Hoppe Switzerland – First censorship now Playtech Online Casino
After the referendum on the new gambling law, it was clear in the summer that only terrestrial casinos in their own country would receive a license to operate online casinos. It was therefore clear that no foreign operators would be allowed to offer their gambling portfolio in Switzerland from January 01.01.2019st, . With a controversial network ban, Switzerland wants to implement the new law and thus keep foreign casino providers away. The Swiss Casinos Holding AG has now announced that the future partner will be one of the largest online platforms. Amazingly, it's not Novomatic, but Switzerland gets its first Playtech casino.
Swiss Casinos and Playtech become Switzerland's first online casino
It is very surprising that Novomatic with Greentube was not chosen as the first choice for the online offer. After all, over 70% of the machines in the country casinos in Switzerland are equipped with the manufacturer from Gumpoldskirchen. With Playtech plc. a partner has been found who has been offering his services since the beginning of online casinos and has sufficient experience, but whether the Playtech portfolio will also convince Swiss players remains to be seen.
Marc Baumann, CEO of the Swiss Casinos Group is very confident about the cooperation with Playtech plc. regards.
We are extremely pleased to have found an internationally experienced and innovative partner in Playtech. This will enable us to offer our customers in Switzerland an attractive offer.
Playtech will facilitate the implementation of the first online casino
Since Swiss Casinos Holding AG has little experience with online gaming, Playtech is the right partner for the first Online casino Switzerland to realize. Playtech plc. is one of the world's largest providers of online slot machines, live casino games and a very own platform. There will thus be a Swiss online casino that discerning casino fans can look forward to. How extensive a Playtech casino can look like is determined by the Betfair Casino clear. The online casino has been successful on the online market for many years and also offers sports betting and third-party providers such as NetEnt or Microgaming in addition to the casino games
Shimon Akad, CEO at Playtech, is also convinced of the new partnership and looks forward to a good working relationship.
Playtech is pleased to work with the Swiss Casino Group, the leading and very successful brand in Switzerland. Playtech has a long track record of working with leading brands in the world's major gaming markets and we look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with Swiss Casino.
However, a few hurdles still have to be overcome before the first online casino in Switzerland can be implemented. The Swiss Casinos Group is currently in the process of obtaining a license from the ESBK (Swiss Federal Gaming Board), which is not expected before the summer of 2019 due to the approval of the Federal Council. Until then, the Swiss Group and Playtech have enough time to implement the technical and web-based online casino.
Once the first Swiss online casino has been confirmed, all other country casinos will also want to have their own online offer. We can be curious to see what the competitors Grand Casino Luzern, Basel or Bern come up with. It is then certainly possible that major brands such as Novoline (Novomatic), Merkur, Gamomat or NetEnt will appear in Swiss online casinos in the future.
