Popular vote · 10.06.2018Federal ballot
Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)
Votes201872.9% YesNo 27.1%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
72.9% 1'326'207
No
27.1% 492'024
Turnout
34.3%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District de Morges | 89.0% | VD |
| 2 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 88.9% | VD |
| 3 | District d'Aigle | 88.7% | VD |
| 4 | District du Gros-de-Vaud | 88.6% | VD |
| 5 | District de Lavaux-Oron | 88.6% | VD |
| 6 | District de Nyon | 88.5% | VD |
| 7 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 88.1% | VD |
| 8 | District de Lausanne | 88.0% | VD |
| 9 | District de la Broye-Vully | 87.6% | VD |
| 10 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 86.5% | VD |
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaud | 88.3% | 36.2% | 300 |
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 85.3% | 29.8% | 24 |
| 3 | Geneva | 83.9% | 40.7% | 45 |
| 4 | Jura | 83.1% | 25.8% | 51 |
| 5 | Ticino | 82.0% | 35.4% | 100 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 80.5% | 28.3% | 119 |
| 7 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 76.2% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 8 | Valais | 75.7% | 61.8% | 122 |
| 9 | Uri | 73.9% | 23.0% | 19 |
| 10 | Bern | 73.7% | 26.2% | 328 |
| 11 | Glarus | 71.6% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 12 | Nidwalden | 71.3% | 34.1% | 11 |
| 13 | Basel-Landschaft | 71.1% | 31.4% | 86 |
| 14 | Lucerne | 70.9% | 34.4% | 79 |
| 15 | Grisons | 70.8% | 39.5% | 100 |
| 16 | Thurgau | 70.6% | 28.3% | 80 |
| 17 | Obwalden | 70.1% | 32.7% | 7 |
| 18 | Zug | 69.9% | 40.2% | 11 |
| 19 | Basel-City | 69.8% | 46.4% | 3 |
| 20 | St. Gallen | 69.0% | 31.5% | 75 |
| 21 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 68.3% | 31.4% | 20 |
| 22 | Aargau | 67.4% | 29.9% | 196 |
| 23 | Zurich | 65.9% | 34.7% | 160 |
| 24 | Schaffhausen | 64.2% | 63.9% | 26 |
| 25 | Schwyz | 64.1% | 35.5% | 30 |
| 26 | Solothurn | 63.5% | 37.9% | 104 |
The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.
Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «» · Federal Council explanations (PDF, German)
Text put to the vote
BBl 2017 6245Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2017 6245, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2017 6245 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)”?
- On 10.06.2018, “Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)” was accepted with 1'326'207 yes and 492'024 no. Turnout was 34.3%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)”?
- The strongest yes came from Vaud (88.3%), the strongest no from Solothurn (63.5%).
- Was “Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)” accepted?
- “Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)” was accepted nationwide on 10.06.2018.