The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Association demanded a local bingo hall close its doors for four months. Months of financial woes put the bingo hall in such a position that they had a hard time paying out prizes. Employees had supposedly even taken tax cuts to cushion the damage, but to no avail.

The SLGA, which regulates and licenses most areas of gaming, investigated the Western Metis Association's operations and concluded that it did not fulfill the terms of holding a bingo license, and consequently revoked the license.

Bingo regulations dictate that at least 20 percent of revenue is to be donated to charity. Due to its staggering debt, the hall had not made such payments in eight months. The SLGA decided to suspend the license for four months, until August 17, 2005, at which time, the Western Metis Association’s board of directors is to stand before a panel of commission members, to decide whether or not to reinstate the license.