Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Ban on lotteries and games of chance

General information
Official title Verbot der Lotterie und Hasardspiele
Voting day 14.01.1866
Voting result Rejected (44.03% Yes votes and 9.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 10
Legal form Mandatory referendum
Policy area Economy > Economic policy > Structural policy
Economy > Tourism and leisure > Lotteries and gambling
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept
Position of the Council of States Accept
Public campaign
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (44.03% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (9.5 Yes, 12.5 No)
Rejected
AI
AR
BE
FR
GR
LU
NW
SG
SH
SZ
UR
VD
VS
ZG
Accepted
AG
BL
BS
GE
GL
NE
OW
SO
TG
TI
ZH
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map