Mission & Mandate

Mission

The Indigenous Gaming Regulators Inc., as an institution of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, shall:

• Function as a lawful and credible licensing authority that has the capacity and ability to license and regulate lottery schemes on-reserve in an impartial and unbiased fashion, pursuant to Subsection 207 (1)(b) of The Criminal Code of Canada including performing other related regulatory functions and tasks as required from time to time;
  
• Act at all times in the public interest by ensuring that the licensing and regulation of lottery schemes and the registration of gaming employees and gaming suppliers are conducted in a fair, consistent and ethical manner;
  
• Implement sound business and administrative practices to carry out the operations of the corporation in an efficient and cost effective manner, while upholding high standards of trust, honesty, integrity, credibility, competence and accountability within the First Nations’ gaming industry.

Mandate

The mandate of IGR is to licence and regulate on-reserve charitable lottery schemes (defined as Bingos, Breakopens, Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments, Monte Carlo, Raffles and Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority casino table games) for First Nations that have designated IGR as their regulator.

IGR, on behalf of the First Nations, has signed a Licensing Agreement with Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, that will provide IGR with the authority to conduct on-reserve charitable gaming licensing and regulation.

This Licensing Agreement is specified under Part 10 of the 2002 Framework Agreement signed by the Province of Saskatchewan and the FSIN through the Chiefs-in-Assembly, and detailed in the SIGL Regulatory Agreement, signed by SLGA and Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Licensing (now IGR)