Saskatchewan and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations have amended their Gaming Framework Agreement to extend the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s exclusive right to run the province’s regulated online gaming market through September 2029. The same amendment also approves a gaming-centre pilot on Flying Dust First Nation, with up to 49 slot machines, and increases SIGA’s slot allocation by 49 to 2,619.
The deal builds on a framework signed in 2002, which is reviewed by both parties every five years or sooner and changed through amending agreements. PlayNow.com, operated by SIGA, remains Saskatchewan’s only legal online gaming platform and was launched in November 2022.
The government said PlayNow has been steadily growing in profitability despite competition from illegal online platforms. Casino.org reported that SIGA’s 2025-26 annual report said PlayNow generated $804 million in wagers and $31.59 million in gross gaming revenue, and that SIGA’s report said the platform has acquired more than 59,000 sign-ups since launch.
Jeremy Harrison, the minister responsible for Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan, said the province built a successful gaming industry with the FSIN through good-faith negotiation and incremental change. He said the sector supports First Nations employment and economic development on- and off-reserve, while funding education, housing and other priorities.
FSIN chief Bobby Cameron welcomed the extension and the Flying Dust pilot. He said the project will be an important part of a new hotel development that will better serve Meadow Lake and northwest Saskatchewan, and said the benefits of growth will be shared among Saskatchewan First Nations across Treaty 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 territories. The government said the Flying Dust centre is expected to be part of a larger commercial development that also envisions a strip mall, hotel and conference centre.
