Lottery

06 January 2022, Spain, Logrono: Lottery winners celebrate in front of the "Carmen" administration in Logrono. Spain's El Nino lottery was set to pay out a total of 700 million euros (790 million dollars) to thousands of punters on Thursday, just two weeks after the Christmas lottery disbursed as much as 2.4 billion euros. Photo: Alberto Ruiz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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TRADITIONS

Red wine flows as La Rioja wins 100 million in Spain's El Nino lottery

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/6/22

Local winners celebrated with cheer and glasses of the region's famous red wine

22 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Cristina Pallas, owner of the Lottery administration of Paseo Fabra i Puig, celebrates having sold the two tickets that won the 4th and 5th prizes of the extraordinary draw of the Christmas lottery. The Spanish Christmas lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One) is considered the largest and oldest raffle in the world, with over 200 years of tradition and a total amount of almost 2.4 billion euros. Photo: David Zorrakino/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

The winning numbers of the 2021 Christmas Lottery Spanish draw

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

The lucky holders of the number 86,148 have won 400,000 euros per each 20-euro ticket ( décimo , in Spanish)

10 December 2021, Spain, Sevilla: A person rubs a Christmas Lottery ticket by the tile of the Lottery Administration El Gato Negro in Seville, a day before Spain's extraordinary Christmas lottery draw. Photo: Joaquin Corchero/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

Spaniards wait with bated breath as Christmas lottery draw begins

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

The lottery, which was launched more than 200 years ago, is considered the oldest in the world and also the largest due to the total amount involved

22 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Preparing the lottery drum and the wooden balls with the ticket numbers shortly before the drawing of the 2021 Christmas lottery in the Teatro Real opera house. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

Spanish Christmas Lottery: How much are the taxes on prizes?

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

The regulations in Spain state that the prizes of less than or equal to 40,000 euros will not be subject to the special tax on lottery prizes

One of the two drug trafficking suspects arrested in Murcia is put into a police car. Photo: Policia Nacional.

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EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

Two men arrested for raffling drugs in connection with Christmas Lottery

The Nomad Today 12/21/21

The first prize included various amounts of cocaine, hashish, alcohol, cash and even a 8-kilogram ham

A moment of the 2020 Christmas Lottery draw. Image: Youtube screenshot.

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'EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD'

Spanish Christmas Lottery: the most often winning numbers and cities

The Nomad Today 12/19/21

Is it possible that there numbers more likely to become winning numbers?

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'EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD'

The Christmas Lottery draw, the most authentic Spanish tradition

Pablo Morilla 12/18/21

There are just a few days until the Christmas Lottery draw, nicknamed 'El Gordo de Navidad', which this year will distribute 2.4 billion euros among hundreds of winners

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CHRISTMAS LOTTERY

Spanish Christmas Lottery: When and at what time is the draw?

The Nomad Today 12/13/21

Each holder of a first prize winning ticket will receive 400,000 euros

Showcase of a lottery sales establishment in Spain. Photo: Pixabay.

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AVOID LOSING MONEY

10 police tips to avoid scams with the Spanish Christmas lottery

The Nomad Today 11/21/21

Read in this article which are the most widespread scams on the occasion of the Spanish Christmas Lottery draw

Red wine flows as La Rioja wins 100 million in Spain's El Nino lottery

The winning numbers of the 2021 Christmas Lottery Spanish draw

Spaniards wait with bated breath as Christmas lottery draw begins

Spanish Christmas Lottery: How much are the taxes on prizes?

Two men arrested for raffling drugs in connection with Christmas Lottery

Spanish Christmas Lottery: the most often winning numbers and cities

The Christmas Lottery draw, the most authentic Spanish tradition

Spanish Christmas Lottery: When and at what time is the draw?

10 police tips to avoid scams with the Spanish Christmas lottery

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