Cuponazo ONCE today, Friday, August 14: schedule, prizes, and when the result comes out

For ONCE to organize lottery draws such as the Cuponazo, an internal decision is not enough: it is supported by a very specific legal framework of state lottery reservation, government authorizations, and a system of strict public control exercised through the Protectorate Council and the general gaming regulations.

Below is a summary of the essential legal procedures and requirements.

1. Basic legal framework enabling ONCE

• The Law 13/2011, regulating gaming, establishes the general regime for state-level games and reserves state lotteries to two operators: the State Society for Lotteries and Betting (SELAE) and ONCE (first and second additional provisions). Law 13/2011
• The twentieth additional provision of Law 46/1985 (General State Budget 1986), supplemented by later regulations, established the unique regime of ONCE as a reserved lottery operator.
• The Law 5/2011, on Social Economy, declares ONCE a unique social economy organization (3rd additional provision), reinforcing the link between its gaming activity and its social purposes.
• The Royal Decree 358/1991 reorganizes ONCE as a public law corporation and regulates the Protectorate Council, the body through which the State exercises protectorate and control over ONCE's gaming.
• The General Agreement Government–ONCE 2022‑2031, approved by the Council of Ministers, specifies the conditions for operating reserved lotteries (maximum revenue volume, product types, prize margins, etc.).

2. Authorizations and enabling titles

ONCE cannot freely create any game: it requires specific state authorizations:

• According to article 7 of Royal Decree 358/1991, modified by Royal Decree 1127/2021, the authorization of ONCE's game modalities and products is granted by the Council of Ministers, upon proposal from the competent Ministry (currently Social Rights), with the agreement of Finance, Interior, and Consumer Affairs, and after a report from the Protectorate Council.
• For instant lottery, for example, Royal Decree 1336/2005 was issued, whose validity was extended by RD 1127/2021 until 2031.
• In the scope of the ONCE Coupon (which includes the Cuponazo), the authorization was specified through the Regulation of the “ONCE Coupon” product modality, approved by the ONCE General Council agreement and published by Resolution of April 4, 2023, of the State Secretariat for Social Rights. ONCE Coupon Regulation 2023

3. Specific procedures for a product like the Cuponazo

Within the “ONCE Coupon” modality, the 2023 Regulation foresees the commercialization of three products: Daily Coupon, Cuponazo, and Weekend Coupon. To maintain or modify a product like the Cuponazo, the following steps are followed, in summary:

• Internal approval by the ONCE General Council (or its Permanent Executive Commission) of:
  • Regulation or modification of the Coupon Regulation.
  • Conditions of the Cuponazo product: price, prize structure, draw frequency, ticket format, etc.
• Communication to the Protectorate Council, which must:
  • Verify that the product respects the General Agreement, Law 13/2011, and other applicable regulations.
  • Check the inclusion of the Cuponazo within the lottery reservation and the authorized revenue and prize limits.
• Verification and acknowledgment: the Permanent Commission of the Protectorate Council formally verifies ONCE's agreement and, if compliant, forwards the corresponding publication.
• Publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE):
  • The Regulation or its modification (including the Cuponazo regulation) is published by resolution of the State Secretariat for Social Rights.
  • Additionally, the quarterly draw calendar of the Coupon, including Cuponazo draws, is published by resolution of the Presidency of the Permanent Commission of the Protectorate Council.
• Commercialization and continuous control:
  • The product is sold through sales agents and the portal JuegosONCE.es, with age controls and problem gambling prevention.
  • The Protectorate Council exercises permanent control over compliance with the Regulation, authorized conditions, and responsible gaming obligations.

4. Material requirements: prizes, income destination, and supervision

• The Coupon Regulation sets the prize distribution, the minimum percentage of return to the player, and the prize ceiling, always within the margins authorized in the General Agreement.
• The net income from the Cuponazo and other lottery products must be allocated to:
  • Financing social services for blind or severely visually impaired people.
  • Solidarity programs with other groups of people with disabilities, according to the Statutes (Order SCB/1240/2019) and the General Agreement.
• ONCE is subject to:
  • Sanctioning regime of Law 13/2011 (violations regarding gaming, protection of minors, money laundering, etc.).
  • Specific sanctioning power of the Protectorate Council, through its Disciplinary Commission (RD 1127/2021).

Overall, the Cuponazo is possible because there is a legal lottery reservation in favor of ONCE, subject to government authorizations, specific regulations published in the BOE, and a system of very intense public control and supervision, which ensures that gaming activity continues to serve its social purposes.

ONCE is a state-level gaming operator with a unique status: it is a public law corporation of a social nature that finances its purposes of care for blind and visually impaired people through various lottery modalities reserved by law. Its competencies in gambling are closely linked to that social mandate and are exercised under very intense public control.

