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Casinos online na Suíça: o que é legal

A Bonusjungle não é um operador de jogo. A página explica o enquadramento da lei suíça do jogo. Para quem joga na Suíça só nomeamos os casinos online licenciados pela ESBK.

Um casino online na Suíça só é legal nos casinos com extensão de concessão e licença da ESBK. A página indica essa regra, a lista de bloqueio e o enquadramento legal. 18+.

6 min · Actualizado 10 Nov 2026

In short

  • Since 1 January 2019, Swiss casinos may also offer their games online under the Gambling Act. [S1]
  • For that they need a concession extension from the Federal Council and, in addition, an ESBK permit for the individual games. [S1]
  • Ten casinos operate an online platform according to the ESBK (as of 17 March 2026). [S1]
  • Access to online money games offered in Switzerland without a permit is blocked. The ESBK updates the block list regularly and publishes it in the Federal Gazette; the current list dates from 25 August 2026. [S2]
  • “Swiss players who play in online casinos that do not hold a concession do not commit an offence under the Gambling Act. They do so at their own risk.” [S2]

Law and currency

Since 1 January 2019 the Money Gaming Act (Geldspielgesetz, BGS) and its ordinances have been in force. The ESBK says the BGS replaced the Casino Act (Spielbankengesetz) of 18 December 1998 and the Lottery Act of 8 June 1923. [S4] The Swiss National Bank calls the Swiss franc the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Its published rates use the code CHF. [S5]

Help

Gespa, the intercantonal money-gaming supervisor, publishes a national gambling helpline, 0800 040 080: free, anonymous, around the clock, in German, French and Italian. [S6] Information in German: https://www.sos-spielsucht.ch/

Sources

As of 10 November 2026. The licensed-operators list itself was published on 17 March 2026 and, re-read on 10 November 2026, still names the same ten casinos. The block list on the ESBK page is still dated 25 August 2026. Sources [S4] to [S6] were read on 10 November 2026.

  1. [S1] https://www.esbk.admin.ch/de/online-spielbanken (published 17 March 2026)
  2. [S2] https://www.esbk.admin.ch/de/nicht-bewilligte-online-spiele (25 August 2026)
  3. [S3] Gambling Act: https://www.ejpd.admin.ch/de/geldspielgesetz · FAQ: https://www.esbk.admin.ch/de/fragen-antworten
  4. [S4] ESBK, legal basis (the BGS replaced the Spielbankengesetz): https://www.esbk.admin.ch/de/rechtsgrundlagen (read 10 November 2026)
  5. [S5] Swiss National Bank, speech of 5 September 2019, and current rates in CHF: https://www.snb.ch/public/asset/de/www-snb-ch/publications/communication/speeches/2019/ref_20190905_tjn/publications0/ref_20190905_tjn.de.pdf · https://www.snb.ch/de/the-snb/mandates-goals/statistics/statistics-pub/current_interest_exchange_rates
  6. [S6] Gespa, national helpline 0800 040 080: https://www.gespa.ch/de/praevention-spielsucht (read 10 November 2026)

FAQ

Is online casino gambling legal in Switzerland?

Since 1 January 2019, Swiss casinos may also offer their games online under the Gambling Act. For that they need a concession extension from the Federal Council and, in addition, an ESBK permit for the individual games. Ten casinos operate an online platform according to the ESBK (as of 17 March 2026).

Who grants the permit?

They need a concession extension from the Federal Council and, in addition, an ESBK permit for the individual games.

Do I commit an offence if I play at a foreign casino?

Swiss players who play in online casinos that do not hold a concession do not commit an offence under the Gambling Act. They do so at their own risk.

What is the block list?

Access to online money games offered in Switzerland without a permit is blocked. The ESBK updates the block list regularly and publishes it in the Federal Gazette; the current list dates from 25 August 2026.

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