The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tough luck: Swiss to block foreign-based gambling sites from July 1st Switzerland will next week implement one of Europe's strictest gambling laws, essentially blocking foreign-based companies from the Swiss market and forcing the country's online gamblers to use domestic sites, Bern said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190624/tough-luck-swiss-to-block-foreign-based-gambling-sites-from-july-1st Mon, 24 Jun 2019 21:04:04 +0200 tough-luck-swiss-to-block-foreign-based-gambling-sites-from-july-1st Swiss vote to block foreign-based gambling sites Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved on Sunday blocking foreign-based betting sites in a high-stakes referendum on a new gambling law designed to prevent addiction, but which opponents said amounted to internet censorship. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180610/swiss-vote-to-block-foreign-based-gambling-sites Sun, 10 Jun 2018 19:00:08 +0200 swiss-vote-to-block-foreign-based-gambling-sites Valais man wins over a million francs on the horses... with a 2.50 franc bet A man from the Valais on Saturday won 1,147,090 francs by betting on a Paris horse race with a 2.50 franc stake. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170905/valais-man-wins-over-a-million-francs-on-the-horses-betting-pmu-gambling Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:54:06 +0200 valais-man-wins-over-a-million-francs-on-the-horses-betting-pmu-gambling Anti-match-fixing treaty signed in Switzerland Sports ministers from across Europe gathered in Switzerland on Thursday to sign a treaty aimed at rooting out the "scourge" of match-fixing and illegal betting in sports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140918/match-fixing-treaty-signed-in-switzerland Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:26:00 +0200 match-fixing-treaty-signed-in-switzerland