Draws for today Tuesday, August 18: schedules of Eurojackpot, Euromillions, Bonoloto and ONCE Daily Coupon

The certification and control process for the draws of State Lotteries and Bets (SELAE) and ONCE games combines on-site controls (notaries and records) with a very demanding system of approval, auditing, and traceability of the technical gaming systems. The goal is to ensure that the draw is random, integral, and verifiable, and that any incident is documented.

Basic regulatory framework

The general regime for state-level gaming is in the Law 13/2011, on gaming regulation (text in BOE), which:

• Exclusively reserves state-level lotteries to SELAE and ONCE.
• Provides for strict public control to prevent fraud, money laundering, and protect participants.
• Configures technical gaming systems as elements subject to approval and supervision.

The technical part is developed, among other regulations, in:

• Royal Decree 1613/2011, on technical requirements for gaming activities (BOE).
• Resolution of October 6, 2014, of the General Directorate for the Regulation of Gaming (DGOJ), on security, traceability, and control specifications for non-reserved gaming systems (BOE).
• Specific regulations for ONCE lottery products (coupon, active game, instant lottery), published and updated in the BOE.

SELAE: certification and control of draws

At SELAE, in-person draws with drums and balls coexist (National Lottery, Christmas, Niño, Primitiva, etc.) and games managed by computer systems.

• Before the draw:
  • The physical equipment (drums, hoppers, tables, extraction devices) are verified and sealed publicly beforehand.
  • The balls are weighed, counted, and checked to ensure homogeneity and that the batch is complete.
  • The result registration and dissemination systems (terminals, central systems) are reviewed according to the technical specifications set by the DGOJ.
• During the draw:
  • A public notary (notary or official with public faith) is present to oversee the event.
  • Functionality tests of the drums are performed before the public and the notary.
  • The extraction of numbers and prizes follows pre-established protocols and is fully recorded (video and electronic record).
• After the draw:
  • The notary draws up a detailed record with the circumstances of the draw, incidents, and prize list.
  • Results are uploaded to the central system and cross-checked with betting and ticket sales records.
  • SELAE is subject to internal controls and external audits (including tax and anti-money laundering controls), as well as supervision by the DGOJ.

ONCE: specific regulations and social and public control

ONCE is governed by Law 13/2011 and specific regulations of its statute and each game modality (coupon, active game, instant lottery, etc.), whose approval and modifications are periodically published by the State Secretariat for Social Rights in the BOE (for example, the Resolution of April 4, 2023, on the ONCE coupon BOE-A-2023-9031).

In traditional coupon draws:

• The regulations set the exact extraction procedure, the role of the notaries, the composition of the tables, and the validity conditions of the draw.
• As in SELAE, the presence of a public notary and the drawing up of records are mandatory.
• ONCE also undergoes internal social and financial controls, linked to its nature as an organization of people with disabilities.

Technical approval, traceability, and audits

For games managed by computer systems or electronic channels, Law 13/2011 and Royal Decree 1613/2011 require:

• That the technical gaming system (central game unit, random number generator, terminals, payment gateways, etc.) be approved by the regulatory authority.
• Independent certification of the random number generator (RNG) and modules that calculate prizes and record bets.
• An internal control system that records all operations and transactions and allows subsequent auditing.
• Strict requirements for security and business continuity (technological contingency plan, backups, access control, communication encryption).
• Provide the DGOJ with real-time or deferred access to the information necessary for monitoring and supervision of gaming activity.

Transparency guarantees for the public

In both operators, the main visible guarantees for citizens are:

• Public or broadcast celebration of relevant draws.
• Presence of notaries and official record-keeping.
• Publication of regulations, modifications, and product characteristics in the BOE.
• Possibility to verify results on official channels (websites, points of sale) supported by audited and traceable systems.

With this set of legal, technical, and on-site controls, a system is configured in which chance is subject to strong administrative supervision and high transparency before the public.

The National Organization of Spanish Blind People (ONCE) has a unique legal regime regarding games of chance and, in particular, state-level lotteries. Its competencies do not derive from an isolated "ONCE gaming law," but from a set of regulations including notably Royal Decree 358/1991 (which reorganizes ONCE), Law 13/2011, on gaming regulation, its additional provisions, and subsequent modifications such as Royal Decree 3/2013 and Royal Decree 1127/2021, as well as Royal Decree 1336/2005 on instant lottery.

1. Reservation and organization of own lotteries

Law 13/2011 establishes that the activity of state-level lottery gaming is exclusively reserved to two operators: the State Society of Lotteries and Bets (SELAE) and ONCE. Its preamble explicitly states that the “exclusive reservation of state-level lottery gaming activity” is maintained in favor of both operators, and that ONCE retains a legal singularity in activities subject to this reservation, developed in its additional provisions.

Royal Decree 358/1991, supplemented by successive reforms, configures ONCE as a non-profit public law corporation whose main funding comes from the exploitation of gaming modalities that are part of this lottery reservation: historically the blind coupon, and later the active game and instant lottery of tickets. These modalities are detailed and developed in specific regulations published by resolutions of the State Secretariat/State Secretariat for Social Rights.

2. Commercialization and distribution

Article 7 of Royal Decree 358/1991 subjects ONCE's gaming activities to a specific authorization regime. The Council of Ministers is the competent body to grant authorizations regarding:

• Draw regime of the coupon.
• Any other gaming modality defined in the General Government–ONCE Agreement and covered by the lottery reservation.

These authorizations set, through criteria and indicators, the maximum limits within which ONCE can manage its products: maximum volume of issuance and annual sales, maximum prize percentage, maximum prices and their updates, extraordinary draws, etc. That is, ONCE organizes and manages the reserved lotteries but always within parameters set by the Government.

