Draws for today Monday, August 17: schedules of Primitiva, Bonoloto, EuroDreams, and ONCE Daily Coupon

The general legal deadline to claim a La Primitiva prize is three months, counted from the day after the date of the last draw (contest) in which the bets reflected on the winning ticket participated. After this period, the prize expires and can no longer be paid.

This deadline is established in the specific regulations governing La Primitiva as a lottery forecast contest of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, specifically in the rules approved by the Resolution of October 16, 2000, of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, "which approves the rules governing the lottery forecast contests of Lotería Primitiva and its modalities" (BOE-A-2000-18839), which remain the regulatory basis, with successive specific modifications.

Specific provision on prize expiration

The three-month period is recorded in rule 39 of these regulations, whose essential wording is as follows:

Rule 39 (relevant excerpt): "Prizes will expire once three months have passed, counted from the day after the date of the last draw in which the bets participated."

Several important elements can be derived from this wording:

• Duration of the period: three full months.
• Starting day of the count: the day after the date of the last draw in which the bets on the ticket participated.
• Objective scope: all prizes derived from bets validly registered in La Primitiva and its modalities (for example, when the same ticket participates in several draws).
• Legal consequence: once the period has expired, the prize is considered expired and is no longer enforceable against Loterías y Apuestas del Estado.

Calculation of the period and tickets with multiple draws

The rule refers to the "last draw in which the bets participated." This is especially relevant when the ticket includes:

• Multiple bets or subscriptions for several consecutive draws.
• Combinations that participate in more than one draw within the same ticket.

In these cases, the period is not counted from the first draw in which the ticket was played, but from the day after the last draw for which that ticket had participation. Therefore, the prize can be claimed during the three months following that last date, provided the ticket is presented within the deadline.

Relation to other prize payment rules

The same regulatory rules contain complementary provisions on prize payment and claims that help understand the legal regime of the deadline:

• Rule 36 establishes that prizes are paid from the first business day after the last draw in which the bets participated. From that moment, the prize is claimable.
• Rule 37.2 provides an exception in case of judicial dispute over the ownership of the ticket: if a court orders to suspend payment before the prize has been paid, the expiration period does not count from the day after the draw, but from the notification of the final judicial resolution that ends the procedure.
• Rule 38 allows, exceptionally, the Director General of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado to order the payment of a prize without presenting the ticket, if sufficient data is provided to unequivocally identify the claimant as the one who validated the ticket.

These rules show that the three-month period is an expiration period linked to the ticket and its possible claim, but with specific adjustments when a judicial process intervenes.

Practical importance of the three-month period

From the player's point of view, the practical effect of the regulation is clear:

• The winner has three effective months to go to an authorized sales point or, in case of high prizes, to a collaborating entity (usually financial institutions) and present their ticket.
• Simply holding the ticket is not enough if the period elapses: once expired, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado has no legal obligation to pay the prize.
• In case of disagreement (for example, if the system indicates that the ticket is "already claimed" or "has no prize"), the holder must file a claim with the Directorate General of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado within the specific deadlines also detailed in the rules.

In summary, according to the current regulations applicable to La Primitiva managed by Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, the legal deadline to claim prizes is three months from the day after the draw (or the last draw in which the ticket participates), without prejudice to the specific exceptions when there is a judicial procedure suspending payment.

For a lottery administration to sell EuroDreams tickets in Spain, there is no specific “extra” regime different from the rest of the active games of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, according to available information. The key is to be part of the official SELAE sales network and comply with the general conditions (legal, technical, and commercial) that this public company sets for its entire network.

1. Basic legal framework

The marketing of state lotteries is governed by Law 13/2011, on gambling regulation, which exclusively reserves the exploitation of state lotteries to operators designated by the law itself. One of the analyzed reports notes that this reservation is specified as:

• Only SELAE and ONCE can exploit and market state lotteries.
• No private operator can organize this type of draws on their own.

In the case of EuroDreams, it is a European game integrated into the offer of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado; SELAE organizes the game in Spain and channels sales through:

• Its in-person network of authorized administrations and mixed points.
• Its own digital channel (official website and app).

2. General requirements to be a SELAE sales point

The detailed regulations on openings and sales point contracts are not systematically published in the BOE but are structured through internal SELAE specifications and contracts. Based on publicly available information and parliamentary oversight of SELAE, the main requirements can be summarized as:

• Contractual link with SELAE: the administration must have been selected and authorized as an “integral” or “mixed” sales point and have signed the corresponding management contract for lottery and betting products of the State.
• Compliance with Law 13/2011 and responsible gaming regulations: the Joint Commission for Relations with the Court of Auditors has urged SELAE to approve unified internal rules on participation requirements and prohibitions for all games. These obligations also affect the sales network (customer information, basic controls, etc.).
• Tax and commercial requirements: being up to date with tax and Social Security obligations, having a business license for the premises, and complying with general commerce and consumer regulations.
• Location and characteristics of the premises: SELAE defines criteria for commercial viability, distance to other sales points, accessibility, minimum surface area, security, and visibility of the official brand.

3. Technical requirements of the sales point

Although technical details are not broken down in the consulted sources, the very nature of SELAE’s network and references on how prizes are marketed and paid allow identifying homogeneous requirements for all active games (Bonoloto, La Primitiva, Euromillions, EuroDreams, etc.):

• Official SELAE terminal (POS or equivalent equipment) installed at the administration, connected to the central systems of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado.
• Secure connectivity to validate bets in real time, issue tickets, and allow prize verification. Reports on different draws remind that tickets are only valid if they have been validated by SELAE or an authorized administration.
• Prize control procedures: The Court of Auditors’ audit report on SELAE led Parliament to request more standardization in prize control systems, which implies operational obligations for sales points (ticket verification, limits for paying smaller prizes at the counter, forwarding larger prizes to collaborating financial entities, etc.).
• Corporate image and official material: use of approved printers, SELAE paper and supports, as well as signs and elements that clearly identify the establishment as an official point.

