Summary

The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amendment Act, 2025 authorizes the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority to charge interest on overdue accounts for beverage alcohol purchases and increases the maximum administrative penalty for permit violations from $10,000 to $25,000. The penalty increase applies both to SLGA enforcement and to First Nation gaming licensing authorities enforcing on-reserve gaming registrations.

This bill makes three changes to how SLGA operates. First, it explicitly allows SLGA to set payment terms when businesses buy beverage alcohol from the authority and to charge interest on overdue accounts, treating unpaid amounts as debts owed to the Crown that can be collected through methods available under provincial financial administration law. Second, it raises the maximum administrative penalty SLGA can impose on a permittee or registrant who violates permit conditions from $10,000 to $25,000, aligning the penalty with those in cannabis regulation and other Western provinces. Third, it raises the same penalty cap to $25,000 for First Nation gaming licensing authorities when they enforce on-reserve gaming registrations, maintaining parity between SLGA and Indigenous gaming regulators. The changes take effect on a date set by cabinet order.