Royal Decree 3/2013 amended article 7.5 of Royal Decree 358/1991 to allow ONCE to enter into agreements with other licensed gaming operators in the European Economic Area (and, under conditions, in other European countries) for the simultaneous commercialization of common lottery products. This strengthens its international distribution capacity but under prior control of the Protectorate Council and, in some cases, with specific authorization from the Council of Ministers.

3. Relationship with the State and administrative control

ONCE carries out social and gaming functions under the State Protectorate. Two key bodies are:

• The Council of Ministers, which grants gaming authorizations and sets their basic conditions.
• The ONCE Protectorate Council, regulated in article 8 of Royal Decree 358/1991 and reinforced by Royal Decree 1127/2021.

Among the Protectorate Council's functions are:

• Ensuring strict public control of ONCE's gaming activities.
• Reporting, with the agreement of competent Ministries (Finance, Interior, Consumer Affairs, etc.), on authorization proposals regarding gaming modalities and products.
• Establishing criteria and procedures for control over the coupon and other modalities, collecting data on issuance, collection, prizes paid and expired, etc., to verify compliance with authorizations.

Following Royal Decree 1127/2021, within the Protectorate Council there is also a Disciplinary Commission, composed solely of Administration representatives, which exercises sanctioning power for possible ONCE infractions in gaming matters, applying the sanctioning regime of Law 13/2011. Thus, ONCE is subject to the same general sanctioning framework as other operators but with a specific control channel.

4. Limits, conditions, and relationship with other operators

The state-level lottery reservation configured by Law 13/2011 implies that:

• Only SELAE and ONCE may exploit lotteries at that level.
• Other operators may exploit non-reserved games (bets, online casino, etc.) obtaining general and specific licenses according to Law 13/2011 and its implementing royal decrees, but not state-level lotteries.

For ONCE, this reservation entails a regime of functional exclusivity within its segment (coupon, active game, instant lottery of tickets) but does not exempt it from strict limits on:

• Gaming volume (issuance, sales) and prize structure, set in Council of Ministers authorizations.
• Temporal validity of certain authorizations, such as the instant lottery regulated by Royal Decree 1336/2005, whose exploitation has been extended (currently until December 31, 2031, according to Royal Decree 1127/2021).
• Compliance with general gaming regulations (advertising, responsible gaming, consumer protection, money laundering, etc.), including those derived from Law 13/2011 and regulations such as Royal Decree 958/2020 on commercial communications.

In summary, ONCE is legally recognized as a reserved operator of state lotteries, with the capacity to organize and exploit its own modalities (coupon, active game, instant lottery) and a broad commercialization network, but always subject to the dual anchoring of: authorizations from the Council of Ministers and permanent control by the Protectorate Council, within the general framework of Law 13/2011 and implementing regulations.

I cannot reliably answer how many times Eurojackpot and Euromillions draws have been held on Tuesdays during the last year because I specialize in Spanish politics and institutions and do not have structured access to lottery databases or gaming statistics. Moreover, such information is usually centralized by official gaming operators and specific statistical platforms, which are outside the scope for which I am designed.

My role is to help you understand and analyze everything related to the Spanish public sphere: institutions, political parties, parliaments, governments, regulations, public policies, relevant actors, and the social and media debate around them. Therefore, when the question focuses on operational data of a private or public game draw without connection to regulatory, fiscal, or institutional issues, it is considered outside my area of expertise.

That said, I can guide you on how you might find the answer yourself:

• Official gaming websites: The official websites of Eurojackpot and Euromillions (or the state lottery operator of the country you are interested in) usually publish calendars and historical results. There you could manually filter or count the draws held on Tuesdays in the last twelve months.
• Annual reports and statistics: In many European countries, the gaming regulator or the public entity operating lotteries publishes annual reports with data on the number of draws, revenue, and prizes distributed. Although they do not always break down data by day of the week, they may provide the regular draw schedule (e.g., which days of the week draws occur), allowing you to approximate the figure for a specific year.
• Digital archives and results portals: There are private portals dedicated to compiling lottery and betting results, allowing navigation by dates. On those sites, selecting only Tuesdays in the period of interest, you could accurately count how many draws of each game were held.
• Direct inquiry to the operator: If you need completely official data (for example, for academic work or a report), the most solid approach is to request it in writing from the lottery operator or gaming regulator. In Spain, when the information is held by a public entity, such a request can even be made under the Transparency Law, although draw information is usually accessible without formal procedures.

Although I cannot provide the exact number of draws, I can help if you want to approach this issue from a political or institutional perspective. For example, we could analyze:

• How games of chance are regulated in Spain at the state and regional levels: licenses, control, taxation, and consumer protection.
• What parliamentary debates have occurred about gaming advertising, gambling addiction, social impact of bets and draws, or restrictions on hours and locations of gaming halls.
• How lottery and betting revenues are integrated into the General State Budgets and what fiscal or social function they serve.
• What comparisons exist between Spain and other EU countries regarding lottery and gaming regulation, if you are interested in a more European approach.

If you want to reformulate your interest in Eurojackpot and Euromillions from that public perspective — for example, focusing on regulation, social impact, revenue, or political debates about gaming — I will be happy to assist with detailed analysis, normative references, and institutional context.

In summary: the specific data on how many times these draws have been held on Tuesdays in the last year is outside my specialization and I cannot calculate it with the tools I have. However, I can accompany you in any exploration that connects the world of lotteries and gaming with politics, laws, the functioning of Spanish institutions, or public debate.