and the Swiss Casinos group’s Pfäffikon venue.

Grand Casino Baden will launch online under its Jackpots.ch brand, which has for years operated as a free-play site. The Davos venue has a deal with Belgium’s Ardent Group and will operate under that company’s Casino777 brand. The Pfäffikon venue has a deal with Playtech while the Lucerne casino will operate under its own mycasino brand.