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The validation and prize payment process for ONCE lotteries combines the organization's internal rules, resolutions published in the BOE, and tax regulations on lottery prizes. It affects both physical coupons (Daily Coupon, Cuponazo, Sueldazo, etc.) and online purchases on JuegosONCE.

1. Coupon verification and validation

The only valid document to claim the prize when played on physical media is the original coupon. Photocopies, photographs, reports of theft or loss, or other types of proof are not accepted.

• Result verification: the five-digit number (and, when applicable, the series) must always be checked through official channels: the JuegosONCE website, the app, the information phone line, or an authorized point of sale. Media outlets can guide, but validity lies with official channels.
• Technical verification: for coupons issued by terminal, ONCE cross-checks the number, series, draw date, and control code with its central system before authorizing payment. If there are discrepancies or suspicion of tampering, payment is blocked until authenticity is verified.
• Coupon preservation: it is recommended not to laminate, staple, or write on the printed data. If the coupon is damaged, ONCE may require additional verification or even deny payment if it cannot be properly verified.
• Online play: if the coupon was purchased on JuegosONCE, the “ticket” is electronic; after the draw, the system automatically validates if it is a winner and, if so, credits the amount directly to the user's virtual account.

2. Payment deadline and expiration

For ONCE coupons, the resolutions regulating its products repeatedly establish a general period of 30 calendar days for payment, counted from the day after the draw.

• After this period, the right to payment may expire and the coupon ceases to be valid, even if it was a winner.
• For specific products (for example, certain instant lotteries), the resolutions published in the BOE expressly set a specific payment deadline; in those cases, the date in the regulation applies.
• It is advisable to check coupons as soon as possible and not wait until the deadline, especially if travel to a delegation or financial institution is required.

3. Where and up to how much can be collected

The place of payment mainly depends on the prize amount and the purchase channel.

• Online purchase (JuegosONCE): the prize is automatically credited to the virtual account. From there, it can be reused to play or transferred free of charge to the holder's bank account.
• Smaller prizes from physical coupons: the Demócrata articles that cover ONCE's conditions indicate that small-value prizes can be collected at authorized points of sale. In the case of the Daily Coupon, it is expressly mentioned that prizes up to 500 euros are paid at the point of sale.
• Prizes over 500 euros: must be processed at ONCE delegations, ONCE centers, or collaborating financial institutions with which the organization has agreements. The point of sale refers the winner to these channels.
• Payment methods: cash may be used for low amounts; for higher amounts, bank transfer is common, both for security and compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.

4. Required documentation

Besides the winning coupon (or electronic record, in the case of JuegosONCE), ONCE may require:

• Valid DNI, NIE, or passport of the claimant, especially if the prize exceeds certain amounts or is paid via a financial institution.
• Bank details or account ownership certificate to make the transfer.
• For shared prizes, it is advisable that the names and percentages of all participants be documented in writing before payment, to justify the distribution to the tax authorities later.

5. Basic taxation of ONCE prizes

ONCE prizes are subject to the special tax on lottery prizes. Recent information cited by Demócrata and other media indicates:

• There is an exempt amount; only the portion exceeding it is taxed.
• Published examples indicate that, for ONCE Coupon prizes, the exemption is 40,000 euros and a 20 % withholding applies on the excess. Thus, a 17 million prize bears withholding on the amount exceeding those 40,000 euros.
• The withholding is applied at the time of payment; the winner receives the net amount. Normally, the prize does not need to be declared again in the personal income tax, although income generated by that money (interest, investments, etc.) is taxable.
• For shared prizes, the exemption is proportionally divided among participants, provided it can be documented.

In practice, the key advice is always to keep the original coupon, check the result only through official channels, respect the 30-day deadline, and before handing over the coupon for payment, request details of the gross amount, the withholding applied, and the net amount to be received, as well as the payment channel to be used.

ONCE holds a unique and regulated position in Spain as a state-level lottery operator. It can organize and operate certain lottery modalities (coupon, instant lottery, and other authorized products), but always within a very strict legal framework and under intense public control, both regulatory and financial and technical.

