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