Government and FSIN Extend SIGA Online Exclusivity and Announce Gaming Centre Pilot

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority keeps its exclusive licence for online gaming in the province until September 2029.

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations amended the Gaming Framework Agreement to extend SIGA’s online exclusivity by three years. The same amendment clears a gaming centre pilot on Flying Dust First Nation, north of Meadow Lake, with up to 49 slot machines. The province says the centre would sit inside a larger commercial development the First Nation has proposed, including a strip mall, hotel and conference centre. The amendment raises SIGA’s slot allocation by 49, to 2,619 machines.

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron welcomed both moves, calling the extension recognition of SIGA’s leadership and saying gaming profits are shared equitably among First Nations across Treaty 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 territories.

PlayNow.com, the province’s only legal online gaming platform, launched in November 2022. The province says it has grown steadily in profitability despite competition from unlicensed platforms.