Electronic Texas Hold’em Poker Arrives at Ludoplex Trois‑Rivières

Montréal, June 3, 2008 – The Ludoplex Trois‑Rivières will be inaugurating its brand‑new poker section tomorrow evening containing four electronic Texas Hold’em poker devices. Located on the main floor of the Québec City gaming hall, these new installations can accommodate 40 players at a time. The arrival of electronic Texas Hold’em poker serves to enhance the game offerings at Ludoplex Trois‑Rivières while ensuring effective control of the game. Special guests and poker enthusiasts in attendance at the launch event will have an opportunity to see a demonstration of how the electronic devices operate, as well as to participate in a friendly tournament.

Ludoplex management will take advantage of the opportunity to announce that, starting June 8, “Sit‘n Go”‑type electronic poker tournaments will be held at the gaming hall every Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. The electronic poker units will be in operation during the Ludoplex’s normal business hours, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. daily. A demonstration unit (no cash wagers) will be made available on‑site for those new to electronic poker who wish to learn how to play.

As in the rest of the province, electronic Texas Hold’em poker has become highly popular in Trois‑Rivières. The many enthusiasts of the game are certain to enjoy playing in the Ludoplex’s convivial and secure surroundings.

This past April 18, Loto‑Québec announced that it would be withdrawing some 100 video lottery terminals (VLTs) from the Ludoplex in Québec City and Trois‑Rivières in order to replace them with electronic Texas Hold'em poker devices so as to channel this game offering in a more controlled fashion and further reduce the number of VLTs in its network. In so doing, the Ludoplex Québec’s overall game offerings remain unchanged because, for the 40 playing positions offered by the newly installed electronic poker devices, an equal number of VLTs were removed.

Since April 1, 2008, management of the Ludoplex Québec and Ludoplex Trois‑Rivières has been assumed by the Société des loteries vidéo du Québec (SLVQ). A subsidiary of Loto‑Québec created in 1993, the SLVQ is entrusted with a mandate to responsibly market and manage a network of video lottery terminals installed at numerous establishments that hold a bar, brasserie or tavern permit and that obtained a site operating license from the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux.

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Information: 

Media:
Marie-Claude Rivet
Assistant Director, Media Relations
Loto-Québec
514 499-5079

Customer Service:
1 877 700 LUDO (5836)
Ludoplex Trois-Rivières

Fact sheet on electronic Texas Hold’em poker at Ludoplex Trois‑Rivières [PDF Format, 39 KB - Help]

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