The Federal Court has decided to side with the Swiss Casino of the opposition of the Federal Gaming and confirms the prohibition by the casinos for organizing tournaments of Texas Hold’em going against the decision the Federal Administrative Court had also authorized to manage private tournaments and poker games.

The Federal Court has stressed that the Austrian and German courts have defined a Texas Hold’em gambling that the ability is crucial in this type of game, so it there was a position in favor of the casino. Within a short time all Swiss clubs must stop their activities.