Swiss Government and Poker
Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Texas hold'em is not a game of skill.
Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Texas hold'em is not a game of skill. This means that private games outside of casinos have been banned, but (and there's always a but) it's just for high-stakes games. Apparently, smaller games could continue.
This ruling comes after Swiss casinos appealed a lower court's decision that Texas hold'em was a skill game and could be played anywhere. "A parallel sector started to develop that did not have the same regulations and rules as casinos," head of the Swiss Federation of Casinos Marc Friedrich said. According to the Associated Press, he estimates about 100 unlicensed poker championships were taking place each weekend.
