Loto-Quebec's Canadian poker network is now live and taking real-money wagers.

Presented by Loto-Québec on its new Espacejeux.com igaming site, the Canadian poker network features poker software operating on a number of networks in Europe but will be open only to residents of the province of Quebec.

GTECH G2 will host its Canadian Poker Network operations in Canada. The system will be housed in its Montreal data centre. Operations will be based in the National Operations Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick. The agreement with this WLA lottery operator is a five-year operating contract with two two-year extensions.