Preliminary investigation against TeleTicino has been discontinued
The Ticino Public Prosecutor's Office has closed the investigation it had been conducting against the website of the television station TeleTicino. The case involved banners for the foreign betting provider Interwetten.
The public prosecutor's office in Ticino has dropped the investigation it had been conducting in recent weeks against the TeleTicino television station's internet portal. The case concerned banners of the foreign betting provider Interwetten (see ). TeleTicino was suspected of having violated the Federal Act on Commercial Betting. According to the applicable law, the public prosecutor's office was unable to establish any punishable facts, the broadcaster announced on Friday. The reason given by the public prosecutor's office for discontinuing the investigation was that the current law dating back to 1923 was outdated and needed to be adapted to modern times. The public prosecutor's office therefore recommends that legislators update the law in light of technical developments and today's multimedia possibilities.
