Euromillions today: result of Friday, September 4, and winning numbers

To legally participate from Spain in European draws like Euromillions, what matters is not so much that the game is “European” but that, in Spain, it is reserved and managed by SELAE and is subject to the state gaming regulations. These regulations establish who can play, through which channels, how the player must identify themselves, and what limits and obligations exist.

1. Basic legal framework

The requirements for the player mainly derive from:

• Law 13/2011, of May 27, on the regulation of gaming, amended by Law 23/2022, of November 2 (protection of participants and safer gaming; arts. 4, 6, 7, 7 bis, 8, 10, 14, 15).
• Royal Decree 1614/2011, of November 14, on gaming licenses, authorizations, and registers, which regulates gaming contracts, user registers, gaming accounts, and player obligations.
• Royal Decree 1613/2011, of November 14, on technical requirements for gaming activities, which develops participant identification and control of subjective prohibitions.
• Resolutions of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado on Euromillions, particularly the one of February 6, 2004 and its amendments (e.g., Resolution of January 21, 2009), which regulate specific game rules but refer to the general Spanish regime for bet validation and prize collection.

2. Who can play: age, capacity, and prohibitions

• Minimum age: Law 13/2011 prohibits participation of minors (art. 6), both in-person and online gaming. SELAE and operators must implement controls to prevent their access.
• Legal capacity: participation is also prohibited for persons legally incapacitated or judicially disqualified from gaming, and those banned by administrative or judicial resolution.
• Self-excluded persons: art. 6 of Law 13/2011 and art. 22 (developed by RD 1614/2011) regulate the General Register of Gaming Access Prohibitions. Anyone voluntarily registered there cannot play online or, where applicable, in games controlled by this system.
• Persons linked to operators: there are restrictions for employees, executives, and persons linked to gaming operators (art. 6 and art. 22 Law 13/2011, developed by RD 1614/2011).

3. Player location and authorized channels

• Reservation of state-wide lotteries: Law 13/2011 reserves the exploitation of state-wide lotteries to SELAE and ONCE. Euromillions is marketed in Spain as a modality of Lotería Primitiva, through SELAE (Resolution of February 6, 2004 and subsequent ones).
• In-person participation: bets must be validated in the authorized commercial network (SELAE administrations and official points) according to SELAE rules and Law 13/2011.
• Online participation: if playing online from Spain, it is only lawful through operators with enabling titles granted under Law 13/2011 and RD 1614/2011 (general and singular licenses) and whose technical systems comply with RD 1613/2011. Practically, this means portals with Spanish licenses, subject to control by the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gaming.
• Playing from Spain on foreign websites without a Spanish license for that type of game is considered unauthorized gaming participation, with possible sanctioning liabilities for the operator and loss of legal protection for the player.

4. Player identification and controls (KYC)

• Law 13/2011 and RD 1613/2011 require technical systems to guarantee the identity of participants, the authenticity of bets, and compliance with subjective prohibitions (minors, self-excluded, linked persons, etc.).
• For online play, it is mandatory to create a user registration and a gaming account, regulated in RD 1614/2011 (title II). It requires providing truthful personal data, identity documentation, and, if applicable, nominative addresses and payment methods.
• Operators must verify these data with official registers (particularly the General Register of Prohibitions) and apply payment and operation monitoring measures, in coordination with anti-money laundering regulations.

5. Information, responsible gaming, and limits

• Art. 8 of Law 13/2011, reinforced by Law 23/2022, obliges operators to apply safer or responsible gaming policies, with awareness, prevention, and control measures, especially for at-risk groups.
• Art. 15 establishes obligations of clear information to the player about game conditions, rules, prizes, claims, risks, and help resources.
• RD 1614/2011 foresees that operators set limits on deposits and amounts played in gaming accounts, and regulate prize and fund management to avoid misuse.

6. Basic tax aspects

Euromillions prizes obtained in Spain are subject to the special tax on prizes from certain lotteries and bets, integrated into the tax system (IRPF, IRNR, and Corporate Tax), developed by various ministerial orders (e.g., Order HAP/70/2013 and subsequent rules approving specific declaration models).

In practice, operators (SELAE or others with Spanish license) act as withholders when the prize exceeds legally fixed thresholds, and the resident player must include the prize and withholding in their tax declaration according to the regulations in force at each time.

