Report SASKATCHEWAN Saskatchewan: Vital Statistics
Capital: Regina Population: 1,033,381 Land Area: 651,900
sq.km Lt. Governor: Vaughn Solomon Schofield Premier: Brad Wall (Saskatchewan Party) GDP: $63.5bn SaskGaming Casinos: 2 Casino Slots: 1,057 Table Games: 32 SIGA Casinos: 6 SIGA Slots: 1,870 SIGA Tables Games: 52 SIGA Revenues: $260m VLTs: 3,995 VLT Retailers (Hotels/Restaurants): 613 VLT Revenue: $226.4m Lottery Retailers: 845 Racetracks: 4 Charity Licences: 3,482 Total Gaming Revenue: $765m Online Gaming: n/a Regulator: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority -
www.slga.gov.sk.ca
entertainment stage and restaurant and gift shop. It sees 165,000 visitors annually.
Meanwhile the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is the operator of the six First Nation casinos in the province.
SIGA was established in 1996 just a year after the First Nations Gaming Act was introduced and a body was needed to develop, manage and operate on-reserve casinos. The first four casinos opened in 1996 whilst the fifth opened in 2007 (Dakota Dunes) whilst the sixth casino (Living Sky) opened in late 2008
SIGA has annual gross revenues of $267m and net income of $79.2m and is one of the top 25 companies is the province. SIGA casinos see around 4.2 million visitors each year with a total of 1,870 slots and 52 table games plus food and entertainment facilities.
Profits from SIGA’s operations go to the First Nation’s Trust (50 per cent) which is then distributed to the government’s GRF (25 per cent) and Community Development Corporation (25 per cent).
THE TWO CASINOS SEE A TOTAL OF 3.5 MILLION
VISITORS EACH YEAR WHILST
TOTAL REVENUE
IN 2011 REACHED $134.5M.
The six casinos are:
Bear Claw Casino is operated by White Bear First Nation. It is nestled in the Moose Mountains in the southeast of the province and was originally opened in 1993 but was shut down due to a contentious argument between the First Nations and the provincial government. It reopened in 1996 and is open seven days a week from 9am until 1am and until 2am on weekends. The casino is 30,000 sq.ft, which includes a gaming floor with 130 slots and four table games,
Gold Eagle Casino is operated by North Battleford
and is open seven days a week from 9am until 3am or
4am on weekends. The casino isn 29,000 sq.ft and
there are 285 slots and eight table games plus a
restaurant. It sees
60,000 visitors per month and has annual gross
revenues of over $30m.
Gold Eagle Casino is operated by North Battleford and is open seven days a week from 9am until 3am or 4am on weekends. The casino isn 29,000 sq.ft and there are 285 slots and eight table games plus a restaurant. It sees 60,000 visitors per month and has annual gross revenues of over $30m.
Northern Lights Casino is operated by Prince Albert nation and is open seven days a week from 9am to 4am. There are over 525 TITO slots and 11 table games in an 18,500 sq.ft gaming floor. The casino also offers a restaurant and the Starlight Lounge. It opened in 1996 and has undergone various renovations and sees a million plus guests. The casino is undergoing a 4,500 sq.ft expansion which will hold an extra 200 slots.
Painted Hand Casino is operated by Yorkton and is located in east central Saskatchewan. It sees around 300,000 guests annually and the $30m facility is a joint First Nations development project between the Yorkton Tribal Council and SIGA. The gaming floor houses a restaurant and snack bar and has 220 slots and seven table games and is open seven days a week.
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