TeleTicino in the sights of the judiciary because of advertising banners
The Ticino Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the television station TeleTicino on suspicion of illegal advertising. The reason is a banner for Interwetten.com, a gambling company operating out of Malta, on the station's homepage.
The public prosecutor's office in Ticino is investigating the broadcaster TeleTicino on suspicion of illegal advertising. The reason is a banner from the gambling company Interwetten.com, which operates from Malta, on the station's homepage. The advertisement has since been removed from the network, as TeleTicino announced in a communiqué on Wednesday. The broadcaster was reacting to a Blick article from the same day. The article states that advertising for foreign betting providers is prohibited. The broadcaster claims to have known nothing about this: Neither the supervisory authority nor the magistrate had informed TeleTicino of the possible illegality of the banners, the statement said. The banner, which earned the broadcaster a thousand francs per month, was launched on July 16.
The TV station has now voluntarily forwarded an inquiry to the Ticino public prosecutor's office and the Swiss Federal Gaming Board, writes Chairman of the Board of Directors Alberto Ménasche.
It is unclear why the Ticino authorities did not take action on their own initiative. The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) had already filed a criminal complaint against TeleTicino with the Ticino cantonal police on July 18.
The FOJ spokesperson Folco Galli told SDA on Wednesday that this action was taken on the basis of a tip-off from a third party. TeleTicino is not an isolated case. There are always cases of illegal advertising.
Motorcyclist Thomas Lüthi, for example, who also advertises for Interwetten.com on his homepage, is also facing legal trouble, as TeleTicino writes. The gambling company's banner can also be found on a website run by fans of HC Davos.
The TV station has now voluntarily forwarded an inquiry to the Ticino public prosecutor's office and the Swiss Federal Gaming Board, writes Chairman of the Board of Directors Alberto Ménasche.
It is unclear why the Ticino authorities did not take action on their own initiative. The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) had already filed a criminal complaint against TeleTicino with the Ticino cantonal police on July 18.
The FOJ spokesperson Folco Galli told SDA on Wednesday that this action was taken on the basis of a tip-off from a third party. TeleTicino is not an isolated case. There are always cases of illegal advertising.
Motorcyclist Thomas Lüthi, for example, who also advertises for Interwetten.com on his homepage, is also facing legal trouble, as TeleTicino writes. The gambling company's banner can also be found on a website run by fans of HC Davos.