In summary: to lawfully participate in Euromillions from Spain, one must be of legal age and not prohibited from playing, use only authorized and licensed channels in Spain, properly identify oneself, and accept responsible gaming controls and the tax withholdings applicable to prizes.

According to the specific regulations governing Euromillions in Spain, the percentage of revenue allocated to prizes is clearly set, but there is no rule that directly and uniquely establishes “what percentage of revenue goes to the State.” What can be said based on legal grounds is the following:

Percentage of revenue allocated to prizes

The current regulation governing Euromillions as a game managed by Loterías y Apuestas del Estado is the Resolution of January 21, 2009, of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, which approves the rules governing the common European game called Euromillions, as a modality of Lotería Primitiva or Numbers (BOE-A-2009-1472).

In that resolution, rule 6 (Chapter Two, “Distribution of funds for prizes”) expressly states:

• “50 percent of the total revenue in euros is allocated to prizes”, aggregated for all countries marketing Euromillions.
• That 50% is distributed among twelve prize categories and a reserve fund, according to the percentages in the table included in the same rule.

In earlier versions of the rules (e.g., the Resolution of February 6, 2004 and its amendment of July 13, 2004), this scheme was also confirmed: 50% of sales is considered the “prize fund,” subdivided among winning categories and a reserve fund to reinforce the first category in certain draws.

Therefore, according to the current sectoral regulations of Euromillions, the answer to the first part of your question is:

• 50% of the total revenue from the Euromillions game is legally allocated to prizes (including the reserve fund).

What percentage of revenue goes to the State?

Unlike the prize fund, the Euromillions regulatory resolution does not set a specific percentage of revenue that must go “to the State” as such. The rule only determines:

• The bet price (2 euros per bet in the 2009 resolution).
• That 50% of total revenue constitutes the prize fund.
• The internal distribution of that 50% among categories and reserve fund.

The other 50% of revenue is outside the “distribution of funds for prizes” chapter, and the Euromillions rule does not break it down in terms of:

• Commissions and margins of sales points.
• Management and operating costs of the State Society Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE).
• Business results and their subsequent transfer to the Public Treasury.

From a strictly legal point of view, what can be stated with certainty is:

• The Euromillions gaming regulations only normatively “reserve” 50% for prizes.
• There is no figure in that resolution like “X% of revenue goes to the State.”

Therefore, there is no unique and direct percentage of gross revenue that Euromillions regulations label as “for the State”. Public participation is channeled through SELAE’s profits and results and, additionally, via taxation on prizes.

Taxes on prizes (special tax)

Aside from the internal distribution of game revenue, Euromillions prizes, like those of other state-wide lotteries, are subject to the special tax on prizes from certain lotteries and bets.

The articles and notes consulted (e.g., the fiscal analysis by the newspaper Demócrata on lottery prizes, as well as pieces on ONCE and Loterías y Apuestas del Estado games) agree that, according to current regulations:

• The first 40,000 euros of a prize are exempt from this tax.
• A 20% special tax applies on the portion of the prize exceeding 40,000 euros, withheld at the time of collection.

That 20% is not a percentage of the total game revenue, but of the portion of each prize exceeding 40,000 euros. It is, therefore, a tax on the prize, not a normative distribution of Euromillions gross revenue. The revenue from this tax is paid to the Treasury through forms 230 and 270, as explained in the cited explanatory notes.

Latest relevant regulatory change

Regarding Euromillions as a SELAE product, the latest rule that fully consolidates and updates the game rules is the aforementioned:

• Resolution of January 21, 2009, of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (link to BOE), which consolidates and modifies the rules approved since 2004.

Since then, the information available in the official bases consulted does not show a new specific resolution that has changed the percentage of revenue allocated to prizes in Euromillions, which remains at 50%.

I cannot answer in detail your question about draws like Euromillions because my scope is specialized in Spanish politics and institutions, not in specific gaming products or technical comparisons of European lotteries. I am not tasked with providing advice or specialized information on gambling, lottery operators, or the commercial characteristics of their products (prizes, bet structure, odds, etc.).

My design is focused on helping you understand and analyze the functioning of the political and administrative system, parliamentary and governmental activity, regulations and public policies, as well as the public and media debate related to these areas. All with a main focus on Spain, although there may be references to the European context when relevant to Spanish politics.

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• Explain how gambling and lotteries are regulated in Spain (basic legal framework, competent authorities, what is considered online gaming, what a license is, etc.).
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• “What Spanish regulations govern gambling and lotteries?”
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