Letter to the editor – stick to the facts – therefore no!
The IG Volksmeinung never tires of publishing figures that do not correspond to the facts or lack any factual basis. When asked where the numbers come from, IG always makes the same statements: “I heard. I was told”. Is this dying and fact based communication policy?
IG claims that the casinos had 600,000 visitors. Where did this number come from? So z. For example, it has been proven and documented that the Grand Casino Bendern had around 112,000 visits from just over 19,000 guests (2021). Together with the two other big casinos, it is extrapolated to almost 300,000 visits. The number of 1700 visitors per day is also completely wrong – extrapolated to all casinos we have an average number of less than 1000 visitors per day. Once again, the IG is deceiving the country’s voters with this proven fake news.
To this day, the IG refuses to get a personal impression of the site, despite repeated invitations from the casino association. Instead, it continues to rely on “hearsay” and arbitrarily determines the facts and figures of the casino industry.
IG does nothing to put the casino industry in a bad light and does not shy away from fake news. They also do not accept that the casinos in the country with their protection concepts make a single contribution to the prevention and fight against addiction, which is otherwise the case in the entire gambling universe. All addiction experts confirm that a ban is counterproductive. One more reason, like the state parliament, the royal house and the government, to speak out in favor of a clear no to a casino ban.
Liechtenstein Casino Association