As of June 1, a new Crown corporation — Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) — has been established to oversee all casinos, VLTs, online gaming, and lotteries in the province.
Laura Ross, minister of parks, culture and sport, said the LGS wouldn’t really make a tangible difference for people accessing these services but this will allow for a cohesive and unified strategy as it relates to gaming.
“We combined Lotteries with Gaming,” said Ross. “In the past Lotteries was located within the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport.”
Online gaming in particular motivated this change to consolidate and better regulate gaming and gambling within Saskatchewan.
