EuroDreams today, Monday 9 November: result and a prize of 50,000 euros per month

In Spain, claiming a EuroDreams prize over 40,000 euros requires proving the right to the prize, identifying the beneficiaries, and processing the payment through SELAE's authorized channels. That amount is a tax threshold, not the limit from which one must go to the bank: prizes equal to or greater than 2,000 euros are already managed through collaborating financial institutions. Additionally, the main EuroDreams prizes are paid in monthly installments, according to the game's conditions.

1. Prize verification and validation

The first step is to check the official result and keep the original ticket if the bet was placed in person. Presenting it allows verifying the winning bet and confirming that the prize has not been claimed nor has issues preventing payment. Identifying the bearer does not replace this verification.

The EuroDreams rules regulate prize recognition and payment conditions. Generally, the claim can be requested from the first business day after the last draw in which the bet participated.

2. Identification and documentation

The winner must go to an authorized financial institution and provide the ticket, valid identity document, and necessary bank details. The institution performs tax and anti-money laundering checks and may request additional documentation.

• Individual prize: the beneficiary must be identified and the ownership of the payment account proven.
• Shared prize: participants and their percentages must be identified. It is advisable to keep proof that the participation existed before the draw.

Correctly identifying co-holders avoids confusing the distribution of a shared prize with a subsequent donation. Demócrata explains this distinction and the documentation that supports it.

3. Procedure for online bets

According to SELAE instructions, the player must access the details of the winning bet, indicate a bank account in euros under their ownership, and complete document verification and the additional player knowledge form. Then they must visit a BBVA or CaixaBank branch with their original and valid identity document.

The account must be communicated before three months have passed since the last draw in which the bet participated. The appearance of the prize in the gaming account should not be confused with the completion of the claim procedure.

4. Tax withholding and periodic payment

The first 40,000 euros are exempt and the excess is subject to a 20% withholding, applied by the paying entity. The Tax Agency specifies that if the prize is shared, the exemption is proportionally divided: it does not fully correspond to each winner.

For example, on a total prize of 120,000 euros, the total withholding would be 16,000 euros and the net 104,000 euros. The exemption does not renew with each monthly installment.

Ordinary first and second category prizes consist, respectively, of 20,000 euros monthly for 30 years and 2,000 euros monthly for five years. For online periodic prizes, after completing formalities, a debt acknowledgment contract is signed that includes the commitment to pay the installments. Payment is made by transfer, not necessarily by a single deposit.

5. Deadline to claim

The right to claim expires, generally, after three months. Therefore, the priority is to submit the request on time and complete identification without waiting for that period to end.

The State Society for Lotteries and Gambling (SELAE) has the function of organizing, managing, and marketing its lottery games in Spain. In EuroDreams, this includes the Spanish participation in a game coordinated with other European operators: from receiving bets to paying prizes. The fundamental distinction is that SELAE acts as the game operator, not as the general regulator of the sector.

1. Organization and operation of games

According to its legal regime and functions, SELAE develops the management, operation, and marketing of state-owned games. This activity can be carried out through its physical network and electronic, computer, or telematic channels. Therefore, its responsibility is not limited to holding the draw: it also covers the commercial and operational infrastructure that allows participation and prize payment.

Within the applicable legal framework, it establishes the specific operating conditions of its games. These include how to participate, how bets are validated, and the procedures followed for cancellations, scrutiny, prizes, and claims. These operational rules do not equate to the power to freely regulate the entire gaming market.

2. What it specifically does in EuroDreams

EuroDreams operates through cooperation among operators from different countries and a common prize fund. The September 2025 rules distinguish Spanish responsibilities from internationally shared elements. In Spain, SELAE's functions include:

• Marketing: making the game available to participants through authorized channels and applying the conditions corresponding to Spanish territory.
• Reception and validation: managing bets and verifying their valid incorporation into the game, as well as processing cancellations provided for in the rules.
• Results and prizes: disseminating official results, applying scrutiny rules, and managing payment of prizes corresponding to Spanish participation.
• Claims: handling disputes about participation, validation, cancellations, or prizes within its scope of responsibility.
• Draw guarantees: applying the control procedures provided, including intervention or supervision by an auditor or public notary under the terms of the rules.

3. What must be coordinated with European operators

SELAE does not unilaterally decide all aspects of EuroDreams. Participating operators must respect common rules and coordinate issues such as the schedule and holding of draws. The international dimension of the game requires that Spanish management fits with shared procedures.

At the same time, each operator retains responsibility for operations carried out in its territory. For a Spanish bet, this means that reception, validation, possible cancellation, and claims are handled according to the rules applicable in Spain. European cooperation does not replace that national responsibility. The initial 2023 rules also reflect this articulation between common rules and territorial management.

4. Limits: managing is not regulating the sector

General administrative regulation and supervision of the market correspond to the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ), within the framework of Law 13/2011. SELAE, for its part, carries out the commercial and operational activity of its games and organizes its distribution network.

In short, SELAE is responsible for making EuroDreams work in Spain and fulfilling the obligations derived from that operation. This function should not be confused with a general authorization for any draw nor with the capacity to unilaterally modify the international product rules.

The last general elections held in Spain were in 2023, specifically on July 23. The People's Party (PP) obtained the highest number of seats in the Congress of Deputies: 137, compared to the 121 of the PSOE. The important clarification is that the PP was the leading party in seats but did not achieve an absolute majority.

The year and the result

The answer to your question is, therefore, 2023 and People's Party. The results of those elections remain the reference for the latest general elections held as of this response date, November 9, 2026. Demócrata records the 137 PP deputies and 121 PSOE deputies when comparing the 2023 result with subsequent estimates (2023 reference results).

It is important to distinguish between an electoral result and a poll. The 2023 seats correspond to an election that already took place; figures published in later surveys are estimates of what could happen in another vote. Therefore, a poll placing a party ahead does not change who obtained the most deputies in the last elections held.

More seats does not mean absolute majority

The expression "majority of seats" can be understood in two ways. If you mean the party that obtained more deputies than any other, the answer is the PP. If you mean obtaining more than half of the Congress seats alone, then the answer is that the PP did not reach that figure.

The Congress has 350 deputies and the absolute majority is set at 176. With 137 representatives, the PP was 39 seats short of that threshold. That is, having the largest representation did not equate to having a sufficient own majority to reach 176 deputies.

• 137 seats: representation obtained by the PP and the highest number for a party in those elections.
• 121 seats: representation obtained by the PSOE, 16 fewer than the PP.
• 176 seats: absolute majority threshold, different from simply being the party with the most deputies.

These figures allow answering precisely without confusing two different issues: the order of parties by representation and the existence of an absolute majority. The first position corresponded to the PP; however, its 137 seats were below the 176 needed. Demócrata also uses that threshold when explaining seat distribution and Congress majorities (reference on absolute majority).

The temporal reference

The elections scheduled for November 29, 2026 have not yet been held as of this response date. Therefore, they do not replace those of July 2023 when we talk about the "last general elections held." The subsequent call and its dates are recorded in this Demócrata information.

In short: the last were those of July 23, 2023, and the PP obtained more seats, with 137, but without an absolute majority. That formulation answers both the year you ask about and the result, avoiding attributing an absolute majority to the party that it did not obtain.