Spain's largest lottery organisation ONLAE offers Navidad, known as El Gordo, or the Fat One, it is the only single lottery draw in the world to award more than $1 billion in prizes.
Navidad captivates the entire nation. This can be seen not only in the popular hobby of collecting old lottery tickets, tickets from the first draw have been known to bring in excess of US$10,000, but also in ticket numbers that are held, indeed cherised, by familes. Some familes have reserved the same number for 50 years, passing it from generation to generation.
Sales during December for the annual Christmas draw of Navidad account for approximately 23% of total sales for ONLAE

Spanish Presidency of the EU Issues Gambling Report
RGA calls for meaningful action to make national laws EU compliant.
LONDON, UK (May 27, 2010) - The Spanish Presidency of the EU submitted a progress report on gambling in the EU to the Competiveness Council meeting of 25-26 May. The RGA welcomes the Spanish Presidency’s efforts to produce a balanced document...............Subscribers

Absence of Authorization for the Installation of Vending Machines That Sell State-Owned Games
Warning About Illegal Vending Machines For Lottery Tickets
MADRID, Spain (May 26, 2010) -- Certain vending machines have appeared in Spain which apparently issue tickets for state-owned lotteries...........Subscribers

Lottery Strike Turns Out to be a Fizzer; More Than 91% of Sales Outlets Remained Open
MADRID, Spain (April 21, 2010) – According to local media reports the vast majority of the outlets of the Loterias y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) ignored the lockout convened by the three so-called "Bureau of Associations" consisting of ANAPAL, FENAPAL and APLA.....................Subscribers

Provincial Lottery Administration Members Support Strike Action Over State’s Intention to Award a Contract(s) for Private Management
SPAIN (April 22, 2010) -- According to local media reports half of Ourense Lottery outlets yesterday seconded the strike called by the national industry associations, to protest the Government’s proposed privatization of the lottery trade...............Subscribers

Lottery Vendors to Strike Over Privatization Threat
MÁLAGA, Spain (April 20, 2010) – According to local media reports the lotterY vendors in the province of Malaga have called a strike to be held tomorrow throughout Spain to show their rejection of to the government's intentions to privatize the Government Lottery (LAE)........................Subscribers

Modernization of the Spanish National Lottery Makes Agents Nervous; See it as the First Step to Privatization
MADRID, Spain (April 6, 2010) – A Leading Spanish newspaper reports agents for Loteria y Apuestas decision del Estado (LAE), the Spanish national Lottery, are concerned with the lottery’s current expansion of its distribution network.......................Subscribers

ONLAE Sales Hit €9,800 Million Euros in 2009, Up 2% From the Previous Year
Organismo Nacional de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) became in 2009 a total of 9,800 million euros, a figure than 2% less than the 10,000 million euros earned in 2008 through the sale of games
MADRID, Spain (March 29, 2010) -- Spain's largest lottery organization, Organismo Nacional de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (LAE), became in 2009 a total of 9,800 million euros, a figure less than 2% to 10,000 million euros earned in 2008 through the sale of the games market, as announced by the LAE general manager, Gonzalo Fernandez........................Subscribers

The National Lottery Tickets to Carry the Image of the Parador de Gredos, Built in 1928
AVILA, Spain (March 24, 2010) -- The National Lottery tickets next Saturday, March 27th, carried the image of the Parador de Gredos, the first facility of its kind in Spain, build in 1928.................Subscribers

LAE Lottery Sales Down Two (2%) Percent in 2009
MADRID, Spain (March 22, 2010) – News service reports Gonzalo Fernandez, the director general of Lottery y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) the State Lotteries and Betting organization, announced that lottery sales have declined two (2%) percent so far in 2010, the same decline experienced during 2009.....................Subscribers

Madrid-Barajas Today Announced the Second Opening of a Lottery Outlet in Terminal 2
MADRID, Spain (March 17, 2010) -- The Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA) today announced that the Lottery y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) has opened a new outlet in the public area located out of the Terminal 2 at Madrid-Barajas airport...............Subscribers

First Draft to Privatize Spain’s Largest Lottery Organization Could be Ready by Next Summer; ONLAE Estimated to be Worth €3 Billion
MADRID, Spain (January 29, 2010) – According to a Spanish web site it was revealed yesterday that there are moves to privatize Organismo Nacional de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (ONLAE), Spain's largest lottery organization...................Subscribers

Lottery Partnership Agreement with the Red Cross
SPAIN (Jamuary 19, 2010) -- Two drawings are coming to Red Cross funds. The Christmas lottery and a raffle in which the public business entity of the State Lotteries and Gaming, Loterias y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) provides a fraction of the proceeds to Red Cross...................Subscribers

