Report QUEBEC - CANADA Quebec: Vital Statistics


Capital: Quebec City Population: 8.02m Land Area: 1,542,056 sq.km Lt. Governor: Pierre Duchesne Premier: Pauline Marois (PQ) GDP: $319.3bn Casinos: 4 Casino Slots: 6,200 Table Games: 196 Casino Revenues: $871m VLTs: 12,000 VLT Venues: 2,000 VLT Revenue: $998m Lottery Retailers: 8,700 Ticket Lottery Revenue: $1.7bn Total Gaming Revenue: $3.6bn Online Gaming: $19.4m Regulator: Regie des Alcools, des courses et des Jeux - www.racj.gouv.qc.ca


Quebec in 1994 and prior to that legislation permitted the operation of video poker type amusement machines which did not payout, however illegal operations were rife.


In 1993 the Sureté du Quebec estimated there were between 25,000 and 45,000 illegal machines representing annual sales of around $780m. So Loto-Quebec was given a mandate to set up and operate a network of VLTs and the SLVQ was formed in June 1993 with the first machines installed the following year.


The establishments are open to aged 18 years and over and price of play is between 2c and $2.50 with a minimum 83 per cent payout. The VLT network consists of two models of equipment and the units feature a touch screen with information in English and French.


Gaming halls in Quebec were established in 2007 under the name Ludoplex and today they are managed by the SLVQ and again are open to aged 18 years and over.


Since April 2008 the SLVQ has also managed the two gaming halls located in Salon de Jeux de Trois-Rivières and the Salon de Jeux de Quebec. The Quebec hall is open from 10am to 3am and has a gaming area with electronic games seating 335 players including VLTs, electronic roulette, Texas Hold ‘em Poker tournaments, electronic keno and electronic blackjack. The Ludo Bar houses a television and terraces.


The hall will however be relocated by 2014 as the city has plans to construct a new building where it is currently housed


April 2013 PAGE 44 Today there are


around 12,000 VLTs in nearly 2,000 establishments


such as bars and taverns plus the


two gaming halls. This in fact is the


lowest number of VLTs and


establishments per capita in Canada and it is heavily


controlled with strict management criteria.


The Trois Rivières gaming hall is also open 10am until 3am and has electronic games seating for 200 players offering the same range as the Quebec gaming hall.


Today there are around 12,000 VLTs in nearly 2,000 establishments such as bars and taverns plus the two gaming halls. This in fact is the lowest number of VLTs and establishments per capita in Canada and it is heavily controlled with strict management criteria. For example operator employees can take a training programme which has been offered online since 2008 and some 27,000 bar owners have taken the training since it was implemented.


In 2011/12 VLT units were replaced following an announcement to update the


12,000 outdated machines in use at the time with two suppliers chosen. The cost to replace the VLTs and central control system was approximately $265m. Deployment began in 2012.


IGT was awarded 56.7 per cent of the VLT replacement programme and supplied 7,200 of the new VLTs. They supplied the new GL20 terminal which accommodates a flat screen LCD display or MLD technology to facilitate 3D games.


Eric Tom, Chief Operating Officer for IGT said: “We were excited about Loto- Quebec’s decision to award IGT this valuable business. Our commitment to our customers to build the best games and platforms in the industry is being recognised by our partners in Canada and


Since April 2008 the SLVQ has also


managed the two gaming halls


located in Salon de Jeux de Trois- Rivières and the


Salon de Jeux de Quebec. The Quebec hall is


open from 10am to 3am and has a


gaming area with electronic games


seating 335 players including VLTs,


electronic roulette, Texas Hold ‘em


Poker tournaments, electronic keno and electronic


blackjack. The Ludo Bar houses a


television and terraces.


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