available and practically no responsible gaming measures in place. The corporation maintained that it sought to "channel its irreproachably trustworthy gaming offering in a controlled way and in a secure environment." Given the determination to move forward on the part of the Government and Loto-Québec, a petition was circulated and tabled in the National Assembly of Québec. Nonetheless, Loto-Québec launched its Espacejeux.com on December 1, 2010. On March 23, 2010, Quebec Superior Court Justice Gratien Duchesne approved the December 2009 out-of-court settlement of the video lottery terminal class action suit. In the agreement, the plaintiffs acknowledged that video lottery terminals were not the cause of compulsive gambling, thus confirming the position taken by Loto-Québec. For the sake of fairness, the Government of Quebec agreed to refund the cost of therapy for compulsive gamblers during the 1994-2002 period, upon submission of receipts and independent of which games were played. Québec Medicare covers such costs since 2002. The agreement capped the total amount of indemnity payments at $50 million, whereas the plaintiff had claimed damages of around $800 million for their estimated 120,000 compulsive gamblers in Québec (this figure has been contested by Loto-Québec). On October 19, 2010, the Société des bingos du Québec (SBQ) launched Kinzo, a new bingo hall concept that features shorter games and a lounge-like atmosphere with bar service, designed to appeal to younger clientele than traditional bingo halls. See also Société des casinos du Québec Interprovincial Lottery Corporation References External links Official website Espacejeux Jeu compulsif info EmJEU (Québec) Quebec government departments and agencies Lotteries in Canada Organizations based in Montreal