Gamanza Extends Multi-Year Swiss iGaming Platform Deal with Pasino

Gamanza Group has extended its multi-year Player Account Management platform partnership with Pasino.ch, the online casino operated by Casino du Lac Geneve in Switzerland. The renewed agreement keeps Gamanza as Pasino's core technology provider, covering compliance infrastructure, payment processing, responsible gaming tools, and front-end player delivery. No financial terms were disclosed. The extension adds to Gamanza's track record in Switzerland, one of Europe's most restrictive online gambling jurisdictions, where access requires a partnership with one of the country's 22 licensed land-based casino concession holders rather than a standalone online licence.

• Switzerland's regulated online gambling market is projected to reach $700 million in gross gaming revenue in 2026, growing 6% year on year, according to 6W Research (2025).
• Approximately 10 of Switzerland's 22 land-based casino concession holders currently operate an online brand under the Federal Gaming Board's (ESBK) licensing framework, per the 2019 Money Gaming Act.
• 75% of Switzerland's online gambling GGR comes from mobile devices, with the regulated sector capturing a 58% channelization rate of the total market, per Statista and 6W Research (2025).

What services does Gamanza provide to Pasino under the extended deal?

Gamanza's Player Account Management platform provides the full operational backbone for Pasino.ch. It handles identity verification and account registration, the compliance and regulatory reporting framework required under Swiss law, the payment gateway and data vault, a game store and bonus engine, and responsible gaming features including self-exclusion and deposit limit tools. The platform also powers Pasino's web and app delivery infrastructure. The extension maintains all existing services under a new multi-year commercial term. Tero Vienonen, Managing Director of Gamanza, said: "Switzerland holds operators and their platform partners to an exceptionally high standard, and delivering to that standard across compliance, platform and player experience, is exactly what Gamanza is built to do."

Why is Switzerland's iGaming market difficult for new suppliers to enter?

Switzerland's Money Gaming Act, in force since 2019, created a structurally closed online gambling market. Online casino licences are granted exclusively to the holders of the country's 22 land-based casino concessions, which run from 2025 to 2044. There is no standalone online licensing pathway for foreign operators. The Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) enforces the closed market through active DNS blocking of offshore operators on a published blacklist. For any B2B technology supplier, commercial access to Switzerland therefore depends entirely on securing a partnership with one of the small number of licensed concession holders. This structure makes established, renewed partnerships like the Gamanza and Pasino arrangement more commercially significant than similar deals in open-licence markets, where new entrants can join by applying for a licence independently.

Who are Gamanza Group and Pasino.ch?

Gamanza Group is a Swiss-based iGaming technology company focused on regulated market compliance, with its Player Account Management platform designed for jurisdictions with high technical and legal requirements. Switzerland serves as its core reference market. Pasino.ch is the online casino brand of Casino du Lac Geneve, one of Switzerland's licensed land-based operators. Casino du Lac Geneve holds a concession entitling it to operate an online gambling platform under ESBK supervision, with Pasino.ch as its consumer-facing digital product. The original partnership between the two companies predates the current renewal, making this an extension of a long-standing B2B relationship. Fabrizio Barozzi, CEO of Casino du Lac Geneve, said: "Together, we are looking firmly to the future with strong ambitions in the Swiss market, and we hope to build a mutually beneficial relationship." Full details of the announcement are reported by iGaming Future.

How does Switzerland compare to other European iGaming markets?

Market	Licensing model	Foreign online operators permitted	Market character
Switzerland	Concession-tied (closed)	No	Restricted, compliance-intensive
Germany	Open licence (GlüStV 2021)	Yes	Open but heavily regulated
United Kingdom	Open licence (UKGC)	Yes	Open, large volume
Sweden	Open licence (Spelinspektionen)	Yes	Open, channelization-focused

Switzerland's closed model limits the total addressable market for B2B suppliers to the concession-holding operators. However, those operators face less competitive pressure from pure-play online entrants, tend to retain stronger margins, and require more sophisticated compliance technology because of the density of ESBK requirements. That combination makes Swiss concession holders commercially attractive PAM clients despite the small total number of potential customers.

What are the compliance demands on Swiss online casino operators?

Swiss licensed operators face some of the most prescriptive compliance requirements in Europe. The ESBK requires operators to maintain detailed player monitoring systems, enforce deposit limits and self-exclusion tools, and report to the regulator on a defined schedule. The taxation structure is progressive, starting at approximately 20% of gross gaming revenue and rising with scale. Operators must also meet ESBK technical standards for platform reliability, data security, and player protection. These requirements are a core reason operators rely on specialist platform providers rather than building compliance infrastructure in house. The regulatory bar underpins the continued commercial relevance of providers like Gamanza in a market where compliance failure carries significant consequences, including licence suspension. The ongoing expansion of player monitoring across European markets, including Germany's LUGAS system, suggests Switzerland's approach is increasingly seen as a model rather than an outlier.

What does this renewal mean for Gamanza's position in Switzerland?

The Pasino renewal consolidates Gamanza's role as one of the preferred PAM providers in the Swiss market. With approximately 10 operators running online brands across 22 concessions, the available client base for any B2B platform supplier in Switzerland is small. Each multi-year renewal, particularly with an established operator like Pasino, represents a meaningful share of available Swiss online casino contracts. Gamanza has also signed a separate platform agreement with Casino Locarno, suggesting the company is building a cluster of Swiss concession relationships rather than relying on a single client. In restricted markets, this kind of licensed-client concentration is the primary growth path and also strengthens a supplier's reference portfolio when approaching similarly structured markets in other European jurisdictions.

What is the outlook for Switzerland's online gambling market?

The Gamanza and Pasino renewal is one of several signals that Switzerland's regulated online market is maturing. The country's 58% channelization rate remains below the European average for open-licence markets, indicating a substantial share of Swiss players continue to use offshore operators. The regulated operators and their platform partners are competing to close that gap through product quality, mobile experience, and local market knowledge. The 14% compound annual growth rate recorded in the Swiss online gambling sector between 2021 and 2026 suggests the strategy is working, with the market on track for approximately $700 million in regulated GGR this year. Further channelization gains will depend on how effectively licensed operators deploy platform technology to match the product range of offshore competitors, a challenge that sits directly at the core of what PAM providers like Gamanza are built to address.

Updated July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gamanza's role in the Swiss iGaming market?

Gamanza Group is a Swiss-based iGaming technology company that provides a Player Account Management platform to licensed Swiss casino operators, covering compliance, payment processing, responsible gaming features, and the full player journey from registration to game access.

Who operates Pasino.ch?

Pasino.ch is the online casino brand of Casino du Lac Geneve, one of Switzerland's licensed land-based casino concession holders operating under supervision of the Federal Gaming Board (ESBK).

Can foreign operators enter Switzerland's online casino market?

No. Under Switzerland's 2019 Money Gaming Act, online casino licences are exclusively tied to the country's 22 land-based concessions. Foreign operators cannot apply for a standalone online licence and are actively DNS-blocked by the ESBK from reaching Swiss players.

How large is Switzerland's online gambling market?

Switzerland's regulated online gambling market is projected to generate approximately $700 million in gross gaming revenue in 2026, growing 6% year on year, with 75% of that GGR coming from mobile devices, according to 6W Research and Statista (2025).

What is the Gamanza PAM platform?

Gamanza's Player Account Management platform is a B2B software product that handles the operational and compliance requirements of a licensed online casino, including identity verification, payment processing, bonus management, responsible gaming tools, and regulatory reporting.