The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority provides guidance and support to various social responsibility initiatives.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness

SLGA continues to assist in the prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the province. FASD is caused by alcohol use during pregnancy, and leads to life-long learning and behavioural difficulties in affected children.

SLGA is a member of the Provincial FASD Co-ordinating Committee, chaired by the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute. The committee has representatives from a number of government agencies, as well as community and aboriginal groups. SLGA supports public awareness initiatives undertaken by the Provincial FASD Co-ordinating Committee.

Please Bring Your I.D.

The Please Bring Your I.D. program was launched in 1999, and updated in late 2001, to reflect the launch of new mandatory photo driver's licences in the province.

The program was developed by SLGA, with the co-operation and support of the HAS and the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. It was introduced as a measure to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors through the use of false identification. The program is mandatory in the province’s liquor stores, and optional for the hospitality industry. The program requires customers, if they are asked, to provide three pieces of valid identification.

Check 25

Check 25 is an in-store identification program that assists SLGA liquor stores and franchises in preventing minors from purchasing alcohol. The program requires anyone who appears to be under the age of 25 years to show either a photo identification, with a birth date, or three other pieces of identification, at least one of which must have a birth date. While staff working in SLGA stores and franchises have always asked for identification from customers who appear to be under the legal drinking age of 19, this program improves efforts to prevent minors from accessing alcohol, by increasing the number of people who are asked for identification.

Serve It Right Saskatchewan and Door Staff Workshops

SLGA, in a partnership with SGI, the Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council (STEC) continues to support the Serve It Right (SIRS) server intervention program. The program, which is co-ordinated by STEC, trains servers in liquor permitted establishments in the use of effective intervention techniques if a patron demonstrates a problem with alcohol. SLGA has a representative on the program’s committee and contributes to its overall direction and activities. For more information about the program click here.

STEC also offers the Door Staff Workshop. This program trains door staff in liquor permitted establishments to identify signs of intoxication, monitor the activities of patrons and reduce the risk of violence in and around permitted premises. For more information about the workshop, click here. Please note that completing the SIRS course is a prerequisite for this workshop.

Moderation is Always in Good Taste

SLGA is participating in the Canadian Association of Liquor Jurisdictions' national poster campaign that spreads the message that moderation is the normal drinking pattern in Canada and to remind people that it’s socially unacceptable to abuse alcohol.

The posters show how people who abuse alcohol are isolated from the majority of people who drink in moderation.

The posters are displayed in Saskatchewan’s 79 liquor stores and 185 rural liquor franchises and participating commercial permittees. View poster

Report Impaired Drivers

SLGA has partnered with SGI, the Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Estevan and Weyburn Police Services, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) and Rawlco Radio to launch the Report Impaired Drivers (RID) campaign in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Estevan and Weyburn.

RID is a crime prevention campaign that encourages Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Estevan and Weyburn residents to call 911 to report suspected impaired drivers. The initiative allows the public to assist law enforcement in removing impaired drivers from the streets.

The campaign is being promoted on city bus advertisements, road signs, billboards and through posters being displayed in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Estevan and Weyburn SLGA liquor stores and commercial liquor establishments.

Don't Be That Guy

SLGA has partnered with the Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre and Saskatoon Crime Stoppers to launch the Don't Be That Guy campaign in Saskatoon.

The poster campaign spreads the message that alcohol is not a form of consent for sexual activity. The posters, which are aimed primarily at 19 to 25 year old males, rely on a bold design to make men think about the boundaries between consensual sex and sexual assault.

The posters are displayed in Saskatoon liquor stores, bars, nightclubs and campuses.

Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Initiatives

As part of a multi-agency commitment to increase funding for problem gambling prevention and treatment initiatives in this province, SLGA has committed to help fund various problem gambling activities, including operation of the toll-free problem gambling help line, an ongoing media awareness campaign and the Saskatchewan Responsible Gaming Association (SRGA). SRGA has a diverse membership which is committed to the ongoing development of programs and services to further the concept and actions of responsible gaming.

Problem gambling prevention, education and treatment programs in Saskatchewan are co-ordinated by the provincial Ministry of Health.

Responsible Use of VLTs

In administering the VLT program, SLGA is committed to its vision of the responsible use of this gaming product. The VLT network is carefully controlled and regulated and VLTs are only allowed in age-restricted liquor-permitted establishments. SLGA instituted a problem-gambling customer assistance training program in 1999, and continues to offer the training. The program requires one person from each VLT site to attend a one-day training session aimed at providing education on the issue of problem gambling, including: recognizing signs and symptoms; enhancing awareness of provincial and community programs, services and resources available; and providing tools to develop socially responsible business practices. All of Saskatchewan's VLTs feature responsible gaming software.

Know the Score 2

SLGA partnered with the Responsible Gambling Council to bring the Know the Score 2 (kts2) program to Saskatchewan post secondary students.

KTS2 is a national program focused on raising awareness among students about the real chances of winning and losing, signs of problem gambling, problem gambling services in the province and ways to keep gambling safer.

The program's interactive student displays visited six Saskatchewan post-secondary institutions in March 2010.