number of games and slots offered. Tey can offer connected jackpots and maximum winnings possible. Only Type A casinos can qualify as a Grand Casino.
At the end of 2021, the 21 casinos offered 264 tables games on a total of 250 gaming tables of which 91 were roulette, 71 blackjack, 73 poker and 29 other games. Te casinos operated 4,571 slots between them and see on average 4.8 million visitors each year.
Land-based casinos have obviously had a couple of years of disruptions due to Covid restrictions. In 2020 the casinos were forced to close for almost five months depending on the canton and GGR decreased by more than 39 per cent that year.
Even when the casinos reopened there were restrictions in the number of players through the doors, whilst bars and restaurants also had
amounted to CHF1.44bn made up of casinos, skill games and large-scale games operated by two companies – SwissLos and Loterie Romande (lotteries and sports betting) and small games (such as small-scale lotteries, poker tournaments or local sports betting).
Te land-based casino sector GGR in 2020 amounted to CHF452m – 39 per cent less than 2019 figures (CHF742.5m) due to Covid restrictions/closures.
Tis GGR was dominated by slots with CHF345.4m (just over 85 per cent share) with table games making up the CHF66.1m remainder.
In 2021 GGR for the land-based casinos sector reached CHF405m - still a 45 per cent decrease on 2019 (pre-pandemic) revenues and a 10 per cent decrease on 2020 figures.
Total gambling GGR in Switzerland in 2020 amounted to CHF1.44bn made up of casinos, skill games and large-scale games operated by
two companies – SwissLos and Loterie Romande (lotteries and sports betting) and small games (such as small-scale lotteries, poker tournaments or local sports betting).
operational restrictions placed on them. A Covid certification requirement was introduced in the autumn of 2021 which resulted in further shortfalls in revenues during November and December. Tose casinos in tourist resorts or near a border also had less foreign visitors due to travel restrictions.
For example, Casino Interlaken had to close completely for 143 days and could only operate on limited offer for a further 132 days and saw a drop in sales of almost 50 per cent.
Total gambling GGR in Switzerland in 2020
Meanwhile at the end of 2024 all 21 casino licences to date will expire and a new tender process began in May this year and is due to be awarded in autumn next year. Two additional Type A gaming zones in Lausanne and Winterthur have been created. Te condition is that the casinos must generate a GGR of more than CHF30m annually for its land-based operation.
A report by the CMFJ believes the casino landscape in Switzerland at present is “characterised by a large number of differently positioned establishments with attractive
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