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* Includes VLT expenditure (cash in less prizes
paid). Does not include sales.
Created in 1970, Loto-Québec currently has a
workforce of over 6,000 and total profits of $1.3 billion. With a mandate to
market games of chance, the Corporation is comprised of several subsidiaries,
including La Société des loteries du Québec, La
Société des casinos du Québec and Resto-Casino, La
Société des bingos du Québec, La Société des
loteries vidéo du Québec, Ingenio, as well as Technologies Nter -
a joint venture company active primarily on international markets.
 Fourty Years After Its Creation
Loto-Québec Needs to Adapt Its Games Offering to New Technological and
Marketing Realities
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (November 17,
2009) -- Just a few weeks before the fortieth anniversary of
Loto-Québec's creation,
Alain Cousineau,
President and CEO, described the major challenges currently facing the public
corporation to the members of the Montreal Board of
Trade....................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Denounces MNA's Remarks in the National Assembly
MONTREAL,
Canada (November 5, 2009) Loto-Québec has expressed its outrage at
remarks made in the National Assembly by the MNA for La Prairie,
François Rebello, who twice associated the company................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Brings Home its First Contech Innovation Award
MONTREAL,
Canada (October 20, 2009) - Loto-Québec distinguished itself in
property management by winning its first Contech Innovation Award for Energy
Conservation at the Complexe multifonctionnel de Loto-Québec (CMLQ)
located in Montréal...................Subscribers
Loto-Québec Earns
Top Marks for Property Management
MONTREAL, Quebec,
Canada (October 2, 2009) - For the third consecutive year,
Loto-Québec is being honoured at the "Pilier d'Or" competition,
this time in the Human Resources category....................Subscribers
Loto-Québec's
Collection Joins Trois-Rivières in Celebrating Its 375th
Anniversary
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada ( September 20, 2009)
- Celebrating its own 30th anniversary, Collection Loto-Québec is
pleased to announce that it will participate in the City of
Trois-Rivières' 375th anniversary festivities....................Subscribers
The Super 7 Goes Out in
Style, Distributing $21 Million in Its Last Draw
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (September 14, 2009) – The 798th and
final draw of the Super 7 lottery will be of great interest to customers since
the $21 million jackpot will be entirely paid out in the September 18
draw................Subscribers
Loto-Québec Kicks
Off An Original Promotion: "Generous to the Max"
MONTREAL,
Canada (August 28, 2009) - Loto-Québec launches the "Generous to the
Max" promotion today that will run from August 28 through September 18, 2009.
NRJ and Rock Détente radio listeners will be able to answer a simple
question to participate in this promotion...................Subscribers
Loto-Québec's SBQ
Exciting New Promotion
Win
Some Peace And Quiet Thanks To Loto-Québec's Network
Bingo
MONTREAL, Quebec (August 28, 2009) - What could
be better than peace and quiet and living close to nature, which is something
Marcel Bouchard knows all about. The popular outdoors reporter from Salut,
Bonjour!, who is also a songwriter in his spare time, will be the spokesperson
for the fall promotion of the Société des bingos du Québec
(SBQ)..................Subscribers
Loto-Québec First
Quarter, 2009-2010 Fiscal Year
Loto-Québec
Revenues and Net Profit Show a Slight Rise Over Last Year's Results
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (August 14, 2009) - First quarter results
for Loto-Québec's 2009-2010 fiscal year are satisfactory, showing a
slight rise in consolidated revenues.............Subscribers
Dog Show™, the
Second Slot Machine Game Designed by Ingenio, to be Marketed at
Québec’s Casinos
MONTRÉAL, Quebec,
Canada (July 8, 2009) – Ingenio, Loto-Québec’s research and
development subsidiary, is proud to announce the launch of its second casino
game, Dog Show™, at Québec’s casinos....................Subscribers
Now On Your Screens...A
Colourful New Lotteries Web Site!
