Casino de Montréal
The main building of the casino (2005).
Location	Île Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Address	1 Avenue du Casino Montreal, Quebec H3C 4W7
Owner	Société des casinos du Québec
Coordinates	45°30′19.7″N 73°31′33.5″W / 45.505472°N 73.525972°W / 45.505472; -73.525972Coordinates: 45°30′19.7″N 73°31′33.5″W / 45.505472°N 73.525972°W / 45.505472; -73.525972
Website	casinosduquebec.com/montreal

The Casino de Montréal is a casino located on the Île Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest casino in Canada, and one of the largest casinos in the world.^{[citation needed]} The casino is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to patrons aged 18 and older. It opened October 9, 1993.

Features[link]

The casino consists of three interconnected buildings. Two of these, the French Pavilion and the Québec Pavilion, were built for Expo 67. The third is an annex built by the casino. The main building has six floors, in addition to the annex and the secondary building (with four floors). Within the three structures there are over 3200 slot machines,^[1][2] over 115 gaming tables,^[1] Keno facilities, and large number of speed lotteries and virtual games. The casino also contains four restaurants,^[3] three bars,^[3] a cabaret, and meeting and banquet facilities. The casino is famous for its unconventional features,^{[citation needed]} such as its numerous windows and low ceilings.

It has been a non-smoking casino since July 2003,^{[citation needed]} and the former smoking lounges were closed in May 2006 with the passing of a new provincial law. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the playing areas. (45°30′19.70″N 73°31′33.50″W / 45.505472°N 73.525972°W / 45.505472; -73.525972).

Games[link]

The following table games are offered:

• Blackjack
• Black Jack Switch
• 7 extra Side bet
• BJ lucky ladies sidebet
• Baccarat (midi, mini and Macau)
• Roulette (American and European)
• Touch Bet Roulette
• Caribbean Stud Poker
• Pai Gow Poker
• Grand Prix Poker (Let It Ride)
• Three card poker
• Craps
• Sic Bo
• Casino War
• Ultimate Texas hold`em
• Texas hold 'em poker

The casino also offers Royal Ascot electronic racetracks, high areas,^{[clarification needed]} inter-casino jackpots, electronic bingo, video lottery terminals, Keno lounges, tournaments and mini-tournaments.^{[citation needed]}

Ownership[link]

The casino is owned and operated by the Société des casinos du Québec, which owns three other casinos in the province. The société is a subsidiary of Loto-Québec, a public corporation of the government of Quebec; all profits go to the provincial government.

Keno scandal[link]

In April 1994, Daniel Corriveau won $600,000 CAD playing keno. He picked 19 of the 20 winning numbers three times in a row. Corriveau claims he used a computer to discern a pattern in the sequence of numbers, based on chaos theory. However, it was later found that the sequence was easy to predict because the casino was using an inadequate electronic pseudorandom number generator. In fact, the keno machine was reset every morning with the same seed number, resulting in the same sequence of numbers being generated. Corriveau received his winnings after investigators cleared him of any wrongdoing.^[4]

See also[link]

• Expo 67
• Casino
• Montreal
• Parc Jean-Drapeau
• Polytope de Montréal

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Casino de Montréal

• Official website

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Vincent Damphousse
Born	(1967-12-17) December 17, 1967 (age 44) Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	6th overall, 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1986–2004

Vincent Francois Damphousse (born December 17, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eighteen seasons. He played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, winning a Stanley Cup championship with Montreal in 1993. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Colorado Avalanche in 2004 during the off-season, but he never played with the team due to the lockout that canceled the 2004–05 season.

Playing career[link]

Damphousse was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 6th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft after a standout junior hockey career with the Laval Voisins/Titan. In 1991 he was named MVP of the NHL All Star Game, being one of only four players (at that time) to ever score 4 goals in a single All-Star matchup.^[1] Damphousse spent five seasons in Toronto before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers in 1991 in a deal which sent future Hall of Famers Grant Fuhr and Glenn Anderson to Toronto. Oilers' general manager Glen Sather said of Damphousse at that time that among French-Canadian players, only Mario Lemieux was more skilled offensively.

On August 27, 1992, Damphousse was dealt to his hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens, in exchange for Shayne Corson. His success with Montreal was immediate, as he recorded 97 points during the regular season and helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 1993. He spent six more seasons in Montreal before being traded to the San Jose Sharks during the 1998–99 season. His last team was technically the Sharks, though he signed with the Colorado Avalanche on August 19, 2004, but he never played for them, as the 2004–05 NHL season was canceled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Damphousse was a member of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive committee, serving as vice president under Trevor Linden.

Retirement[link]

Damphousse announced his retirement on September 7, 2005. He currently lives in Montreal.

On April 14, 2011, Damphousse was charged by Montreal police with six counts of assaulting his spouse.^[2] The alleged incidents occurred between January 2008 and early 2011. Damphousse categorically denies the allegations brought against him and has also filed a complaint against his wife for assault, according to his lawyer.^[3]

Awards[link]

• Played in NHL All-Star Game - 1991, 1992, 2002.
• NHL All-Star Game MVP - 1991
• QMJHL Second All-Star Team - 1986
• Stanley Cup champion - 1993 (Montreal)

Career statistics[link]

International play[link]

• 1996 - Played for Canada in the World Cup of Hockey.

See also[link]

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL players with 1000 points

References[link]

External links[link]

• Vincent Damphousse's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database