Location: Saskatchewan

The Living Sky Casino made a millionaire earlier this month, as a Medicine Hat resident hit the Smoke Signals Progressive Jackpot. J.G. Lundy was announced as the winner last week by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), walking away with a cheque for $1446001.42. Swift Current Online reached out for comment on his big win, but Lundy has…

A Medicine Hat man struck it rich at the Living Sky Casino in Swift Current. SIGA announced Wednesday that J.G. Lundy won the Smoke Signals jackpot Thursday evening. He collected his $1446001.42 on Wednesday afternoon. "It is always great to see a Smoke Signals win in southern Saskatchewan," SIGA regional general manager Trevor Marion said in a…

The province's first legal, regulated online gaming platform is now live! PlayNow.com launched this morning, ushering in a new era of safe, secure online casino gaming, sports betting and entertainment in Saskatchewan. The site is managed by SaskGaming, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), regulated by the Saskatchewan…

Players can play and interact with live dealers on new feature on Saskatchewan's gaming platform. SASKATOON - The PlayNow.com platform has added a new live gaming feature to enhance the playing experience for its users. The new feature launched this week on the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's platform, offering live table games complete with…

Legally regulated sports betting is now live in Saskatchewan. The province launched PlayNow on Thursday, the first legal online gaming platform in Saskatchewan since the federal government legalized single-game sports betting in Aug. 2021. "I think it's also important to point out that this was all made possible by a historic agreement that we…

Saskatchewan's first legal, regulated online gaming platform is now live. The gaming site called PlayNow.com launched Thursday morning and is managed by SaskGaming, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), regulated by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and uses the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's (BCLC)…

The BUH Foundation has launched a 50/50 lottery with a guaranteed jackpot of $5000 (graphic source/buhfoundation5050.ca). 12 DAYS OF WINNING Dec 2, 2022 | 11:20 AM The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has launched an online 50/50 to raise money for the palliative care department at Battlefords Union Hospital. Tickets are now available at…

Gaming News 11 November 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Saskatchewan's first legal, regulated online gaming platform is now live! PlayNow.com launched last week, ushering in a new era of safe, secure online casino gaming, sports betting and entertainment in the Bridge City."Last year, Saskatchewan announced a historic partnership to establish the…

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (SIGA) Canadian-based branch SaskGaming launched its first legal online gaming platform on November 3rd, 2022 via partnership with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). The platform is titled, PlayNow.com and the partnership was established last year. About partnership: With this partnership,…

On Thursday, the playnow.com platform went live in Saskatchewan, bringing legal online gambling to the province for the first time. The website, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), is touted as the first legal option in the province. That means it has been, and is now, illegal to use another site to gamble in…

Today, BCLC launched its PlayNow.com to a third province in Canada, with its industry-leading online gambling platform now available to players in Saskatchewan. As part of a partnership with the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) and SaskGaming, Saskatchewan players can now enjoy more than 400 entertaining casino and sports-betting…

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has confirmed that it will launch its new PlayNow.com online sports betting and gaming site on Thursday November 3. The new site will be operated by SIGA through its SaskGaming subsidiary and. "We are excited to be the exclusive provider of Saskatchewan's first and only legal online gaming site, which will…

LLOYDMINSTER - The Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association's (LAEA) chase the ace jackpot has hit $1000000. Since starting the raffle last October, and choosing a new winner each Wednesday, only seven cards remain in the deck, and they're drawing the next winner Aug. 24. The chase the ace raffle is part of an ongoing fundraising project…

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is pressing on with plans to launch its new dedicated gaming site which will be on time for the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup and provide additional opportunities for sports fans to place a wager on the outcome of one of the biggest events in the country. Thanks to the timing of the Grey Cup, the…

SaskGaming is back in the black after coming out of a historic loss last year caused by casino closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021-22 annual report for Saskatchewan's public casino operator shows the Crown corporation pulled in $19.1 million in net income by March 2022, an increase of $22.9 million from a net loss of $13.4 million in…

A Regina man is now a millionaire after hitting big on a slot machine. Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) announced Scott Wheatley won $1188958.43 with the grand jackpot on Vault Breaker at Regina's Four Seasons Palace on May 8. "I thought I was dreaming," said Wheatley in a release. "When all five vault breakers fell I knew I won the big…