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
(June 30, 2009) - Loto-Québec is proud to present its new Lotteries web
site at www.lotoquebec.com/loteries.The site was redesigned to
better meet the needs of an average of 3 million web surfers every year. It is
a fresh, more entertaining way of providing information to our users through an
interactive experience.....................Subscribers
Protec-Style Receives
Ingenio’s Research and Development Prize
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (June 26, 2009) - Ingenio,
Loto-Québec’s research and development arm and a major partner of
the Québec Entrepreneurship Contest (QEC) for the ninth year in a row,
awarded its $5,000 Research and Development Prize to Protec-Style
Inc....................Subscribers
Loto-Québec’s 2008-2009 Annual
Report
A Year Of Financial Stability And
International Recognition
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (June 18, 2009)
– Loto-Québec’s annual report for the April 1, 2008-March 31,
2009 fiscal year has just been tabled in the National
Assembly..........................Subscribers
Quebec Gaming Commission
Under Fire Over Alleged Doctored Report
QUEBEC, Canada (May
20, 2009) – According to Local media reports the president of the Quebec
gaming commission said Wednesday he's "troubled" by
allegations....................Subscribers
Convenience Stores
Applaud Loto-Québec's Introduction of Age Verification
Tools
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (May 20, 2009) -- The
Canadian Convenience Stores Association’s ‘We Expect ID’
program applauded the investment Loto-Québec to introduce lottery
terminal age scanners to allow clerks to more accurately check
ID....................Subscribers
Minister Orders Probe of
Provincial Gaming Commission
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (May
20 2009) -- Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis has ordered an internal
investigation following reports that Quebec's gaming commission altered a study
that's critical of the province's anti-gambling
efforts.....................Subscribers
Amber Alerts:
Loto-Québec in Partnership With Police Departments
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (April 23, 2009) -- Loto-Québec signed a
partnership agreement yesterday with Québec’s various police forces
- the Sûreté du Québec, Montreal Police Service and the
RCMP - to assist them in Amber Alerts when children are victims of kidnapping
and their lives are in danger..................Subscribers
La
Poule aux oeufs d’or™, a New Slot Machine Developed by Ingenio,
Arrives in Québec Casinos
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
(February 18, 2009) -- This month, Québec’s casinos are unveiling
La Poule aux oeufs d’or™ (Hatch the Cash™), a new video slot
machine created by Ingenio, Loto-Québec’s research and development
division...................Subscribers
Sagem
Sécurité Delivers Innovative Lottery Terminals to Loto
Québec
PARIS, France (December 2, 2008) --
Sagem Sécurité (SAFRAN Group)
announced today that it has been selected by Loto Québec to build and
install S4 lottery terminals. Starting with a trial phase involving the
installation of 80 terminals in 25 commercial places in Montréal and
Québec, this project will ensure the reliable, secure issuance of
lottery receipts directly at cash registers...................Subscribers
Class
Action Petition; Loto-Québec Considers It Important To Reassure
Consumers
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (November 26,
2008) - This morning, Loto-Québec was served notice of petition for a
class action suit in Quebec Superior Court, alleging that since November 2001,
instant lottery tickets have remained on sale even after all available grand
prizes have been claimed, Loto-Québec believes....................Subscribers
So
Near, Yet so Far; Player Sues Loto Quebec for $13.5
million
QUEBEC, Canada (October 7, 2008) -- A Dollard man
who was reportedly seconds away from a giant lottery win is suing Loto Quebec
for 13.5 million dollars..............Subscribers
Loto-Québec Shines on the World
Stage
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (September 30, 2008)
– Loto-Québec has been awarded two Batchy prizes at the annual
conference of the North American Association of
State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) held from September 24 to 27, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This major event, which brings together
approximately fifty North American lottery corporations, provides an
opportunity to recognize noteworthy achievements in the lottery
industry.............Subscribers
Loto-Quebec Faces Class-Action
Lawsuit
QUEBEC, Canada (September 12, 2008) – According
to local media reports a group of pathological gamblers has filed a
class-action lawsuit against Loto-Quebec seeking compensation for addicts,
estimated to number.................Subscribers
Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Loto-Quebec Downplayed Dangers of
VLTs
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (August 18, 2008) -- Quebec's
gaming commission faces a potentially crippling payout as gambling addicts try
to hold it responsible for downplaying the dangers of
video lottery terminals
(VLTs)..............Subscribers
