🇨🇦 CA
Gambling licensing in Canada — Saskatchewan
Since 2022 online gambling in Saskatchewan is offered through PlayNow Saskatchewan, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority on BCLC's platform under Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan. It is the only legal online site.
Information reviewed: 26 September 2026
Regulator and legal framework
- Regulator
- Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority; regulated by SLGA Visit official website
- Primary framework
- Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997
- Minimum age
- 19
Licence categories
- Crown/First Nations operation only
Key licensee requirements
- All legal online gambling is run by PlayNow Saskatchewan
- Private operators are not licensed to offer online gambling to residents
- Offshore sites serving residents are unregulated in the province
Legislation and standards
Criminal Code of Canada, s.207
Only a province may conduct and manage a lottery scheme, including online gambling; private operators may take part only under provincial authority.
Safer and Regulated Sports Betting Act 2021 (Bill C-218)
Removed the federal ban on single-event sports betting from 27 August 2021.
Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997
Framework under which SLGA regulates gaming in the province.