Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
Crown Corporation
Industry Beverages and Gaming regulation
Headquarters Regina, Saskatchewan
Key people
 Cam Swan, President and CEO
Products Alcohol control and sales, gambling/gaming regulation
Website 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 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 (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, government announced changes that will see an expanded private liquor retail system in Saskatchewan, including  the conversion of 40 of SLGA’s 75 existing government liquor stores to private opportunities as well as the addition of 11 new retail opportunities. The Expanded Private Liquor Retail model also included the creation of a Retail Store Permit (RSP) for all liquor retailers in the province. There are approximately 700 private liquor retailers operating throughout the province.

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

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