Warning against www.scasino.com

Bern, 07.06.2013 - The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) warns against the website www.scasino.com, which offers illegal online gambling. The website is not connected in any way to Switzerland even though the use of the Swiss coat of arms and numerous references to Switzerland falsely create that impression.

The website www.scasino.com offers various online gambling games that are illegal under Swiss law. The website is operated by the company Electra Work Limited and its subsidiary iGlobal Media Entertainment Limited. These companies refer to their offer as "Swiss casino" and use "Swiss quality" as a marketing slogan. They also make use of the Swiss coat of arms. However, the website www.scasino.com is not connected in any way to Switzerland.

The online gambling games offered on the website have never been approved by the Swiss Federal Gaming Board. Under current law operating gambling games on the internet is illegal. Moreover, both companies have their headquarters in Gibraltar and not in Switzerland.

Some of the contents and the use of the Swiss coat of arms on the website www.scasino.com are deceiving and misleading. In the opinion of SECO, there is a violation of both the Federal Act against Unfair Competition and the Federal Act on the Protection of the Swiss Coat of Arms.

The application of Swiss law is limited to the national territory. Since the companies have no legal representation in Switzerland, the companies cannot be held accountable at the present time.


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