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is celebrating 27 years of its existence. Since 1993, SIGA has gone a long way toward achieving its goals. The authority now employs around 2000 citizens of Saskatchewan, with a large percentage made up of people of the First Nation. SIGA, as a non-profit organization, also gives 100% of its net…

Prince Albert's Marylou Lovell is taking home over $100000 after a Lotto 6/49 win. (Submitted photo/Sask. Lotteries) Lotto win Apr 6, 2022 | 4:34 PM After matching five main draw numbers on the Lotto 6/49 in February, Prince Albert's Marylou Lovell is taking home $119482 in lotteries winnings. Lovell checked the numbers online and had saw that the…

Two Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) casinos are turning 26 this month: the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert and the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford, which both opened in March of 1996. The venues are now looking towards the future, in an effort to get business back on track to pre-pandemic growth. The Gold Eagle has added a…

Two Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Casinos are marking 26 years in business this month. In March of 1996 both The Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert and the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford opened their doors to the public. Kelly Atcheynum, the current general manager for the Gold Eagle Casino said they have seen quite a bit…

Gary Mann of North Battleford wins over $1.3 million, in another sign that SIGA's casinos are back post-pandemic NORTH BATTLEFORD - A North Battleford man has claimed his jackpot of $1301560.21 won at Gold Eagle Casino. Gary Mann won the Smoke Signals top tier progressive jackpot while playing at Gold Eagle Casino on Saturday evening, March.…

There must be something in the water in this city! There have been so many lottery winners in Saskatoon recently, with four newly-minted millionaires in the last month alone. The winning streak began last month when a Saskatchewan man won $55 million in the October 19 Lotto Max draw - the second-largest jackpot in the province's history. The…

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority presented a cheque for just over $1.5 million on Monday to the latest winner of its Smoke Signals progressive slot machine jackpot. Lanford Montgrand of Regina was announced as the winner. A SIGA media release issued Monday stated he won while playing slots at the Dakota Dunes Casino, located on the Whitecap…

While the sum is significantly larger, Lanford Montgrand already has some experience winning a big jackpot. In August, Montgrand won more than $64000 when he hit the Dakota Dunes Dreamer jackpot playing slots. But Montgrand's more than $1.5 million Smoke Signals win on Monday makes his previous jackpot seem modest by comparison. "I didn't want to…

Matthew Poppel is still having a hard time believing he could be so lucky. The Saskatoon man won the $55-million jackpot on the Oct. 19 Lotto Max draw, the second-largest lottery win in Saskatchewan's history. Poppel joked around with a friend the next day after hearing someone in Saskatoon was holding the golden ticket. Little did he know it was…

The government of Saskatchewan and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations have announced their decision to launch a new and regulated online gaming platform for the province. This will be possible after an amendment to the Gaming Framework Agreement signed this Thursday by the government and the federation, that allows a legal framework for…

Under the deal, the FSIN and province will split revenue from the online gambling site - which will include both online casino and sports betting - on a 50/50 basis. The site is expected to launch at some point in 2022. The site will be managed by the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation (SaskGaming). "This new online gaming site will be a safe,…

The new online gaming site, which will feature online casino games and sports betting, is expected to launch next year and will be run by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. A new online gaming site is coming to Saskatchewan, after the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the province of Saskatchewan signed an amendment to their…

In good news for Canadian casinos, Saskatchewan has entered the second phase of its COVID-19 reopening plan. An easing of public health restrictions across the province has allowed gamblers to return to casinos and bingo halls over the weekend, although a capacity limit of 150 people per venue remains in place. Casino Regina staff said the casino…

After a lengthy suspension, Saskatchewan is ready to reopen its casino properties this June. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority announced that it will be restarting operations at its seven gaming venues in the province on June 20. The casinos will be operated under a limited capacity and all guests will have to comply with the mandatory…

The organizations representing First Nations and Indigenous casinos in Saskatchewan say they feel slighted because they were given little to no consultation about the public health order that closes casinos as of Saturday. The organizations representing First Nations and Indigenous casinos in Saskatchewan say they feel slighted because they were…