The Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux issues licences allowing bingos and draws to be held and the operation of gaming machines and video lottery terminals.

A total of five electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at the Montréal, Lac-Leamy and Charlevoix casinos.

Loto-Québec was the first Canadian lottery corporation to offer a lottery product modelled after the pan‑Canadian Lotto Max. This lottery is sold exclusively in Québec.

Did you know that the very first Loto Québec draw was conducted during a televised gala hosted by Roger Baulu and Mario Verdon on March 14, 1970?

Did you know that, in its first year of operation, Loto-Québec offered three lotteries to consumers (Inter-Loto, Mini Loto and Super-Loto)?

Did you know that Loto-Québec invented the TV-based lottery concept? In fact, the Spécial 15e and Spécial 88 lotteries were ancestors to today’s Célébration.

Did you know that Loto-Québec pioneered terminal-based lotteries, scratch tickets, the computerized sales system, the use of bar codes for validating tickets, network bingo management and CD-based lotteries?

Did you know that people who wanted to participate in Loto-Québec’s first draws in 1970 had to send in their entries and receive their prize by mail? We are now on the sixth generation of gaming terminals, the third for multi-cash register machines and the first for self-serve ticket checkers.

Did you know that, in 1993, Québec was the eighth province to implement a government-managed network of video lottery terminals (VLTs) to curb the proliferation of illegal machines? Since then, the number of VLTs in operation has been reduced from 45,000 to approximately 12,000. The machines are only available in licensed establishments.

Did you know that web surfers first started getting draw results on Loto-Québec’s web site in 1996?

Did you know that Loto-Québec has been cooperating with police forces throughout Québec since 2009 in order to provide support for AMBER Alerts to locate kidnapped children whose lives are at stake?

Did you know that, in 2009, Loto-Québec achieved Level 4 Certification with regard to responsible gaming, which is the highest awarded by the World Lottery Association? The Corporation has maintained that certification since then.

Did you know that Loto-Québec was awarded Security Control Standard Certification by the World Lottery Association (WLA-SCS: 2006) recognizing the security and integrity of its game of chance practices?

Did you know that Loto-Québec issued its first cheque for one million dollars in 1976? Since then, the Corporation has paid out a total of 1,400 prizes worth $1 million or more!