SIGA Selects Bede Gaming for New BetSIGA Platform

SIGA has selected Bede Gaming to develop and launch the new BetSIGA iGaming platform. The platform is planned to go live in spring 2027. SIGA President and CEO Zane Hansen described BetSIGA as an important step in the organization's long-term digital gaming strategy. Hansen said the platform will be SIGA's own, and the revenue it generates will continue to be directed to First Nation communities and to Saskatchewan.

Bede Gaming is part of the Germany-based MERKUR GROUP. The company, headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, provides online gaming technology to major operators such as Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and PointsBet Canada. It develops platforms that support online casino, sports betting, lottery and bingo operations.

SIGA was founded in 1996 by the province's First Nations communities and operates seven casinos in the province. Since 2022, the organization has operated PlayNow, the province's only legal online gaming platform, using technology from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. The new platform is reported to be built on an open, modular technology and will include identity verification, geolocation, anti-money laundering measures, security, player protection and responsible gambling controls. Bede Gaming was chosen through a competitive tender process. Bede Gaming CEO Colin Cole-Johnson said the partnership is not just about technology setup, and that the goal is to build a connected digital ecosystem for Saskatchewan.