Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the ESBK referral satisfied the indictment principle for convictions under Art. 56(1)(a) and (c) SBG.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The referral did not allege facts showing that the machines were gambling machines or that gambling was actually operated, so the defendant lacked a sufficiently concrete accusation.
Extrahierte Begründung
The indictment must define the subject of proceedings and inform the defence. For Art. 56 SBG, the decisive element is the gambling character of the devices or the use of gambling. Mere reference to money-gaming or lack of homologation is insufficient, especially where the authority proceeded on an incorrect legal view that the offence applied regardless of machine qualification.