Albacete Citizens Spending Less on State Lottery Games, But Slightly More on Euromillions
ALBACETE, Spain (January 18, 2010) – The citizens of Albacete province in South East Spain spent €89,863,117 on various Lotteries and Gaming of the State over the past year, which represents a decrease of 2.3% on the amount invested in 2008, when it amounted to €92,023,680 euros. The figures exclude the special Christmas raffle and El Niño draw.....................Subscribers

Government Has Approved A Royal Decree To Amend The Statutes Of The State Lotteries And Gaming
MADRID, Spain (January 18, 2010) -- The Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree to amend the Statute of the public company Lotteries and Gaming of the State, in compliance and the Law 17/2009 of November 23, on free access to services and activities exercise..................Subscribers

"El Niño" Sales Down 3.83 Percent in Granada This Year
MADRID, Spain (January 2, 2010) -- The citizens of Granada have spent on average €15.22 euros in the lottery of "El Niño", or 3.83 percent less than last year, ‘infocostatropical’ quoted a National Lotteries y Apuestas del Estado (ONLAE) report.......................Subscribers

Lottery Sellers Threaten Strike Over Government’s Privatization Plans
MADRID, Spain (December 9, 2009) – According to local media reports lottery sellers in Spain have threatened to hold what would be their first ever strike against the government’s plans to allow companies in the private sector to sell tickets for the Spanish state lottery......................Subscribers

Per Capita Spend on the ‘FAT ONE’ Christmas Lottery Is Expected to be Up 16% in Guipúzcoa Province
Awards are dedicated to the figure of 2320.5 million, which accounts for 70% of 3.315 million in revenue. Assumes 16% more than the 56 euros for last year
GUIPÚZCOA, Spain (December 7, 2009) – In the densely populated coastal province of Guipúzcoa, each Gipuzkoa is expected to spend in this 2009 Christmas Lottery, EUR 64.50, according to estimates from the National Organization of State Lotteries and Gaming (ONLAE)....................Subscribers

Consumer Association Develops Information Campaign on the Purchase of Tickets for Christmas Lottery; Three Weeks to Gordo Christmas
MADRID, Spain (December 3, 2009) – Local media sources report that the Association of Consumers and Users Murcia (Consumur), integrated in FACUA-Consumers in Action, is developing an information campaign until January that includes a list of recommendations on buying tickets for the Christmas Lottery (El Gordo, the fat one)..........................Subscribers

Lottery / Gaming Spend in the Autonomous Region of Valencia in 2008 Reached €4.418 Million Euros, 10.2% Less Than in 2007
VALENCIA, Spain (November 27, 2009) -- Press reports Consell spokeswoman, Paula Sánchez de León, announced the adoption of the report approved by the Game Commission of the Autonomous Region of Valencia, for 2008. Gaming turnover in Valencia reportedly reached 4.418 million euros during the past year, which represented a decrease of 10.20% over 2007....................Subscribers

Lotteries Cancel Strike Over Privatization, But Have Called For A Demonstration on Dec. 9
MADRID, Spain (November 24, 2009) - The Government Lottery (ANAPAL, APLA and FENEPAL), supported by the UGT and CCOO, have canceled a strike planned for today, but have called for a demonstration on December 9 at the Ministry of Finance..................Subscribers

Lottery Sellers in Spain Concerned Over Privatization Rumors
Congress Last Month Approved an Opening Up of State Lotteries in Spain
MADRID, Spain (November 21, 2009) – According to a leading news service lottery sellers in Spain are protesting at what they consider is a back-door privatization of their business...................Subscribers

Spain’s Christmas Lottery Sales at Same Levels as Last year, Despite Overall Sales Down 3%
Mismo 'Gordo' en la Lotería de Navidad, mismo gasto
MADRID, Spain (November 18, 2009) – According to a local media report this year’s Christmas Lottery will offer the same prizes as last year, despite the fact that state bets are reportedly down 3 %.................Subscribers

Latino-Millions in 2010 - Spain and Mexico Signed Agreement to Launch a Weekly Lottery Drawing
SPAIN (October 28, 2009) - Spain and Mexico signed an agreement to launch a lottery drawing weekly. The joint venture was signed this week by Gonzalo Fernandez, president of the Spanish LAE, and Roaro Benjamín González, director general of the Mexican Lotenal.................Subscribers

Spanish State Lotteries and Betting Closer to Privatization
MADRID, Spain (October 28, 2009) -- The first steps towards a privatization process of State Lotteries and Betting in Spain involved two provisions that are included in the general stated budgets that have now been passed in Congress....................Subscribers