More of us are playing the Lottery than ever before – which means more money can be handed out to worthy causes.
The latest figures from Lotterie Romande shows CHF 243m was given to social, sports and cultural organisations – that’s up nearly 4% over a year.
The lottery can hand over more cash because revenue is up. We gambled CHF 38m more last year than in 2021.
In a statement the lottery says the rise is down to more and different types of games and the reopening of cafés
Summer fires increase
Firefighters across French-speaking Switzerland tackled far more vegetation fires this summer than in any of the past five years
Cheese production suffers after hottest summer on record
This summer's heat has hit Swiss Gruyère cheese production
Music festival in Lausanne this weekend
Lausanne hosts one of the country's biggest showcases of Swiss music this weekend, with 66 free concerts across ten venues from Friday to Sunday
Time limit announced by Lausanne city council
Lausanne's city council has given the municipality six months to ban ventral pinning by its police force
Potential new bank coming to Switzerland
Fintech giant Revolut is applying for a full Swiss banking licence and wants to become Swiss customers' everyday bank
First new AVS payment due
Swiss pensioners will receive their first 13th AVS payment in December, averaging around CHF 1,580
