Lottery fans have a chance to spend a magnificent time during Christmas in Spain. It is now an annual tradition to provide a Christmas-edition lottery ticket selling for players around the country. GBC Time has collected the most interesting fact about this unusual tradition in the lottery world below in the blog post.
Spanish lottery is a unique market, which is extremely different from the UK and any other country. And one of the main differences is probably the Christmas tradition to provide the draw.
What you can win in the Spanish lottery during Christmas?
Spanish lottery is not just unique with its offers, but also very generous with the prizes. This year, people around the country have a chance to win over 2 million euros. You may also know the main prize by the name of El Gordo, which is 400 000 euros.
Considering the taxes, you will receive around 328 000 euros.
How to play the Spanish lottery?
The first step to playing the Spanish lottery is to go to the Lottery Administration – an analogy of the lottery shop. Then you can pick the numbers that are for sale in the shop. Talking about the price for one ticket, it is 200 euros this December.
The majority of the numbers generally stay in a geographical location. It means that a specific number like “12345” is located in the exact geographical position in Spain, for instance, in Barcelona.
Christmas tradition of the lottery draw in Spain
Every year, Spanish players are looking forward to December 22 to get a chance of winning the popular lottery. This is definitely a huge event for the whole country. Most of the time, a draw takes place in the Teatro Real de Madrid.
Around midday, it is becoming clear which numbers are for the winning. The customers can also find their results on the official lottery website – Loteria Nacional.
The Spanish government has always been supporting this tradition, which is popular among citizens of all ages and social groups. So it is now for sure that the Christmas lottery is the national tradition, which might be an unforgettable experience.
You can also find more about the Christmas lottery in Spain in the video at the link.
