Best live dealer casinos for players from Switzerland

Background

Prior to 1993 casinos and casino gambling in Switzerland were constitutionally prohibited but this was changed with a referendum in that year which saw a majority of Swiss voters endorse the necessary changes to pave the way for legal casinos.  Following the required amendments to the Swiss Federal Constitution, legislation allowing for the operation of casinos was enacted in 2000 (Federal Act on Casinos) and a number of casinos were issued licenses and opened their doors to gamblers.

Licenses issued under the legislation's associated regulations do not allow operators to offer 'games of chance' on the Internet and consequently Swiss residents are currently unable to play games like blackjack, roulette or baccarat online with locally licensed/based operators.  But this situation has only seen foreign operators fill the void and tap the demand that clearly exists.

Now, the government has announced plans to liberalise the Swiss market and offer online gambling licenses.  As at May 2010, the Justice Ministry maintained that it planned to draft a proposal which, subject to Parliamentary approval, would grant a limited number of licenses to approved operators.  The plans are said to be primarily motivated by intent to curb the growing 'black' online gambling market, as well as raise tax revenues, estimated to be in the order of SFr 26 million annually.

Apparently European Commission pressure to follow EU Treaty services guidelines is not the driving force behind the proposed changes, but regardless of the reason, it seems likely that Swiss players will very soon have locally licensed online casino options to choose from.  In the meantime, online casinos licensed in other EU Member states continue to do business with Swiss players.

Best live casino for Swiss players

The below casinos all have live dealers, welcome players from Switzerland and offer EUR and/or Swiss franc (CHF) account options.

Casinos	Player access	Banking	Toll free support	Local language	Games
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on sign -ups from Switzerland	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in francs (CHF) or Euro	Yes	Deutsche, Français	European based dealer room with Euro centric games.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Swiss player sign -ups	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in francs (CHF) or Euro	Yes	Deutsche	Asian based dealer studio including blackjack, baccarat, roulette and baccarat variations.
Read review   I   Visita	No restrictions on sign -ups from Switzerland	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in Euro	Yes	Deutsche, Français	European based dealer room with Euro centric games
Read review   I   Visit	No restrictions on sign -ups from Switzerland	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in EURO	No	Français	European based dealer room with Euro centric games

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