Report QUEBEC - CANADA
Quebec: Operator profile
LOTO-QUEBEC 2011/12 KEY REVENUE FIGURES SECTOR
2012
Lotteries Casinos VLTs
Bingo
Total Revenues Prizes lotteries
$1.79bn $870.9m $997.9m $33.9m $3.65bn $930m
Prizes awarded-bingo $18.1m Net earnings
$1.2bn the rest of the world.”
Meanwhile Spielo International provided the other 5,500 and supplied it’s prodiGi Vu VLT terminals. The prodiGi Vu VLT is a player focused and technician friendly cabinet offering superior video and audio experience, responsible game features and networked gaming capability. It is also the first G2S open standard protocol based VLT operating in the North American distributed VLT market enabling SLVQ to benefit from the extra technology this offers.
In addition Spielo International was awarded the contract for the VLT central monitoring system for managing the entire SLVQ network of VLTs. The G2S based INTELLIGEN system will operate in
2011 $1.78
$856.4m $1bn
$31.3m
$3.64bn $918m $15.6m $1.3bn
VARIATION 0.1% 1.7%
-0.3% 8.4% 0.5% 1.3%
15.4% -3.7%
conjunction with Spielo International’s G2S based i-LINK retailer terminal.
Robin Drummond, VP and General Manager of Public Gaming for Spielo International said: “Spielo International has been providing top performing gaming solutions to Loto-Quebec since 1994. Our replacement VLTs represent the third generation of VLTs in Quebec and our INTELLIGEN central system will replace the current central system provided by another vendor.
“The first wide area G2S deployment in North America is now live in Quebec. Spielo International’s central system, along with a limited number of VLTs are now operating in Quebec for the purpose of conducting a pilot prior to the full
“The first wide area G2S deployment in North America is
now live in Quebec. Spielo
International’s central system,
along with a limited number of VLTs are now operating in Quebec for the purpose of
conducting a pilot prior to the full
deployment of all Quebec VLTs
scheduled for 2013.” ROBIN
DRUMMOND, VP and General
Manager of Public Gaming for Spielo International.
Operator: SCQ (Société des Casinos du Quebec) Quebec Casinos: Casino Montreal is one of the world’s largest casinos and has 100 tables including 18 Texas Hold ‘em Poker and 3,000 slots and one electronic Texas Hold ‘em Poker. Casino de Charlevoix was opened in 1994 and has more than 900 slots and 20 tables including seven poker tables. Casino du Lac-Leamy has 60 tables including 12 Texas Hold ‘em Poker and more than 1,800 slots, three restaurants, two bars and two reception halls. Casino de Mont-Tremblant is housed on three floors with 500 slots and 16 gaming tables including three Texas Hold’em. Information: The Société des Casinos du Quebec (SCQ) is a subsidiary of Loto-Quebec and is responsible for the operation and development of Quebec’s four casinos. Background: The casino sector sales rose by 1.7 per cent last year and reached $871m which is 22.9 per cent of Loto-Quebec’s total revenues. Growth at the Casino de Montreal was 1.3 per cent whilst Lac-Leamy grew by 1.9 per cent, Charlevoix by 2.9 per cent and Mont-Tremblant by seven per cent. The casinos saw annual visits of around 10.3 million with 1.8 million of these from outside of the province.
deployment of all Quebec VLTs scheduled for 2013.”
Last year sales in the Quebec VLT network reached $998m (27.3 per cent of Loto-Quebec’s total revenues). Gaming halls saw their combined sales rise by 9.6 per cent. Some $214.2m was paid out in commissions to VLT site operators and $41.8m was given in taxes.
ONLINE GAMING This is operated by the Société du Jeu Virtual du Quebec (SJVQ) which currently operates the online gaming
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