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 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 A real estate salesman who gambled away and otherwise spent several million francs obtained from client deposits and through other fraudulent means was jailed for five years by a Lausanne court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150129/property-salesman-jailed-for-gambling-clients-cash Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:58:00 +0100 property-salesman-jailed-for-gambling-clients-cash Rabbit meat that doesn’t come up to high Swiss food standards has been discovered at a supermarket in Lausanne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130305/non-authorised-rabbit-meat-sold-in-switzerland Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:12:00 +0100 non-authorised-rabbit-meat-sold-in-switzerland Switzerland’s largest casino is officially opening on Thursday in Zurich with hoopla, including Las Vegas showgirls and concerts by impersonators of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and Louis Armstrong, among others. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121031/countrys-biggest-casino-ready-to-roll Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:22:00 +0100 countrys-biggest-casino-ready-to-roll A Swiss floor layer who won €43 million at an Austrian casino last year only to be denied the prize has reached an out-of-court settlement for a reported €1 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121011/swiss-mans-jackpot-win-slashed-in-casino-deal Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:48:00 +0200 swiss-mans-jackpot-win-slashed-in-casino-deal