4. Are there specific requirements for EuroDreams compared to Euromillions or La Primitiva?

In the reviewed sources (both press and regulatory references), no differentiated sales point requirements exclusive to EuroDreams appear. The texts describe EuroDreams as:

• A European draw in which several countries participate (Spain, Portugal, France, etc.).
• Managed in Spain by SELAE and distributed through its usual channels.

This implies that, from the sales point perspective, EuroDreams behaves like any other active game in SELAE’s portfolio:

• If the administration is already approved and integrated into the network and has the official terminal, it can sell EuroDreams just like Euromillions, La Primitiva, or Bonoloto.
• The differences lie in the game rules (how to bet, prize categories, draw schedule…), not in additional requirements for the administration.

5. Practical steps for an administration wanting to sell EuroDreams

With all the above, in practice an administration must:

• Be or become an authorized SELAE sales point (integral or mixed).
• Comply with the specifications and contract that SELAE imposes on the commercial network (premises requirements, hours, player information obligations, ticket conservation, payment control, etc.).
• Keep the official terminal and connection to SELAE’s systems operational and in good condition.
• Apply SELAE’s internal rules on participation and responsible gaming which, according to the 2025 parliamentary resolution, must be common to all games.

If all this is already met, the consulted sources do not indicate that SELAE requires any additional specific authorization for EuroDreams different from that which allows selling the rest of the active games.

ONCE has very relevant but limited competencies in Spain regarding the organization and exploitation of certain state lotteries. It is not a “general” operator of all gambling games but a singular operator to which the State has granted, through laws, royal decrees, and a 2022‑2031 General Agreement, the ownership of several lottery modalities (mainly the Coupon and the ONCE Instant Lottery ticket), under a regime of strong public supervision.

1. Legal nature of ONCE and lottery reservation

Recent resolutions from the Secretary of State for Social Rights recall that, according to the third additional provision of Law 5/2011, on Social Economy, ONCE is a Public Law Corporation of social character, a singular social economy organization governed by specific regulations, and that, to finance its social purposes, it “enjoys a set of public authorizations in gambling matters.”

At the same time, article 4 of Law 13/2011, on gambling regulation, reserves state lotteries to operators designated by the law itself. Its first additional provision “designates ONCE as one of the two operators that may market state lottery products,” according to the 2024 and 2025 BOE resolutions on the Coupon and Instant Lottery.

2. Specific legal framework of its gambling competencies

ONCE’s actions in lottery matters must comply, cumulatively, with a regulatory block summarized by the resolutions as follows:

• Twentieth additional provision of Law 46/1985, on the General State Budgets for 1986, which configured the initial regime of its games.
• First and second additional provisions of Law 13/2011, which reserve state lotteries to designated operators and specify ONCE’s role.
• General Government‑ONCE Agreement 2022‑2031, “on cooperation, solidarity, and competitiveness for ONCE’s future stability,” approved by the Council of Ministers on November 2, 2021, which sets the political-economic framework of the state concession.
• Royal Decree 358/1991, of March 15, which reorganizes ONCE, defining its structure and relationship with the State.
• Royal Decree 1336/2005, of November 11, “authorizing ONCE to exploit an instant or pre-drawn lottery,” which opened the way to the current ONCE Instant Lottery tickets.
• Its current Statutes, published by Order SCB/1240/2019, which specify internal organization and social purpose.

3. What ONCE can do in gambling matters

Based on this framework, ONCE’s material competencies focus on:

• Being owner and operator of several state lottery modalities (ONCE Coupon and ONCE Instant Lottery tickets), as an operator designated by Law 13/2011.
• Designing and internally regulating these modalities through its own regulations and technical appendices (price, prize structure, game mechanics, physical or electronic support, marketing dates, etc.), approved by its General Council.
• Implementing, launching, modifying, and ending specific products within these lottery modalities. The 2024 and 2025 BOE resolutions include numerous examples of new “product groups” and the repeal or substitution of others.
• Marketing these lottery games throughout the state territory, through its network of sellers and authorized channels such as the official JuegosONCE website.
• Using gambling revenues to finance its social purposes, according to its status as a public law corporation with a social purpose.

4. State supervision and limits of its competencies

ONCE’s competencies are closely conditioned by the State Protectorate:

• The ONCE Protectorate Council approves the “Procedures and Control Criteria” common to the three lottery modalities owned by the organization and specific to the Coupon and Instant Lottery.
• ONCE must communicate in advance to the Protectorate Council “the conditions of all its authorized lottery modalities” and any modification of its regulations, so that the State verifies compliance with the terms of the state concession and general regulations.
• Only after this verification are the conditions and changes published in the Official State Gazette, as consumer guarantees.

Currently, therefore, ONCE:

• Exercises full organization and exploitation competencies within the scope of lotteries granted to it (Coupon and Instant Lottery and their variants).
• Is subject to a regime of authorization, prior communication, and control by the State through the Protectorate Council and the Secretary of State for Social Rights.
• Shares the state lotteries space with only one other public operator (SELAE), according to the reservation of Law 13/2011.

Outside this concession scope, the rest of gambling games are governed by the general regime of Law 13/2011 and regional regulations, so ONCE does not have, in principle, direct organization or exploitation competencies beyond the authorized lotteries.