2023 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum
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Do you want to accept the initiators' draft of the amendment to the constitution of 5 October 1921 (casino ban)? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Results[edit]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 3,779 | 26.68 | |
| Against | 10,383 | 73.32 | |
| Total | 14,162 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 14,162 | 99.25 | |
| Invalid votes | 88 | 0.62 | |
| Blank votes | 19 | 0.13 | |
| Total votes | 14,269 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,720 | 68.87 | |
| Source: Abstimmungen | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Anordnung der Volksabstimmung über das Initiativbegehren «Casino-Verbot» zur Abänderung der Landesverfassung
- ^ a b c "LIECHTENSTEIN – The referendum on closing casinos next week". CasinoCompendium. Casino-Compendium. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023..
- ^ Kobakhidze, Ana (15 November 2022). "Liechtenstein Casino Association opposes gambling ban". SBC CIS EN. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Lichtenstein – Lichtenstein's Casino Association highlights success of player protection instead of outright casino ban". G3 Newswire. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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