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News Brief: Another First Nations facility that had been smoke-free could allow smoking again – the Lac La Ronge bingo hall.

News Brief: The mayor of the smoke-free city of Yorkton wants to talk to the Sakimay band about a First Nations casino's decision to allow smoking again.

News Brief: The province-wide smoking ban didn't hurt attendance at Casino Regina in the early weeks of 2005.

News Brief: There are now officially two sets of laws when it comes to where people can smoke in Saskatchewan.

News Brief: A grace period on enforcing tough new smoking legislation in Saskatchewan will allow more time for the government to negotiate with aboriginals to approve new smoking rules for casinos, a native leader says.

News Brief: Casino Regina workers have ratified a contract agreement with the downtown Regina casino, despite opposition from some workers who are angry about the new deal.

News Brief: More than 300 workers at a casino in Regina are poised to strike should negotiations over their contract be delayed.

The Northern Lights Casino & Hotel in Walker, Minnesota is hosting the World Poker No-Limit Hold 'Em Satellite Tournament throughout October.

News Brief: The Saskatchewan government should put the brakes on casino expansion until the province does a study on its socio-economic impact, says an expert on problem gambling.

News Brief: Health advocates may be applauding the growing movement to ban smoking in public places, but people who operate casinos, bars and even charity bingos say they're losing millions.

News Brief: A group that deals with problem gambling in Saskatchewan has created a brochure to warn people about the dangers of internet gambling.

News Brief: The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is asking the provincial government to approve the proposed casino-resort development on the Whitecap reserve south of Saskatoon.

News Brief: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Minister Eric Cline is concerned the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations got the wrong impression after he announced no decision had been made on a Saskatoon-area casino.

News Brief: Construction season is almost here and Whitecap First Nation Chief Darcy Bear says he has concerns about the delay in getting a licence for the casino he hopes will anchor a Saskatoon-to-Lake Diefenbaker tourist corridor.

News Brief: The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has released its third-quarter results on, showing a net income increase over last year of nearly 24 per cent.

News Brief: A crackdown on one vice will affect another when Saskatoon's smoking control bylaw comes into effect, predicts the co-author of a 2002 study on gambling in Saskatchewan.

News Brief: Canada's Prairie provinces have become hotbeds of gambling addiction, according to a study that found almost one in 10 gamblers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have some type of problem with games of chance.

News Brief: Voters in Saskatoon have rejected plans for a downtown casino in a plebiscite held in conjunction with Wednesday’s Saskatchewan municipal elections.