{"id":314,"date":"2019-09-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/over-60-foreign-websites-blocked-to-swiss-gamblers\/"},"modified":"2019-09-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T00:00:00","slug":"over-60-foreign-websites-blocked-to-swiss-gamblers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/over-60-foreign-websites-blocked-to-swiss-gamblers\/","title":{"rendered":"OVER 60 FOREIGN WEBSITES BLOCKED TO SWISS GAMBLERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Swiss Lottery and Betting Board<\/strong>\u00a0has published<strong>\u00a0its first blacklist<\/strong>\u00a0of foreign gambling websites following a change to the law on online gambling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 60 foreign websites have been blocked to Swiss gamblers<\/strong>. Last June, 73% of voters approved the overhaul of the country\u2019s gambling law despite claims by opponents of government censorship. The law came into effect in January but blocking of foreign gambling websites only\u00a0<strong>started in August.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swiss gamblers can bet online only with Swiss casinos and lotteries that pay tax in the country and take measures to protect people against addiction, according to<em>SWI<\/em>.\u00a0Those on the blacklist published on Tuesday will be automatically<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>obstructed by Swiss telecommunications service providers<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>via DNS<\/strong>\u00a0(domain name server) blocks. Only websites accessible from Switzerland will be blocked. Foreign service providers that voluntarily withdraw from the Swiss market with appropriate measures will not be blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss gamblers registered with foreign casinos will have to contact them directly for any money due as Swiss regulators have no jurisdiction over them. 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