ONCE's competencies in the field of gambling

From the consulted regulations, the following main competencies can be summarized:

• Operation of reserved state-level lotteries: Law 13/2011, regulating gaming, reserves state-level lottery activity to the State Society for Lotteries and Betting and ONCE, maintaining for the latter a legal singularity in gaming matters (preamble and additional provisions 1 and 2; Law 13/2011).
• Ownership of three major lottery modalities:
  • ONCE Coupon, regulated by the Regulation approved by the Resolution of April 4, 2023, of the State Secretariat for Social Rights (Coupon Regulation).
  • ONCE Active Game (products like “Super Once”, “Triplex”, etc.), with regulation also approved and published in 2023 (Active Game Regulation).
  • ONCE instant ticket lottery (“scratch cards”), authorized by Royal Decree 1336/2005 and developed by successive specific regulations, the latest renewed in 2023 (Instant Lottery Regulation).
• Design and management of gaming products: within the legal framework, ONCE defines draw types, prices, prize structures, calendars, sales formats, and other conditions of its products through regulations approved by its General Council and verified by the Protectorate Council and published in the BOE as consumer guarantees (for example, the April 4, 2023 resolutions cited).
• Commercialization throughout the national territory: ONCE's Statutes (Order SCB/1240/2019; ONCE Statutes) and Royal Decree 358/1991 enable it to extend its lottery sales activity throughout the State, through its own network of sellers and authorized channels.
• Application of income to social purposes: ONCE must allocate the exploitation of its lotteries to finance its social services for blind or severely visually impaired people, under the terms set by the twentieth additional provision of Law 46/1985, the 1986 Budget Law, and the General Agreement State‑ONCE 2022‑2031, expressly referenced by the 2023 regulations.
• Internal self-regulation under public control: ONCE enjoys self-organization capacity (statutes, internal structure, linked business groups) but always “under the State protectorate,” which exercises strict public control over its gaming activity (Order SCB/1240/2019, preamble and art. 1).

Regulations governing ONCE's gaming activity

The basic legal regime is supported by several regulatory levels:

• Law 13/2011, regulating gaming (BOE-A-2011-9280): framework law for state-level gaming (including online games). Its additional provisions 1 and 2:
  • Reserve state lotteries to SELAE and ONCE.
  • Recognize ONCE's singularity as a public law corporation and operator subject to reservation and public control, referring to Law 46/1985, the General Agreement State‑ONCE, and its specific regulations.
• Reserved lottery regulations:
  • Twentieth additional provision of Law 46/1985, 1986 Budget Law, which configured ONCE's financing framework through the coupon and established the reservation and control scheme.
  • Royal Decree 1336/2005, authorizing ONCE to operate an instant or pre-drawn lottery and serving as the basis for the current “ONCE instant ticket lottery” (BOE-A-2005-19153).
• Specific ONCE-gaming regulations:
  • Royal Decree 358/1991, March 15, which reorganizes ONCE, defining it as a public law corporation of social nature and establishing the state protectorate and the Protectorate Council.
  • Order SCB/1240/2019, publishing the consolidated text of ONCE's Statutes, which include its condition as a public gaming operator and the link of its lotteries to financing its social purposes.
  • Resolutions of April 4, 2023 approving the regulations of:
    • The lottery modality «ONCE Coupon» (BOE-A-2023-9031).
    • The modality «ONCE Active Game» (BOE-A-2023-9032).
    • The «ONCE instant ticket lottery» (BOE-A-2023-9030), subject to further partial modifications.
• General state-level gaming regime: ONCE, like any state operator, is subject to Law 13/2011 and its regulatory development regarding technical requirements, licenses, advertising, and responsible gaming (Royal Decrees 1613/2011, 1614/2011, and 176/2023, among others).

Overall, ONCE holds a reserved position to operate certain state-level lotteries (coupon, active game, and instant lottery), but not an absolute monopoly over all gambling. Its activity is framed within a combination of legal reservation, mandatory social purpose, and intense administrative control through the competent Ministry and the Protectorate Council.

I do not have data on the number of people who have won the main prize of the ONCE Cuponazo in the last five years. My area of expertise and access to information is focused on Spanish politics and institutions (parliaments, governments, regulations, political actors, public and regulatory debate), but does not include detailed operational statistics of gambling or lotteries beyond what may have political-institutional relevance.

To find out how many people have won the main prize of the Cuponazo in that specific period, the most reliable approach is to consult directly the official sources of ONCE or the organizations that publish its results. In particular, the following may be useful:

• ONCE's own website, where informative notes and the draw history are usually published, detailing where the prize fell and, sometimes, how many coupons were awarded.
• ONCE's annual reports or summaries, which sometimes include aggregated data on prizes distributed and the number of winners in its various gaming products.
• Lottery result search engines and press archives, which collect news item by item on notable draws and main prizes, allowing reconstruction of the data year by year.

Since ONCE is a social entity supervised by the Administration and subject to gaming regulation, part of its aggregated information on draws and prizes may also appear in:

• ONCE's own annual reports or public documentation (financing, sales, prizes).
• Reports from state-level gaming regulatory bodies, which sometimes provide global data on prizes and activity of various operators.

However, the very specific data you ask for (number of specific people who have won the main prize of the Cuponazo in five years) is not part of the parliamentary, regulatory, or institutional information to which I have direct access as a specialized assistant.

I can help you, however, with issues related to:

• Gaming regulation in Spain (laws, royal decrees, and regulations applicable to lotteries, betting, and gambling).
• The institutional role and legal framework of ONCE within the Spanish system (as a public utility organization, its relationship with the Administration, etc.).
• Parliamentary debates or political initiatives related to gaming, ONCE, or the taxation of prizes and bets.

If you are interested in any of these aspects — for example, which regulations govern gaming, how ONCE's activity is controlled, or what has been debated in Congress about this type of draws — I can search for and explain that information in detail.