Spanish Lottery Changing Lives Since 1812

The Spanish lottery began way back in 1812 with the launch of the Spanish Christmas Lottery on December 18, 1812. The amazing thing is that this lottery has remained uninterrupted every year including the time of the Spanish Civil War. An even more interesting fact is that in terms of total payout, this lottery is the largest in the world. Last year for the annual draw, there were eighteen million tickets printed and sold for €200 each, making the total payout for this lottery €2.52 billion. El Gordo, or first prize, is awarded a winning payment of €4,000,000. That amount of money can be a life changing experience for anyone.

It’s hard to imagine back in 1812 what the players of the lottery dreamed of in terms of how to spend their new found fortune should they win. Today we dream of fast and fancy cars, luxury yachts, private jets and huge mansions. Perhaps they dreamed of sailing the world in a first class cabin on a cruise ship. Maybe owning massive amounts of land with herds of cattle or horses roaming the hills. Just as today, to much of the same extent and relativity, the winners are limited only to what their imaginations allow. Dream big, win big.

The ability to play has obviously evolved over time especially the last 25 years with the creation of the internet and most recently the opportunity to play Spanish lottery online. Checking the Spanish lottery results to see if your numbers matched the winning draw in the past was a slow and tedious process as well. Now when you play online at OneLotto, your winning jackpot is deposited directly to your account so you can begin to live your dream immediately.

The potential to have your life changed forever drives us to find a way to play. The prize money has continued to touch people form all walks of life. Some rich, some poor. Even in the times of the great depression, people still found a way to participate in the lottery. A garage owner and all of his mechanics were able to purchase the winning ticket in 1930 for a mere twenty-two cents per man. Their payoff for hitting the jackpot? A life changing $1600 US per man. In Spain alone, each household spends on average 2% of their monthly income on the lottery in hopes of winning their way to a better life.