Eurojackpot today, Tuesday, August 11: jackpot of 10 million, schedule and when the result comes out

Draws like Eurojackpot that are marketed in Spain are subject to a highly regulated framework of public authorizations and controls. The activity is reserved for specific operators (in practice, the State Society Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, SELAE) and is mainly regulated by Law 13/2011 on gambling regulation and its regulatory developments. On this basis, three major control blocks are articulated: the enabling title and lottery reservation, the approval and monitoring of technical systems, and finally, economic oversight, responsible gambling, and the sanctioning regime.

Basic regulatory framework

The central regulation is Law 13/2011, on gambling regulation, partially amended by Law 23/2022, which strengthens, among other aspects, responsible advertising and the protection of risk groups. In development of this law, among others, the following are approved:

• Royal Decree 1613/2011, on technical requirements for gambling activities.
• Royal Decree 1614/2011, on licenses, authorizations, and gambling registers.
• The technical resolution on gaming systems of October 6, 2014 (technical specifications), updated, among others, by the Resolution of June 6, 2024, which approves the data model of the monitoring system (monitoring model).

Lottery reservation and activity authorization

Law 13/2011 exclusively reserves statewide lotteries to SELAE and ONCE. The text itself states that, due to the large volume of gambling and the risk of using tickets as a money laundering instrument, this activity must be subject to "strict public control."

For each type of statewide lottery, the holder of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (now Treasury) is responsible for the authorization for commercialization. According to Law 13/2011, this authorization must at least establish:

• Minimum and maximum percentage allocated to prizes.
• Conditions and requirements for holding the draws and their number.
• Rights of participants and complaint procedures.
• Advertising and sponsorship conditions.
• Measures to protect minors and prevent fraud and money laundering (referral to Law 10/2010).

In the specific case of Eurojackpot, the game organization is consortium-based at the European level, but its operation in Spain falls within this reservation of state lotteries and is channeled through SELAE, with the corresponding commercialization authorization.

Licenses, authorizations, and registers

Royal Decree 1614/2011 develops the regime of enabling titles provided in Law 13/2011:

• It regulates general and specific licenses for private operators and the procedure for calling and granting them.
• It provides specific authorizations for reserved gambling activities, including a specific chapter on authorizations for the commercialization of lottery games.
• It establishes the General Register of Gambling Licenses, the General Register of Gambling Access Prohibitions, and the Register of Persons Linked to Operators, which allow controlling who can operate and who cannot play.

For physical points of sale (lottery administrations), in addition to the contractual relationship with SELAE, Law 13/2011 requires a mandatory regional report and administrative authorization from the autonomous community for the installation of premises open to the public.

Approval and technical control of draws

Royal Decree 1613/2011 sets the technical requirements for gaming systems:

• Defines the technical gaming system, the Central Gaming Unit, and the internal control system (capturer and secure database accessible by the regulator).
• Establishes the approval and certification procedure for these systems and the possible recognition of approvals from other administrations.
• Imposes security, registration, and traceability requirements for all gaming operations and economic transactions.
• Requires having a technological contingency plan and guaranteeing participant identification and control of subjective prohibitions (for example, those registered in the Prohibition Register).

These requirements are complemented by the 2014 technical resolution on gaming specifications and traceability (technical specifications) and its 2024 update on monitoring (monitoring model), which require systematic data submission to the regulator.

Economic controls, responsible gambling, and sanctions

On the economic level, Royal Decree 1614/2011 regulates deposits, payment of participation, prize payment, and financial guarantees linked to each license, setting minimum amounts in its annex. Law 13/2011 emphasizes the obligation to adopt measures against fraud and money laundering and to cooperate with the State in eradicating illegal gambling.

Regarding responsible gambling and advertising, Law 13/2011 already established limits on advertising to protect minors and participants. Law 23/2022 introduces article 7 bis, which requires that commercial communications from gambling operators be made with a sense of social responsibility and expressly prohibits certain messages directed at vulnerable groups, also strengthening the role of the regulatory authority in evaluating safe gambling measures.

Finally, Law 13/2011 itself, in its Title IV, defines activity control, an inspection regime, and a catalog of infractions and sanctions, ranging from fines to license revocation and closure of premises. The 2022 reform also strengthens the publicity of certain sanctions when certain risks to consumers concur.

According to Spanish legislation, ONCE is one of the two operators of statewide lotteries with legal reservation, along with SELAE. Its role in the management and commercialization of gambling focuses on lottery modalities (coupon, active game, and instant lottery), operated under an authorization regime from the Council of Ministers and subject to very strict public control through the Protectorate Council and the general gambling regulations (Law 13/2011 and its reforms). Additionally, recent regulations strengthen obligations for responsible advertising and safer gambling, also applicable to ONCE, although with a particular supervision regime. Below are the key functions and legal framework of ONCE in this area.