1. Legal nature and basic regulatory framework

The National Organization of Spanish Blind People (ONCE) is a public law corporation of a social nature, recognized as a unique entity of the social economy by the third additional provision of the Law 5/2011, on Social Economy. Its institutional bases and role in gaming rely, among others, on:

• The twentieth additional provision of the Law 46/1985, on General State Budgets for 1986, which consolidates the state reservation and ONCE's role in the coupon.
• Royal Decree 358/1991, of March 15, which reorganizes ONCE, configuring its organization and gaming activity.
• Royal Decree 1336/2005, of November 11, authorizing ONCE to operate an instant or pre-drawn lottery.
• Law 13/2011, of May 27, regulating gaming, which organizes the state-level gaming market and reserves lotteries to operators designated by law (consolidated text).
• The General Government–ONCE Agreement 2022‑2031 on cooperation, solidarity, and competitiveness, approved by the Council of Ministers on November 2, 2021, updating the relationship framework in gaming and social purposes.
• Its current Statutes, published by Order SCB/1240/2019, which refer to this framework and detail its internal operation.

Based on this, ONCE is normatively defined as a social organization that finances its purposes through authorized lotteries, not as an ordinary private operator.

2. Recognition as a state lottery operator

The key piece is Law 13/2011. Its article 4 reserves state-level lotteries to operators designated by the law itself, and its first additional provision identifies only two operators:

• The State Society for Lotteries and Betting (SELAE).
• ONCE, as a social lottery operator.

This designation means that ONCE does not obtain a general license by competitive bidding, but a direct legal authorization to operate the lotteries it is authorized for, maintaining its specific regulations but subject to Law 13/2011 and the rest of the applicable legal system.

3. Game modalities it can operate

ONCE's competence is limited to the state-level lotteries authorized by the State. In practice, recent regulations cited in BOE resolutions describe three main blocks:

• ONCE Coupon in its different versions (daily coupon, special draws like the “ONCE 11/11 Draw”, “Christmas Extra Coupon”, etc.), with its own gaming regulations and prize structure, published through resolutions of the Secretary of State for Social Rights.
• ONCE instant ticket lottery, physical and electronic, covered by Royal Decree 1336/2005. Each product group (scratch cards, “identical pieces”, etc.) has a specific regulation setting mechanics, price, prizes, validity, and issuance limits, whose implementation and modifications are published in the BOE.
• Other active state-level lottery games that ONCE markets under its specific regulations and the General Agreement with the Government, provided they have the corresponding regulation and authorization.

Therefore, ONCE cannot launch any bet or game of chance: only those lottery products expressly included in its authorizations and approved and published regulations.

4. Limits to its functions regarding lotteries

The cited regulations imply several material limits to its powers:

• Legal reservation: state lotteries are reserved for ONCE and SELAE; ONCE cannot transfer or extend this authorization to third parties organizing lotteries on their own.
• State territorial scope: its status as a designated operator refers to state-level games; games limited to an autonomous community are governed by regional competence.
• Limitation to authorized products: any new lottery modality or substantial change in an existing game requires internal ONCE agreement and prior verification of compliance with regulations by the state supervisory body, with publication in the BOE.
• Social purposes: gaming revenues must be allocated to financing ONCE's social purposes and services, conditioning its operating model.

5. Public controls and supervision

ONCE's gaming activity is subject to a specific state protectorate. According to recent resolutions from the Secretary of State for Social Rights, the key functions are:

• The ONCE Protectorate Council exercises the State Protectorate over the organization. It must know and verify that the conditions of all authorized lottery modalities comply with the state concession and general regulations before their publication in the BOE as a guarantee for consumers.
• The Protectorate Council Plenary has approved “Common Control Procedures and Criteria for the three lottery modalities owned by ONCE” and specific criteria for the Coupon and Instant Lottery, regulating continuous supervision of products, issues, prizes, and marketing.
• The General Directorate for Gaming Regulation, within the framework of Law 13/2011, maintains supervision, inspection, and, if applicable, sanctioning powers over state-level gaming activity, including designated operators.

Additionally, ONCE must communicate sufficiently in advance the conditions of its products, regulatory modifications, and the launch or termination of series and ticket groups to the Protectorate Council, which verifies their adequacy and orders their publication in the Official State Gazette.

