Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (or SLGA) is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation responsible for the distribution, control and regulation of alcoholic beverages, cannabis and most gambling in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Its head office is located in Regina.

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
TypeCrown Corporation
IndustryBeverages and Gaming regulation
HeadquartersRegina, Saskatchewan
Key people
Clare Isman, President and CEO
ProductsAlcohol control and sales, gambling/gaming regulation
WebsiteSaskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

SLGA is the main distributor of and sole licensing agent for the sale of beverage alcohol in Saskatchewan. It owns and manages all video lottery terminals (VLTs, i.e., networked video slot machines) located in liquor permitted establishments in approximately 300 communities around the province and owns and manages the slot machines at six casinos operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA). SIGA has plans to open a seventh casino in the city of Lloydminster.

SLGA also licenses and regulates most forms of gambling: bingos, raffles, casinos, breakopen tickets, poker events, monte carlo events and horse racing. SLGA also registers all provincial gambling employees and suppliers

SLGA operates a network of retail liquor stores in communities around Saskatchewan. In November 2015, prior to the 2016 provincial election, the Saskatchewan Party government announced plans to privatize at least 40 of the 75 liquor stores the SLGA ran, but that these plans would not be realized until after the election. In November 2016, it was announced that 39 stores would be privatized and sold to various owners, and that 11 new private stores would be authorized. Their new owners include co-operatives, entrepreneurs, and commercial companies such as Sobeys.[1][2]

The agency also regulates Sask Gaming, the crown corporation responsible for operation of two of the casinos in the province.

References
  1. "Saskatchewan to privatize 40 government-owned liquor stores". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. "Locations, owners announced for 50 private liquor stores". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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