About

Playing... for the Fun of it!

Entertaining lotteries that appeal to the tastes of Quebecers: for 43 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 2012–2013]

1. 52.62% to winners
2. 27.41% to the Québec government
3. 8.32% in administrative costs
4. 6.84% to retailers
5. 1.53% in ticket printing costs
6. 3.28% in taxes and special contributions

Sales by Product

As at March 31, 2013 (in thousands of dollars)

Lottery	Sales by Product
Lotto 6/49	35,502
Lotto Max	324,114
Québec 49	78,386
Québec Max	21,299
Extra	137,354
Banco	138,246
La Quotidienne	42,608
Astro	3,289
Triplex	4,429
Jour de paye	3,092
Lotto Poker	47,030
Sprinto	30,956
Lotto :D	4,395
La Mini	9,751
Teleactives	60,188
Special Editions	35,872
Instant Lotteries	450,536
Sports Betting	49,791
TOTAL	1,792,838