Liechtenstein votes resoundingly against banning casinos

FILE PHOTO: A long exposure shows traffic flowing past the Casino Schaanwald in Schaanwald, Liechtenstein January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

ZURICH (Reuters) - Voters in Liechtenstein on Sunday roundly rejected a proposed ban on casinos in a referendum that has polarized the tiny principality and its 40,000 citizens.

With six casinos dotted across the country that is a tenth of the size of London, the microstate has been dubbed the "Las Vegas of the Alps" among punters.