Loto-Qu�bec - Press Releases

Now on your Screens... A Colourful New Lotteries Web Site!�[+]

Now on your Screens... A Colourful New Lotteries Web Site!

Montr�al, June 30, 2009 – Loto-Qu�bec is proud to present its new Lotteries web site at 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.

Canada Day -�Loto-Qu�bec's offices will be closed Wednesday, July�1st�[+]

Canada Day
Loto-Qu�bec’s offices will be closed Wednesday, July 1st

Montr�al, June 29, 2009 — Please note that, due to the Canada Day holiday, Loto-Qu�bec’s offices (including the prize winners office) located at 500 Sherbrooke Street West in Montr�al and 955 Grande-All�e West in Qu�bec City will be closed on Wednesday, July 1st. Offices will reopen on Thursday, July 2nd, according to the usual schedule.

Protec-Style inc. receives Ingenio's Research and Development Prize�[+]

Protec-Style inc. receives Ingenio’s Research and Development Prize

Montr�al, June 26, 2009 – Ingenio, Loto-Qu�bec’s research and development arm and a major partner of the Qu�bec Entrepreneurship Contest (QEC) for the ninth year in a row, awarded its $5,000 Research and Development Prize to Protec-Style Inc. at the 11th annual QEC Grand Prize Gala held at the Centre des congr�s de Qu�bec on June 18, 2009. This prize is awarded to the business that has most distinguished itself through its contribution to research and development in a specific industry by complementing its main activities with innovative accomplishments or original research.

$2,157,283 - A new Lotto�6/49 millionaire in the Laurentians�[+]

$2,157,283
A new Lotto�6/49 millionaire in the Laurentians

Montr�al, June 23, 2009 – Mr. Didier Fulon hit the Lotto 6/49 jackpot on May 30, winning $2,157,283! The winner, who lives in the Laurentians, had picked up a copy of the results before going to play golf with his friends. It’s only once he got back home that he learned about his prize, which left him with nothing to envy of a professional golfer! Mr. Fulon had been playing his winning selection, made up of family members' birth dates, for some 18 years. He plans to spoil his close family, pay off debts and buy a car.

The Casino de Mont-Tremblant opens its doors tomorrow - A welcome addition to the region's tourism offering�[+]

The Casino de Mont-Tremblant opens its doors tomorrow
A welcome addition to the region’s tourism offering

Mont-Tremblant, June 23, 2009 – The Casino de Mont-Tremblant opens its doors to the public tomorrow at 11 a.m. Loto-Qu�bec is truly proud to show off its new casino the first to open since the Casino du Lac Leamy began operations in 1996. “In this magnificent site, we will be providing a gaming offering tailored to the tourist clientele that frequents the Mont-Tremblant region. Located on Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort’s Versant Soleil, the new casino is a quality entertainment venue for the tourist, vacation and resort clientele of the region,” said Casino de Mont-Tremblant general manager, Daniel Bissonnette. “We are convinced that our project will be a formative one for the region and the local economy and complements the already established tourism offering in the best possible way,” he declared.