2001

• April: The budget Loto-Québec allocates to countering compulsive gambling is raised to $20 million. Management of the prevention and treatment program is handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
  
  
• October: Adjacent to the Casino de Hull, the Théâtre du Casino, the Hilton Lac-Leamy and a conference centre are inaugurated. Total cost of the project: $210 million.
  

2002
February: Gaétan Frigon is appointed President.

• March: The Casino de Hull becomes the
  Casino du Lac-Leamy.
  
  
• March: The Fondation Mise sur toi is created.
  
  
• May: The expansion and restoration work begins on the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu Golf Course.
  
  
• July: Loto-Québec creates subsidiary Casino Mundial, an entity dedicated to exporting the corporation’s know-how in the planning, setup and operation of casinos and related services.
  
  

2003
September 29: Alain Cousineau is appointed President.

• From February to September: Robert Crevier is the Acting Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
  
  
• October 9: the Casino de Montréal celebrates its 10th anniversary.
  
  
• Technologies Nter becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loto-Québec.
  
  
• Two new lotteries are launched:
  • L’ours chanceux, a terminal-based game, on September 8.
  • Pronostik, a sports lottery, on September 25.
  
  

2004

• May 6: Loto-Québec releases its 2004-2007 Development Plan, which proposes three strategic initiatives:
  
  
  • To reduce access to video lottery terminals
    
    
  • To create an organization independent of Loto-Québec and the provincial government, called Le Conseil québécois pour le jeu responsable.
    
    
  • To find a long-term solution that would enable the Casino de Montréal to continue operating under the best possible conditions, yet without expanding the overall gaming offer.
    
    
• June 24: The Casino de Charlevoix celebrates its 10th anniversary.