Recognized Expertise

Loto-Québec has developed its expertise in many fields – product development, advertising campaigns, the restaurant and hotel business, promotion of responsible gaming, etc. – which have been recognized many times by both in Canada and abroad.

Here are some of the honours Loto-Québec received the last two years:

Loto-Québec

• Pilier d’Or award in the Management Merit category presented by the Association des gestionnaires de parcs immobiliers institutionnels.
• BOMA Québec Building of the Year award in the 9,290 – 23,225 m2 category for the Multifunctional Complex.
• BOMA Québec Environment Building award for the Operational Centre in Québec City.
• Award at the Environmental and Sustainable Development Recognition Gala in Montréal in the Companies and Industries category for the Organize Events That Respect the Principles of Eco-Responsibility project.
• Platinum Équinoxe Award
  Earned in the "Internal Public Relations Program" category for its Corporate Awareness Campaign on Information Technology Security.
• Batchy Award at the 2006 North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Convention, in the Corporate Communication category for the
  Annual Report 2005 [PDF Format, 1.4 MB – Help] and the Social Responsibility Review 2005 [PDF Format, 2 MB – Help]. The company newsletter En jeux was honoured with a Batchy Award for Best Employee Newsletter.

Lotteries

• Advertising Award at the World Lottery Association (WLA) Convention and Trade Show, in the Internet Advertising category for the company’s ad “Vous voulez l’auto. Grattez Loto” (You want the auto? Scratch Loto!”). Created by Diesel Marketing (now Sid Lee), this ad presented Loto, the instant lottery that offered cars and several other MINI Cooper merchandise prizes. Players on the Web were invited to scratch the virtual lottery ticket using their mouse.
• Batchy Award* at the 2006 North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Convention, in the “Television Advertising” category for the Ma Maison Rona ad. Célébration 2006 was nominated for a Hickey Award in the “Special Events
  Promotion” category.
• Metro Global Print Awards 2006
  Published in the Montréal edition of the Metro daily on October 5, 2006, an ad with the
  theme “It's hockey time!” for Loto-Québec's Mise-O-Jeu and Pronostik products won third
  place in the Metro Global Print Awards, an international competition that honours the most
  creative advertising campaign appearing in a Metro daily.
• Concours Créa 2006
  Two advertising agencies received awards for ads created for Loto-Québec. Diesel was
  awarded a Grand Prix Crea in the "Television - Services, Individual Ad" category for two
  advertisements from the "Always be nice to the people who play Lotto 6/49 ad" campaign.
  BOS also won a Grand Prix Crea in the "Radio, Individual Ad" category for a Super 7
  advertisement.

* Over the years, Loto-Québec has won over 15 Batchy trophies.

Casinos

Nuances Restaurant – Casino de Montréal

• Five Diamond Rating 2008
  For the eighth year in a row, Nuances restaurant received this prestigious award
  from the CAA/AAA.
• Restaurant of the Year 2007
  Awarded to Nuances restaurant by the Guide Debeur.
• DiRoNa Guide 2006
  Nuances has been certified by the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DIRONA)
  since 2002.
• Best of Award of Excellence 2006
  Awarded by Wine Spectator magazine for a fifth consecutive year.
• Four-star rating from the Guide Debeur 2006
  Awarded to Nuances restaurant by the Guide Debeur since 1999.

Le Baccara Restaurant – Casino du Lac-Leamy

• Five Diamond Rating 2008
  Le Baccara received this award, bestowed by the CAA/AAA, for the eighth consecutive year.
• Best of Award of Excellence 2006
  Awarded by Wine Spectator magazine. Le Baccara also received this award in 2004 and 2005.
• Four-star rating from the Guide Debeur 2006
  The guide’s highest award, a mark of the restaurant’s excellent quality, awarded to Le Baccara restaurant by the Guide Debeur since 1997.
• Epicurean Awards 2006 – Ottawa Wine and Food Show
  Two gold medals won in the "Best Service" and "Best Haute Cuisine Restaurant" categories. Le Baccara also received these awards in 2003 and 2005.

Hilton Lac-Leamy

• Rated Five Stars by Tourisme Québec since 2001.
• Four Diamond rating awarded by the Canadian Automobile Association and the American
  Automobile Association (CAA/AAA) since 2002.
• Conrad Hilton (Connie) Award 2006
  Best Overall Performance in North America (commercial category) awarded at Hilton Hotel's annual convention. The Hilton Lac-Leamy also received this award in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
• Conrad Hilton (Connie) Award 2006
  Best Restaurant and Best Food and Beverage Experience awarded at Hilton Hotel's annual convention.

Casino de Charlevoix

• Four Diamond Rating 2007
  Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu and Le Charlevoix restaurant were awarded the Four Diamond
  Rating by the Canadian Automobile Association and the American Automobile Association
  (CAA/AAA). The restaurant has received this award every year since 2001.
• In the 500 World’s Best Hotels - 2007
  Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu received this honour by Travel and Leisure magazine.
• 2007 Gold List
  Awarded to Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu by the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler magazine in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. The Casino was also voted among the top 75 best North American resorts in 2003 by the magazine’s readers.
• 2006 Best New Canadian Golf Course
  Awarded to Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu Golf Club by the Golf’s Digest.
• Wine Spectator Award
  Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu’s Le Charlevoix restaurant is distinguished for its excellent
  wine list by Wine Spectator magazine. The restaurant has received this award every year since 2003.
• Stars for Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu:
  • Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu received the Five-Star rating from Hébergement Québec.
    The hotel has earned this rating every year since 2001.
  • The hotel’s high standards have been recognized with a Three-Star rating by the Mobil Travel Guide since 2001.

Awards and industry recognition since 1994 [PDF Format, 65 KB – Help, last update on June 18, 2008]