Swiss Gambling Supervisory Authority

Based on the Federal Act on Gambling, Gespa is mandated to prepare an annual report on the use of net revenues from lotteries and sports betting by the cantons.

The German-speaking gambling regulatory authorities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein (DACHL) met in Bern on 9 and 10 September 2026 for their annual meeting.

Gespa commissioned the Blue Cross Switzerland to carry out test purchases of sports betting tickets at land-based outlets operated by Swiss lottery companies. The results suggest that the implementation of youth protection measures is not currently working satisfactorily. In the run-up to the publication, the lottery companies questioned whether Gespa was authorised to publish the report. A decision by Gespa, which has since become legally binding, has now confirmed the legality of the publication.

Gespa publishes a joint statement between the gaming regulatory authorities from Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain today. The initiative aims to raise consumer awareness of the risks associated with prediction markets.

In its annual report, Gespa looks back on its supervisory activities and relevant market developments in 2025. At the same time as the annual report, Gespa publishes the statistics on large and small-scale gambling 2025.

In recent weeks and months, the phenomenon of so-called prediction markets has repeatedly attracted attention and led to numerous media reports.

An overview of the reports received and the functioning of the reporting office is published in form of an annual report. Gespa published the report on the year 2025 in April 2026.