Attractions Hippiques Issues Formal Demand to
Loto-Québec to Meet Its Obligations and Compensate for Damages
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (June 9, 2008) -- Attractions
Hippiques today sent a legal demand to Loto-Québec calling on the
state-owned corporation to meet its obligations and compensate it for the
significant financial damages it has suffered due to an important breach of the
contract resulting from a public request for proposals. If Loto-Québec
fails to resolve this matter, Attractions Hippiques will..............Subscribers
Lynne
Roiter -- Canadian Gaming Industry Celebrates Outstanding
Achievement
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (May 2, 2008) -- The
Canadian gaming industry recognized the achievements of several of its leading
members during the second annual Canadian Gaming Awards Gala Benefit held last
night in Montreal, as part of the 2008 Canadian Gaming
Summit...............Subscribers
Following Release of KPMG Report Loto-Québec Outlines
Measures Related to Lottery Ticket Validation and Prize
Payment
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (April 30, 2008) -
Loto-Québec is presenting a positive assessment of its initiative to
improve the payment of prizes to winners undertaken subsequent to the
submission, last October, of the report prepared by the consulting firm of
KPMG...............Subscribers
Advertising Campaign for Loto-Québec’s
Extra
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (April 24, 2008) -- The Bos
Advertising Agency announces that Gregory Charles will donate his full fee for
a Loto-Québec Extra television ad to a youth
foundation................Subscribers
Loto-Québec Asks
to be Heard by the Committee on Public Finances
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (February 21, 2008) -- Believing that the
time is right for a full and frank exchange with parliamentarians concerning
the orientation, activities, management and social concerns of
Loto-Québec...............Subscribers
Loto-Québec,
Sponsor of the Montreal High Lights Festival
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (February 11, 2008) -- This year anew,
Loto-Québec is thrilled to be a part of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS
FESTIVAL celebrations running from February 21 to March 2. The programming
mosaic will, as always, highlight Montréal as a metropolis of cultural,
tourism and gastronomy..................Subscribers
Loto-Québec Proud
to Be Partnering with Opti-Neige in Matane for the Second Consecutive
Year
MATANE, Quebec, Canada (February 1, 2008) --
Loto-Québec is proud to be associating for the second year with
Opti-Neige, to be held this coming February 15-17..............Subscribers
Electronic Texas Hold'em
to Make Its Appearance at Québec Casinos
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (January 17, 2008) -- Working in close
collaboration with management at its establishments, the Société
des casinos du Québec (SCQ) is finalizing preparations at the province's
three Casinos to be able to offer poker enthusiasts Texas Hold'em slot
machines..............Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Implements a New Ticket Validation Procedure at All of Its Points of Sale
Equipped with Game Terminals
MONTRÉAL, Quebec,
Canada (January 14, 2008) -- Effective today, Loto-Québec retailers
operating game terminals must apply a new procedure for validating lottery
tickets..................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Invites Film Buffs to the 2008 Cinoche Festival in Baie-Comeau This Coming
January 17 to 27
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (January
9, 2008) -- Loto-Québec is pleased to announce that it is
sponsoring the Baie-Comeau International Film Festival for the second
consecutive year.............Subscribers
Loto-Québec’s Sugaring Off Party Promises to be a
Sweet Rendezvous!
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec,
Canada (December 19, 2007) -- The general public is invited to savour the fun
and tasty delights at Loto-Québec’s Sugaring Off Party, to be held
in conjunction with the annual Tommycod Festival at
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade..............Read
the full story at: Vol.42 No.1
Sangoma Selected for
Large-Scale Installation for Loto-Quebec
MARKHAM, Ontario,
Canada (November 16, 2007) - Sangoma Technologies Corporation announced today
that their premium PC-based hardware is being installed in lottery terminals to
be installed throughout the Province of Quebec...............Subscribers
Loto-Québec to
Comply with the Québec Court of Appeal Judgement
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (December 5, 2007) - Loto-Québec has
announced that it will comply with the judgement handed down today by the
Québec Court of Appeal concerning the case related to access to
information requests..............Subscribers
Court Orders
Loto-Quebec to Reveal Reports
QUEBEC, Canada (December 5,
2007) -- A Quebec court has ruled that the province's lottery commission must
make public its reports on.............Subscribers
Official Inauguration of
the Ludoplex Québec
QUÉBEC CITY, Quebec,
Canada (November 30, 2007) – This coming December 6 will see
Loto-Québec officially inaugurate its Ludoplex Québec, the second
