Editing Redemption game (section)

==== Quebec ====
In the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]], arcades must pay operator fees and an additional fee per machine. If a game meets certain criteria, it may offer "free games or additional game time" as a prize. Examples include the Extra Stage mechanism in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'', or a racing game that awards a free race to those in first place. Only a [[game of skill]], such as a [[claw crane]], may distribute another type of prize.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regulation respecting amusement machines|url=http://legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/ShowDoc/cr/L-6,%20r.%201|website=LégisQuébec|accessdate=March 17, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Arcade games cannot distribute prizes based on luck, as most redemption games do. This led to arcade chains such as [[Player One Amusement Group|Xscape]] and [[Cinémas Guzzo]] offering only traditional arcade games and games of skill.

In 2019, the Quebec government agreed to update the legislation regarding arcade games in the province, with the new laws taking effect in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/09/17/cineplex-passe-a-loffensive-au-quebec-avec-son-concept-the-rec-room-1|title=Cineplex passe à l'offensive au Québec avec son concept The Rec Room|website=TVA Nouvelles|date=17 September 2019 |access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref> Following this announcement, Canadian movie theater chain [[Cineplex Entertainment]] announced that it would be opening up a new location in [[Montreal]]'s soon-to-be-constructed Royalmount mega mall complete with a restaurant, a VIP theater for adults aged 18 and over, and an arcade area called "The Rec Room", with the latter being the first of its kind in Quebec.  The Rec Room will feature both skill- and luck-based arcade games in which visitors can earn credits and exchange them for prizes. The new theater is expected to open in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cineplex-announces-quebec-s-first-location-of-the-rec-room-and-new-vip-cinemas-coming-soon-to-royalmount-in-montreal-892160428.html|title=Cineplex Announces Quebec's First Location of The Rec Room and New VIP Cinemas Coming Soon to Royalmount in Montreal|last=Cineplex|website=www.newswire.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=February 2024}}