Overall, ONCE's functions and powers in organizing lotteries are based on an exclusive but not unlimited legal authorization: it can operate certain state lotteries to finance its social purposes, always within authorized modalities, with public regulations and under a system of protectorates, technical controls, and highly structured administrative supervision.

To participate in the ONCE Daily Coupon and be able to claim prizes in Spain, a series of legal and operational requirements must be met related to age, capacity to play, winner identification, and payment deadlines. Below is a summary of the key points, distinguishing between participation conditions and prize payment conditions.

1. Requirements to participate in the Daily Coupon

1.1. Minimum age and legal capacity

• The minimum age to play ONCE gaming products, including the Daily Coupon, is 18 years. ONCE itself establishes this in its gaming conditions and in the FAQs of JuegosONCE.
• Persons with a judicial prohibition to access gaming or those registered in self-exclusion systems or banned lists cannot participate.
• Certain persons professionally linked to ONCE or the lottery organization may also be excluded from participation, according to the product regulations of ONCE's lottery modality.

1.2. Residence and purchase channels

• If playing via Internet, on the official website JuegosONCE, it is necessary to register as a user, provide verifiable personal data, and, in practice, reside in Spain, since the service is aimed at residents and linked to Spanish bank accounts.
• For physical purchase of coupons (from ONCE sellers or authorized points of sale), conditions are simpler: any adult can buy coupons, with no general prohibition for non-resident adults. However, valid documentation will be required when claiming significant prizes.

2. Requirements to claim a Daily Coupon prize

2.1. Presentation of the original coupon

• The physical coupon (preprinted or terminal-issued) is the only valid document to request prize payment. This is established in the product regulations of the "ONCE Coupon" modality and in the general regulations on lottery prize payments of the entity.
• The coupon must be presented in good condition, so that the number, series, draw date, and, when present, the control code can be verified. If validity cannot be checked, ONCE may deny payment.
• Articles and informational notes emphasize that it is advisable to always keep the original coupon, as it will be necessary to claim any prize.

2.2. Winner identification

• To pay prizes, especially those of medium or high amounts, ONCE or the collaborating entity requires full identification of the winner to verify:
  • That they are of legal age.
  • That they are not subject to legal prohibitions or self-exclusion.
• Generally, DNI or NIE is requested. Non-residents may be asked for passport, residence card, or another official identity document accepted in Spain.
• For high prizes, a bank account ownership certificate is usually also requested to credit the amount, and anti-money laundering controls are applied, according to sector regulations.

2.3. Where and how to collect

• Small prizes from the Daily Coupon can be collected at authorized ONCE points of sale.
• Higher amount prizes must be collected at collaborating financial institutions or services indicated by ONCE, presenting the original coupon and personal documentation.
• As a practical rule, prizes of 1,000 euros or more are not paid in cash but by bank account credit, according to ONCE's internal criteria and payment and anti-money laundering regulations.
• If played online, the prize is first credited to the user's JuegosONCE virtual account, from which it can be transferred to a bank account.
• ONCE and/or the paying entity apply the corresponding tax withholding according to tax legislation before delivering the net amount to the winner when the prize exceeds the exempt minimum.

2.4. Expiration period and other limitations

• Daily Coupon coupons have a 30 calendar day expiration period, counted from the day after the draw. After this period, the right to claim the prize is lost. This information is repeated in the rules and in the divulgative information from ONCE itself and media such as the Demócrata newspaper.
• The prize is initially paid to the bearer who presents the valid coupon. If the coupon is lost or destroyed and another person collects it in good faith, ONCE is not obliged to recognize the original owner without the document.
• If the coupon is very damaged or there are doubts about its authenticity, ONCE may subject it to additional technical verifications and, if applicable, deny payment.

In summary: to play and claim prizes from the ONCE Daily Coupon, one must be over 18 years old, not be disqualified or self-excluded, keep and present the original coupon, identify oneself with an official document, and respect the 30 calendar day deadline from the day after the draw to claim the prize. For high amounts, payment is made via bank transfer with the appropriate legal checks.