Land-based tables and slots fall in Switzerland as online secures slight increase
Overall gambling revenue fell by 2.1 per cent in 2025
Gross Gaming Revenue fell by 2.1 per cent in 2025 in Switzerland, with figures from the Federal Gaming Commission (CFMJ) GGR fell to CHF878m, with land-based accounting for CHF564m and online bringing in CHF314m. The Commission has been strongly involved in combating illegal gambling having conducted 28 raids and blocked 580 new websites.
Land-based casinos fell by 3.9 per cent compared to 2024. Table games were down by 6.1 per cent to CHF96m and slot machines were down by 3.4 per cent to CHF 468m. Online gaming, which produced CHF314m in revenue, grew by 1.2 per cent compared to last year.
Despite a 2.01 per cent drop in its GGR, the Zurich casino owned by Swiss Casinos still tops the Swiss ranking of type A casinos, with CHF 59m. It is ahead of those in Basel with CHF57.43m, up 4.19 per cent and Baden, whose GGR fell 2.4 per cent to CHF54.07m. As for type B casinos, Mendrisio led the rankings with revenues of CHF74.5m, up 4.11 per cent. It is followed by the Partouche casino in Meyrin, whose revenue dropped by 3.3 per cent to CHF43.35m, and Pfäffikon, run by Swiss Casinos, who fell 0.47 per cent to CHF 23.65m. In terms of online gaming, the Lucerne casino generated the most revenue with GGR of CHf 95.42m, down by three per cent. Pfäffikon was up 8.5 per cent to CHF76.57m whilst Baden was third with CHF41.84m, down 2.9 per cent.
At the end of 2025, 20 casinos were in operation in Switzerland with nine of them also providing online options.
The report said: “While the total number of offerings has remained generally stable compared to the previous year, sometimes unexpected changes that occurred during the first year of the new concession period have led to notable structural adjustments in the Swiss casino landscape. aAt the end of March, the Davos casino (Ardent group) temporarily ceases its activities to prepare its move to new premises within the same municipality. After about eight months of work and an inspection of the new site by the CFMJ, the casino resumes operations on December 15, 2025.”
The regulator also reflected on the permanent closure of the Saint-Moritz casino at the end of April, for financial reasons.
At the end of May, the CFMJ also granted the Prilly casino owned by the Tranchant group the extension it requested for its opening until October 31, 2026.
“Unplanned sanitation work and the resulting construction delays prevented the casino from ensuring that operations could start at the end of 2025, as planned in the concession. After CFMJ approval, the Mendrisio casino, owned by the Admiral group, launched its online gaming offering to complement its land-based games. The Basel casino, owned by Tranchant group, on the other hand, ended its online gaming offering for financial reasons.’
In mid-October, the Schaffhouse casino (Swiss Casinos) closed its doors after 23 years of operation. The staff and equipment were taken over by the Winterthur casino (Swiss Casinos).
The Montreux establishment, operated by Barrière group, also ended its online gaming offer at the end of October, for financial reasons. Then, just before Christmas, after authorisation from the CFMJ, the Winterthur casino finally opened its doors, thus expanding the casino offerings in Switzerland.