Lottery reservation and status as a singular operator

Law 13/2011, on gambling regulation identifies ONCE as a reserved operator of statewide lotteries, along with Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. Its preamble states that, due to the volume of gambling and the risk of fraud or money laundering, lottery activity must be reserved for certain operators subject to strict public control, and that it is necessary “to maintain the exclusive reservation of statewide lottery gambling activity in favor of the State Society Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and the National Organization of Spanish Blind People (ONCE)” (preamble of Law 13/2011).

The first and second additional provisions of that Law (developed and updated by Law 23/2022) include the legal singularity of ONCE in gambling matters, the reservation in its favor of certain lotteries, and its subjection to a specific control and cooperation regime between the State and ONCE.

Functions in game operation: Royal Decree 358/1991 and amendments

The basic axis is found in Royal Decree 358/1991, which reorganizes ONCE, and its reforms, especially Royal Decree 1127/2021 and Royal Decree 394/2011, which modify its articles 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8. The RD 358/1991 itself can be consulted at [link].

Authorization regime and game modalities

• ONCE, as a public law corporation of a social nature “subject to strict public control,” is subject to a game authorization regime (art. 7 RD 358/1991). The Council of Ministers is responsible for granting authorizations related to the draw regime of the coupon for the blind and any other game modality defined in the General Government–ONCE Agreement.
• The authorization agreement sets maximum limits within which ONCE can manage its games: maximum annual volume of coupon issuance and sales, maximum prize percentage, maximum prices and their update, special draws, and conditions and limits of other modalities and products (active game, instant lottery, etc.).
• Article 7.4 specifies that ONCE operates a statewide instant or pre-drawn lottery under the terms of Royal Decree 1706/2011 and Royal Decree 1336/2005 (amended), which authorize the operation of this instant lottery.
• RD 358/1991 also recognizes as a means of financing the “profits obtained from the exclusive operation of the state concession for the sale of the coupon for the blind and the commercialization of other games authorized to ONCE.”

Joint and international commercialization

The same article 7 allows the ONCE General Council to enter into agreements for simultaneous or joint commercialization of common lottery products with authorized operators in other countries of the European Economic Area (and even third countries), subject to verification by the Protectorate Council and, in some cases, with specific authorization from the Council of Ministers. These products must fall within authorized modalities (coupon, active game, instant lottery) and meet previously approved control requirements.

Administrative control and responsible gambling

The preamble of Royal Decree 1127/2021 emphasizes that ONCE is financed “mainly through resources obtained from the operation of game modalities within the lottery reservation” established in its favor by Law 13/2011 and related regulations, and recalls that:

• ONCE is one of the two operators of reserved lotteries subject to Royal Decree 958/2020 on commercial communications of gambling activities, which impacts its advertising and responsible gambling policy.
• The second additional provision of that RD 958/2020 recognizes ONCE’s particular regime and establishes that the ONCE Protectorate Council exercises, regarding the Organization’s lottery modalities, the powers attributed in the regulation to the gambling regulatory authority.

In parallel, Law 23/2022 generally strengthens obligations on safer or responsible gambling, advertising, and evaluation of measures aimed at risk groups for all operators. ONCE, although with a specific supervision channel (Protectorate Council and Council of Ministers), is subject to these requirements of integrity, protection of minors, prevention of addictive behaviors, and fight against fraud and money laundering, within the framework of Law 13/2011.

Specific regulations for ONCE gaming products

Management and commercialization functions are further detailed in specific product regulations, published by resolutions of the competent State Secretariat, always “in accordance with” article 4 and additional provisions of Law 13/2011. Among others:

• Active Game Regulation (2023) and its amendment on “Super 11” ([link]).
• “Active Game” Regulation (2016) and its reforms, such as the 2017 one ([link]).
• Coupon product regulation, published by Resolution of January 28, 2010 ([link]), and multiple subsequent resolutions adapting coupon, active game, and instant lottery (for example [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link], [link]).

These regulations detail draws, prize structures, commercialization channels, sales conditions, prize expiration, etc., configuring the specific operational framework within which ONCE can exercise its management and commercialization functions of games always under legal reservation, prior government authorization, and reinforced public control.

Other normative and contextual references linked to ONCE’s gambling activity or its institutional framework include, among others: ONCE Statutes ([link]), collective agreements ([link], [link]), constitutional rulings on gambling competence ([link], [link], [link], [link]), as well as Royal Decree 1614/2011 on gambling licenses and registers ([link]) and the unconstitutionality question on article 7.2 of Law 13/2011 ([link]).

