Lucerne lawmaker seeks to end Swisslos logo rule for funded projects
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Lucerne SP Kantonsrat Simon Roth has proposed ending the requirement for lottery-funded projects to display the Swisslos logo, a move backed by 15 other council members who co-signed his 26 October 2026 motion. Roth wants the logo removed immediately from projects for minors and its use restricted elsewhere; the proposal remains pending in the Kantonsrat.
Lucerne cantonal councillor Simon Roth has proposed ending the requirement for lottery-funded projects to display the Swisslos logo. Fifteen other cantonal councillors co-signed the Social Democrat's proposal, filed on 26 October 2026.
Roth wants the cantonal government to examine how to remove the requirement immediately for services aimed at minors and restrict the logo's use as far as possible on other projects. He proposes identifying the funding with the cantonal logo or a neutral lottery fund logo instead.
Roth cited the Pfadi Luzern anniversary celebration and the Zauberlaterne film club as funded activities for children and young people. He considers the use of the logo on such activities to be gambling advertising and cited Article 74 of Switzerland's gambling law. The provision prohibits gambling advertising aimed at minors.
Problematic gambling affected 4.3% of the population aged 15 and over in the twelve months before the 2022 Swiss Health Survey, according to figures from Addiction Switzerland cited by Roth. Among 15- to 24-year-olds, the share was 6.1%.
The lottery fund draws on Swisslos net profits, and Lucerne allocated about CHF29m in 2025. The logo requirement, intended to show where funding comes from, rests on Article 5 of an agreement among the German-speaking cantons and Ticino.
Roth wants Lucerne to press for an amendment to the agreement at the Swisslos general meeting. Under the regular procedure, all participating cantons must agree to a change. The proposal remains pending before the Lucerne cantonal council.