(Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s gambling regulator has filed a criminal complaint with authorities against FIFA, following a preliminary probe into sales of blockchain-based tokens linked to World Cup tickets.

Gespa, which also oversees lotteries and sports betting, said the FIFA Collect platform constituted “gambling services that are not licensed in Switzerland and are therefore illegal,” according to a statement on its website.

Gespa began its investigation earlier this month, following a query into the token sales from Bloomberg News. Gespa can order Swiss-based companies that break its rules to halt wrongdoing, and added that the “final criminal assessment is the responsibility of the law enforcement authorities.”

Gespa declined to comment further. A spokesperson for FIFA didn’t immedi

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