Report: Quebec will offer online poker and sports betting

Canada’s largest province will offer online gambling this fall, The Canadian Press reported Wednesday.

The Quebec government is allowing Loto-Quebec, the province’s lottery commission, to construct poker and sports wagering websites. The move will link Loto-Quebec with other commissions from British Columbia and Atlantic Canada to create a common medium for online gamblers.

Raymond Bachand, Quebec’s Finance Minister, estimates that the government will benefit to the tune of $50 million in dividends in the first three years.

Loto-Quebec generates revenue for the province’s government. With almost $4 billion in revenue in 2005, 25 percent of those earnings were handed over to the government.

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Posted by juregeorge
3 years ago

Ontarians are stupid not the lottery corporation. They have a weekly pool for picking straight up winners and the lottery corporation chops 40% from the pool, which on average has a 1 500 000 in the pool every week, and they give back 900 000. Who is stupid the people that play or the corporation that robs us. The government should never run the gambling, they should just get a cheque and real gambling companies will take care of their clients better.
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Posted by thespeculator
3 years ago

ontario is the worst , look at baseball season they won't even post totals when certain pitchers are playing against each other, and they never post cubs games at wrigley, , in ontario they govenment won't even let us buy beer at the grocery store, i guess the rest of the world must be stupid, and the ontario gov. must be right
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Posted by cantex48
3 years ago

Quebec,is larger in area,but Ontario,has larger population,and yes Sportsbetting in both,while sponsored by provincial Gov't,is a complete rip-off,However,it's a RIOT,to go to the store,make machine sing,and get CASH!!! Hooked up 3 soccer ties,in Quebec(Ontario,has very limited soccer options),and got 27-1,COOL!!
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Posted by Gee_Gee
3 years ago

lol I hope you aren't talking about population lucky pants because it is definitely Ontario
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Posted by MrLuckyPants
3 years ago

Quebec is the largest province.
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Posted by thirdperson
3 years ago

Isn't Ontario the largest province and not Quebec? In Canada, government sports betting is inferior to foreign sportsbooks. Only parlays are allowed.
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