of four gaming centres authorized to be established by Government
Order............Read the full story at: Vol.41
No.11
Sangoma Selected for
Large-Scale Installation for Loto-Quebec
MARKHAM, Ontario,
Canada (November 16, 2007) -- Sangoma Technologies Corporation (TSXV: STC), the
premium provider of PC-based telephony hardware and software for networking and
telephony solutions, announced today that their premium PC-based hardware is
being installed in lottery terminals.........Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Unveils KPMG Report on Prize Payment and Will Implement All of the
Report’s Recommendations
MONTRÉAL, Quebec,
Canada (October 23, 2007) -- Loto-Québec unveiled the contents today of
a report produced by the KPMG consulting firm, which was commissioned in April
2007 to conduct an independent ............Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Modifies Its Procedures Concerning the Disclosure of Lottery Winner
Information
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (October 4,
2007) - After a profound process of reflection concerning the welcoming and
media promotion of its lottery winners, Loto-Québec is preparing to put
into place new procedures whose aim is to.............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.3
Loto-Quebec to Continue
Publicizing the Names And Pictures of Big Lottery Winners
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (October 4, 2007) – According to local media
reports Loto-Quebec has decided to continue publicizing the names and pictures
of big lottery winners................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Presents Montreal's Italian Week
MONTRÉAL, Quebec,
Canada (August 1, 20070 - As presenting sponsor, Loto-Québec invites you
to explore the culture of the country of the green, white and red flag, by
participating in the many activities available during the 14th edition of
Montreal's Italian Week......................Subscribers
Lottery’s Mystery
Shopper Campaign Criticized
QUEBEC, Canada (July 12, 2007)
-- Quebec food retailers are reportedly contesting Loto-Quebec's mystery
shopper campaign that, so far, has...............Subscribers
The Era of Continuous
Growth a Thing of the Past at Loto-Québec
These are
some of the remarks offered by Loto-Québec President and Chief Executive
Officer, Mr. Alain Cousineau, upon
the release of the Corporation's Annual Report............Subscribers
Lottery Revamps Web
Site
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (April 10, 2007) --
Totally revamped and full of enhancements, the new site design makes it easier
for users to..............Read the full story at:
Vol.39 No.3
Loto-Québec to
Carefully Study the Statement Issued by Public Health
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (February 20, 2007) - The Public Health
Department issued a statement today concerning the establishment of gaming
centres in the province.........Subscribers
Loto-Québec Posts
a Marked Decline in Revenues and Net Income, Third Quarter of Fiscal
2006-2007
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (February 20,
2007) - During the third quarter of the current fiscal year, Loto-Québec
generated consolidated revenues of .............Subscribers
Retailers Are No Luckier
Than Other Players
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada
(December 21, 2006) -- Based on research conducted to determine the number of
retailers who won prizes of $50,000 or more over the past five years,
Loto-Québec is of the opinion that............Subscribers
Gamelogic And Ingenio
Strike Deal For Interactive Gaming In Lottery Market
WALTHAM, Massachusetts & MONTREAL, Canada (November 10, 2006) --
GameLogic, a Waltham, MA-based provider of new media strategies and solutions
to the gaming industry and Ingenio................Subscribers
Government Authorizes
the Establishment of Four Gaming Centres in Québec
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (November 3, 2006) -- The provincial Cabinet gave
Loto-Québec the go-ahead yesterday to proceed with the implementation of
four gaming centres in Québec, marking a new step in the realization of
the Crown Corporation’s 2004-2007 Development
Plan..............................Subscribers
Smoking Ban Hits
Loto-Quebec VLTs
QUEBEC, Canada (October 25, 2006) –
Loto-Quebec says it may see a $150-million drop in revenue this year, as the
new anti-tobacco law keeps smokers away from video-lottery terminals (VLTs) in
bars..........................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Apologizes for its Inappropriate Promotional Campaign and Implements Corrective
Measures
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (October 4, 2006)
- Subsequent to the broadcast of a television news report on a promotional
campaign targeted at a northeastern U.S. audience, Loto-Québec
acknowledges that this campaign does not correspond in any way whatsoever to
the standards and values that the Corporation has consistently upheld with
respect to its public communications.....................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Awards Contract For Repairing the Province's VLTs to Large American
Firm
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (july 27, 2006) --
Loto-Québec is reported to have recently issued a three-year $21-million
