Do you want to accept the initiators' draft of the amendment to the constitution of 5 October 1921 (casino ban)?
Referendum ballot with question
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
3,779
26.68%
No
10,383
73.32%
Valid votes
14,162
99.25%
Invalid or blank votes
107
0.75%
Total votes
14,269
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
20,720
68.87%
No
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
A constitutional referendum was held in Liechtenstein on 29 January 2023. Voters voted on a proposal to ban casinos, with 73% voting against the proposal. If a ban had been approved, casinos in Liechtenstein would have been closed and banned by 2028.[1]
Background
Gambling was prohibited in Liechtenstein until 2010, when it was legalised.[2] As of 2023[update], there are six casinos in the country, which doubled from three in 2019.[2] The national casino association has conceded that it "sees no economic basis for so many casinos in the future".[3] The industry generated CHF 28 million in gambling levies in 2022, which amounted to 3% of tax revenue in the year.[2]
Petition
The group IG VolksMeinung collected more than 2,000 signatures in favour of a ban, from the population of 38,000. The Landtag of Liechtenstein voted against the ban, so it therefore had to be decided by referendum.[4]
