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Loto-Québec and Its Evolution
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2009

  • February 3: The Collection Loto-Québec celebrates its 30th anniversary.

  • March 23: Loto-Québec announces major renovations that will enable the Casino de Montréal to remain competitive. The investment of $305.7 million will be made over four years.

  • April 1: Loto-Québec is awarded Level 4 certification the highest international certification of its kind - from the World Lottery Association (WLA), comprising 140 lottery corporations worldwide.

  • April 22: Loto-Québec signs a partnership agreement with Québec's various police forces to assist them in Amber Alerts when children are victims of kidnapping and their lives are in danger.

  • June 24: The Casino de Mont-Tremblant opens its doors to the public.

  • June 25: A world record is set at the Casino de Charlevoix-Manoir Richelieu! The Guinness challenge for the largest cake-decorating event ever was taken up by 1,293 participants.

  • September 14: Super 7 pays out a $21 million jackpot in its final draw.

  • September 18: In collaboration with the other provincial lottery corporations, Loto-Québec launches Lotto Max.

  • November 6: Lotto Max offers the biggest prize pool in the history of Canadian lotteries. Over and above the $50 million jackpot, Lotto Max pays outs 10 additional prizes of $1 million each, called Maxmillions.


2010

  • June 25: Lotto Max offers the largest combined jackpot ever announced by Loto-Québec. In addition to its $50 million jackpot, Lotto Max sweetens the pot with 49 Maxmillions.

  • July 26: The government authorizes the Société des loteries du Québec to offer online gaming.

  • August 20: Loto-Québec pays out a Lotto Max jackpot of approximately $37.6 million, the biggest prize ever won by a Québec resident.

  • October 18: Loto-Québec introduces Kinzo, a new group game that provides assistance to non-profit organizations.

  • November 22: Formule groupe, a new way to play the lottery as a group, is launched.

  • December 1: Loto-Québec's online gaming site, Espacejeux.com, is up and running!


2011

  • May 2: Loto Québec launches Lotto Poker. This lottery offers for the first time in Québec an animated instant game called Quick Play that allows consumers to immediately see the result on the consumer screen.

  • June 8: Loto-Québec launches two Kinzo Express halls - one in Repentigny and one in Longueuil - operating in network with the Montréal Kinzo hall.

  • July 20: Inauguration of two new Kinzo Express halls in Joliette and Saint-Eustache.

  • July 28: Loto-Québec is granted the Security Control Standard Certification by the World Lottery Association (WLA SCS 2006), in recognition of the secure and trustworthy manner in which it operates games of chance.

  • October 26: The Société des bingos du Québec ends the Kinzo pilot project in favour of developing the Kinzo express network.

  • November 7: Gérard Bideau is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Loto-Québec.


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