contract to Ohio-based National Cash Register.............................Subscribers
Loto-Québec to
Serve as a Principal Sponsor of the Project to Illuminate the Cove at
Montmorency Falls Park
QUÉBEC CITY, Quebec, Canada
(July 7, 2006) - Loto-Québec is proud to be associating with the
Société des établissements de plein air du Québec
(Sépaq) to develop Montmorency Falls Park through the implementation of
an ingenious concept...............................Subscribers
Loto Quebec’s
Casino de Montréal to Serve as a Major Partner of the Rogers
Cup
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (July 3, 2006) - In its
role as a platinum sponsor of the Rogers Cup, the Casino de Montréal is
pleased to be participating in this highly popular tennis tournament for the
fourth consecutive year.............................Subscribers
Ingenio and Bally
Technologies Form Strategic Alliance
MONTRÉAL,
Quebec, Canada (June 27, 2006) -- Bally
Technologies and Ingenio, the research and development subsidiary of
Loto-Québec, are pleased to announce that they have formed a long-term
strategic alliance aimed at enhancing casino game offerings and maximizing the
entertainment potential for players...........................Subscribers
Loto-Québec and
the Bingo Industry Secretariat Introduce a New Promotional Tool for the Benefit
of Non-Profit Organizations
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada
(June 26, 2006) -- Loto-Québec and the Bingo Industry Secretariat
launched a new tool today for the promotion of bingo playing in halls, a gaming
sector that has been experiencing difficulties over the past several
years...............................Subscribers
Lottery Corporation
Extends Its Reach MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (June 16, 2006)
– According to local media reports Loto-Quebec is said to be "probably
only weeks away" from signing a deal that would have Ingenio develop, test
and supply new gaming [slot] machine games and concepts for a major gaming
machine producer...........................Subscribers
Loto-Québec's
Street Arts to be a Prime Rendezvous at the Just for Laughs
Festival
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (June 12, 2006) -
Loto-Québec is delighted to once again be presenting the outdoor portion
of the Just for Laughs Festival in collaboration with Labatt
Blue.......................Subscribers
Loto-Québec's
Revenues Exceed the $4 Billion Mark During Fiscal 2005-2006
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (June 14, 2006) - With consolidated
revenues of $4.016 billion (+2%) and net income of $1.614 billion (+1.9%),
Loto-Québec remitted a total of $1.537 billion (+1.7%) in dividends to
the Québec Government during the fiscal
year.............................Read the full
story at: Vol.35 No.11
The First Peoples'
Festival; A new Rendez-vous Loto-Québec!
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (May 10, 2006) - Loto-Québec is
proud to be associated, for the first time, with the First Peoples' Festival,
set to take place from May 25 to June 8 and from June 21 to
25...............................Read the full
story at: Vol.35 No.7
Loto-Québec,
Proud Partner of The Bar of Montreal's Salon VISEZ
DROIT
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (April 4, 2006) - For
a sixth consecutive year, Loto-Québec invites the general public to the
Salon VISEZ DROIT taking place from April 4 to 7 at the Grande-Place in
Complexe Desjardins..........................Subscribers
Loto-Québec to
Take the Coulombe Report's Recommendations into Account in Pursuing Its Project
to Relocate the Casino de Montréal
MONTRÉAL,
Quebec, Canada (March 9, 2006) - Loto-Québec favours the Government's
decision to follow up on the recommendations put forth by the Interministerial
Committee that studied the proposal for the creation of a world-class
entertainment complex ..............................Subscribers
Loto-Quebec to Acquire
Stake in French Casino Group
FRANCE (February 28, 2006) --
Loto-Quebec, the state-ownd lottery operator for the French-speaking Canadian
province of Quebec, is to acquire ..............................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Launches Some New Initiatives for the Prevention of Excessive Gambling and the
Promotion of Responsible Gaming
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
(February 14, 2006) -- Mr. Alain Cousineau, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Loto-Québec, presented a summary today of
...................Subscribers
Loto-Québec,
Proud First-time Partner of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli's Fête
d'hiver
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, (January 26, 2006) -
Loto-Québec is delighted to invite you to catch a fresh breath of winter
fun during Saint-Jean-Port-Joli's Fête
d'hiver..............................Subscribers
Loto-Québec
Showcases Its Recent Art Acquisitions and the Work of Costume Designer Suzanne
Harel
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (January 18, 2006) --
Loto-Québec’s Espace Création is launching its 2006
programme with an exhibition of some 40 new art works recently acquired by
La Collection Loto-Québec, along with a colourful array
of .....................Subscribers
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