The Swiss gambling regulator Gespa has published its annual review of the market for 2025. Alongside its regulatory update, the authority released new lottery and betting statistics for the year. The Swiss gambling market recorded lower spending per resident, while enforcement against illegal gambling remained a key focus.

  • Gespa approved 62 new games for Switzerland’s lottery operators during 2025. It also granted 59 approvals for changes to existing games. The regulator said oversight of the licensed market remained a core part of its work.
  • During the second half of the year, Gespa carried out checks at retail lottery locations. The inspections focused on whether sports betting age-protection measures were being applied correctly. Results from the test purchases were received shortly before the end of the year.
  • Loterie Romande applied in September 2025 for approval of the country’s first virtual lottery ticket. The product is expected to be available on new electronic lottery terminals by January 2028. The system will exclude players subject to gambling bans and allow users to set personal loss limits.
  • Illegal gambling continued to present challenges for the Swiss gambling market. Gespa reviewed 42 criminal case decisions and supported 25 investigations during the year. Its work included assisting with searches, carrying out forensic data analysis and preparing reports used as court evidence.
  • The regulator also published five new blocking lists targeting illegal offshore gambling websites. By the end of 2025, Gespa’s domain blocking list contained 671 websites. The authority said tackling illegal activity remains a priority for the Swiss gambling market.
  • Lottery and sports betting turnover reached CHF 3.87bn (ca. EUR 4.2bn) in 2025, down 2.4% year-on-year. Gross gaming revenue (“Bruttospielertrag” or “BSE”) fell 3.7% to CHF 1.20bn (ca. EUR 1.3bn).  Net profit generated by lotteries and sports betting amounted to CHF 814m (ca. EUR 883m), a decline of 4.7%.
  • Retail channels accounted for 76% of lottery and sports betting gross gaming revenue in Switzerland during 2025, while online channels contributed the remaining 24%.
  • Swiss residents spent an average of CHF424 (ca. EUR 460) on lotteries and sports betting during the year. Average winnings returned to players reached CHF 292 (ca. EUR 317) per person. This resulted in a theoretical net spend of CHF 132 (ca. EUR 143) per resident, down 4.3% from 2024.
  • In the inter-cantonal skill games segment, operators reported gross gaming revenue of CHF 19.2m (ca. EUR 20.8m). That figure represented an increase of 2.3% year-on-year. The number of machines in operation fell from 1,540 to 1,406 by the end of 2025.

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