This week’s draws, at a glance.

You must be 18 or older, live in Québec and be physically in the province when you play. One person may hold one account only — duplicates are closed as soon as they are found. Anyone currently under a self-exclusion, here or at gaming halls and casinos, cannot open a new one.

No. Identity validation comes before any real-money play. It confirms your age, your name and your Québec address, and checks that no self-exclusion applies. Until it is complete the account stays open but cannot be used to play.

You set a weekly limit between $25 and $9,999 when you register, in whole dollar amounts, and it applies to the total amount deposited from 12:00 a.m. Sunday through 11:59:59 p.m. the following Saturday. A decrease takes effect immediately. An increase takes effect only twenty-four hours after it has been processed — deliberately, so that a decision made in the moment does not turn into a deposit a minute later.

A break suspends access for anywhere from 1 to 89 days, after which access returns on its own; the account is not closed. Self-exclusion is a heavier measure: it runs from 3 months to 5 years, cannot be reversed for the period chosen, and an exclusion taken at a casino or gaming hall automatically blocks the online account too.

Eligible prizes are credited to the account balance once the draw is officially validated, usually the next day. For prizes of $25,000 or more, or any other amount determined by Loto-Québec, the claim is made in person at a designated establishment with valid ID. The claim period is set by the regulations of the game concerned: for draw-based lotteries subject to a one-year period, it runs from the draw date.

If no log-in takes place for thirty-six consecutive months, the account may be closed. Any remaining balance is refunded in accordance with the account information on file and the applicable procedures.