In Spain, to claim medium and high lottery and betting prizes, essentially full identification of the winner is required, application of anti-money laundering measures, and compliance with tax withholding and reporting obligations to the Treasury. The key thresholds appearing in the regulations are amounts of €2,000 and €2,500, which trigger different reinforced obligations. From there, although the tax treatment varies according to the amount, the basic requirements of identification and communication to the Tax Agency are common for all prizes subject to special taxation.

Main legal framework

The requirements for claiming lottery and betting prizes are supported by several regulatory blocks:

• Anti-money laundering: Law 10/2010 and its Regulation approved by the Royal Decree 304/2014.
• Gambling regulation: Law 13/2011, on gambling regulation, amended, among others, by the Law 11/2021.
• Taxation of prizes: special tax on prizes of certain lotteries and bets introduced by Law 16/2012 and developed by tax model orders (HAP/70/2013, HAP/2368/2013, HFP/1286/2023, HAC/1431/2025).
• Cash payment movements: Order ETD/1217/2022, within the framework of Law 10/2010.
• Online gambling supervision and player data: technical resolution of the DGOJ of 2024, which develops Law 13/2011 (Resolution of June 6, 2024).

Identification thresholds by prize amount

Game operators (including online): €2,000

Law 10/2010 establishes that game operators (casinos, betting houses, online operators, etc.) must identify and verify the identity of every participant and, additionally, apply enhanced due diligence measures when transactions are made for an amount equal to or greater than €2,000, either in a single operation or several related ones, “at the time of collecting winnings and/or placing bets.”

Lotteries and other games of chance: €2,500

The Regulation of Law 10/2010 details, for those who manage or commercialize lotteries or other games of chance, that they must:

• Identify and verify the identity of winners of prizes equal to or greater than €2,500.
• Establish a specific procedures manual for prize payments, which includes:
  • List of high-risk operations, paying attention to repetitive prize collection.
  • Systems for detecting suspicious operations and special examination procedures.

These requirements affect Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, ONCE, and any entity managing games of chance subject to Law 10/2010.

Tax and reporting obligations to the Treasury

Special tax on prizes

Law 16/2012 introduces a special tax on prizes of certain lotteries and bets, through an additional provision to the Personal Income Tax Law and the Non-Resident Income Tax. Among others, the following are subject:

• Prizes from the State Society Loterías y Apuestas del Estado.
• Prizes from ONCE and the Spanish Red Cross.
• Certain public or social lotteries and bets of the EU/EEA.

The regulation defines which part of the prize is exempt and which part is taxable, and establishes a special tax rate. Specific details of exempt amounts or applicable rates do not appear in the available extracts; no further information is available in the consulted sources.

Withholding at source and tax models

Tax orders develop the practical mechanism:

• Order HAP/70/2013 approves, among others, model 136 and model 230 for self-assessment and withholdings of the special tax.
• Order HAP/2368/2013 approves model 270, an annual summary of withholdings and payments on account of the special tax on prizes.
• Subsequent orders HFP/1286/2023 and HAC/1431/2025 update these models and their submission.

In practice, this means that, for taxable and non-exempt prizes, the lottery administration, bank, or paying operator makes the withholding directly when paying the prize and declares those amounts to the Tax Agency through the corresponding models.

Enhanced collaboration of State Lotteries and ONCE

Law 11/2021 adds to Law 13/2011 an eighth additional provision that imposes on the State Society Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and ONCE a specific duty of collaboration with the Tax Agency:

• To report monthly, electronically, the prizes paid, whether subject to withholding or not, including:
  • Identification of the recipient and, if applicable, their legal representative.
  • Date of the draw or bet and date of payment.
  • Form of prize payment.
  • Amount of withholding or payment on account, if applicable.
• To channel this information through a specific agreement with the Tax Agency.

Cash payments and large amounts

The analyzed regulations do not set specific cash payment limits only for lottery prizes of €10,000 or €100,000 beyond the €2,000 and €2,500 thresholds that trigger identification and due diligence measures. Order ETD/1217/2022 regulates declarations of payment method movements (cash, checks, etc.) within the framework of anti-money laundering, but the available extracts do not detail additional thresholds specifically linked to lottery prizes; no further information is available in the consulted sources.

Practical summary for the winner

From prizes around €2,500, the winner must assume that:

• They will be fully identified (ID, NIE, passport, personal data) by the administration, paying entity, or operator.
• If the prize exceeds the exempt threshold, it will suffer automatic withholding due to the special tax, without the winner needing to submit a specific form for that prize, except in particular cases.
• Their data and the prize details will be periodically communicated to the Tax Agency by State Lotteries, ONCE, or other operators, in compliance with Law 11/2021 and tax model orders.