About

Playing... for the Fun of it!

Entertaining lotteries that appeal to the tastes of Quebecers: for 41 years, this has been Loto-Québec’s winning recipe.

A leader in the lottery industry, Loto-Québec places high value on our extensive expertise in research and development, on the dedication of our employees and retailers, on the efficiency of our distribution network, on the rigorous application of security standards, and on the excellence of our high-performance computer network.

Did you know that...

• Loto-Québec was the first lottery corporation...
  • to equip itself with a network of sales terminals
  • to develop a computerized system for lottery sales
  • to launch a lottery on CD-ROM
• and that in more than 90% of Quebecers have bought a lottery ticket at least once in their lives.
• Unclaimed prizes of all lottery products, with the exception of Canada-wide games, are deposited in a reserve. Such reserve is used to fund the payment of bonus prizes and prizes to retailers.

What happens to a dollar spent on the lottery?

[Financial year 2010–2011]

1. 51.40% to winners
2. 26.49% to the Québec government
3. 10.53% in administrative costs
4. 6.97% to retailers
5. 1.79% in ticket printing costs
6. 2.82% in taxes and special contributions

Sales by Product

As at March 31, 2011 (in thousands of dollars)

Lottery	Sales by Product
Lotto 6/49	366,842
Lotto Max	381,444
Québec 49	74,754
Extra	143,613
Banco	140,564
La Quotidienne	41,090
Jour de paye	7,636
Astro	3,743
Triplex	5,899
Vie de millionnaire	4,072
La Mini	11,934
Special Editions	45,955
Teleactives	48,633
Instant Lotteries	466,396
Sports Betting	45,238
TOTAL	1,787,813