Yes. Saskatchewan players can play WCLC Keno at lottery retailers, with a fresh draw about every 5 minutes, plus video keno machines at casinos across the province. Here is how it works and where to play.
Saskatchewan has keno in two forms. The main one is WCLC Keno, the lottery keno game run by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation and sold at lottery retailers throughout the province. A new draw happens roughly every 5 minutes: you pick 1 to 10 numbers from a field of 1 to 80, 20 numbers are drawn, and you win based on how many you match, up to a maximum prize of $100,000 per draw.
In Saskatchewan the lottery is run through Sask Lotteries on behalf of WCLC, so the WCLC Keno rules, draw schedule, and prizes match the rest of the Prairie provinces. You must be 18 or older to play.
Pick 1 to 10 numbers from 1 to 80 and choose a wager of $1, $2, $5 or $10. Saskatchewan sees the Central Time draw window, 5:30 am to 3:30 am CT, with a fresh draw every 5 minutes and tickets on sale from an hour before the first one. Twenty numbers are drawn from 80, and you win by spot count up to the $100,000 per-draw maximum.
See the complete WCLC Keno prize tables for every spot count, the exact odds, and the $100,000 prize limit.
Beyond the lottery, casinos across Saskatchewan offer video keno machines, where you play against a paytable on the machine rather than a shared lottery draw. These include the SIGA First Nations casinos such as Dakota Dunes Casino near Saskatoon, Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford, Living Sky Casino in Swift Current, and Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert, as well as Casino Regina and Casino Moose Jaw. Casino keno paytables differ from the WCLC lottery game, so check the machine before you play.
WCLC runs one Keno draw for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, so the game is the same in all three. Saskatchewan is the odd one out on two counts that actually affect players: it is the only province in the group that never changes its clocks, and the only one where the lottery age and the casino age are different numbers.
Saskatchewan has stayed on Central Standard Time all year round since its Time Act of 1966, and does not move to daylight time in the spring. For keno that has a small but real consequence: the local time of the first and last draw never shifts here, while Alberta's and Manitoba's windows move with the clock twice a year. The draw window you see is 5:30 am to 3:30 am CT. There are border exceptions. Lloydminster straddles the Alberta line and runs on Mountain Time, so a ticket bought there follows Alberta's window, and Creighton and Denare Beach also differ from the rest of the province.
Saskatchewan splits the job across more bodies than its neighbors. Sask Lotteries, run through SaskSport, is the fundraiser: lottery proceeds go to sport, culture and recreation groups across the province rather than into general revenue. Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan is the Crown corporation that oversees lotteries and gaming, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority regulates, and WCLC operates the actual Keno draw. So the ticket you buy is a WCLC game, sold under the Sask Lotteries banner, funding community sport and culture.
This is the one genuinely awkward difference for players crossing provincial lines. Saskatchewan lets you buy a lottery ticket, keno included, at 18, but you must be 19 to enter a casino. Alberta and Manitoba use 18 for both. If you are 18 and planning to play video keno at a Saskatchewan casino, you cannot, even though you can buy a WCLC Keno ticket at the retailer next door.
Saskatchewan's casino floor is split between two operators: the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority runs seven First Nations casinos across the province, and SaskGaming runs Casino Regina and Casino Moose Jaw, for nine in total. Online, Saskatchewan came late and took an unusual route: PlayNow launched here in November 2022 through a partnership between SIGA and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, making it the only province whose regulated online site arrived via a First Nations gaming authority. WCLC Keno itself remains a retail purchase.
A keno prize is not taxed anywhere in Canada. The Canada Revenue Agency treats lottery winnings as a windfall rather than income, so nothing is withheld at either the federal or the provincial level and there is no equivalent of the 24% the US lotteries take off larger prizes. The part people miss is what happens next: the prize itself is clean, but any income it goes on to earn is not. Interest in a savings account, dividends, rent, and capital gains on anything you buy with it are all taxable in the year they arise.
All payouts below are for a $1 play and scale with your wager, up to the $100,000 per-draw maximum. See the full WCLC Keno guide for every spot count from 1 to 10.
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Payouts and rules are based on WCLC's published Keno game conditions and prize structure and may change. Always confirm current payouts and draw times at wclc.com or with a Saskatchewan lottery retailer.
No. Saskatchewan has stayed on Central Standard Time year round since its Time Act of 1966, so the local time of the WCLC Keno draw window, 5:30 am to 3:30 am CT, never shifts. Alberta and Manitoba both move with daylight saving time, so their local draw windows change twice a year.
You must be 18 to buy a WCLC Keno ticket, but 19 to enter a Saskatchewan casino and play video keno there. Saskatchewan is the only one of the three WCLC provinces with a split age: Alberta and Manitoba use 18 for both.
Sask Lotteries, operated through SaskSport, raises the money and directs proceeds to sport, culture and recreation groups. Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan is the Crown corporation overseeing lotteries and gaming, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority regulates, and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation runs the Keno draw itself.
No. The Canada Revenue Agency treats lottery winnings as a windfall rather than income, so nothing is withheld federally or provincially. Only the income you later earn on the money, such as interest or investment gains, is taxable.
At the province's nine casinos: seven First Nations venues run by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, including Dakota Dunes near Saskatoon, Gold Eagle in North Battleford, Living Sky in Swift Current and Northern Lights in Prince Albert, plus Casino Regina and Casino Moose Jaw run by SaskGaming. You must be 19 to enter.
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