Spain gears up for El Gordo Lottery

03/12/2010 08:13:14

The tension is palpable across Spain right now as people across the country get ready not for Christmas but the Spanish El Gordo (fat one) on December 22nd. Lottery tickets are on sale all year for the El Gordo but it’s in December that Spain really gears up for the El Gordo Lottery and the countdown to the draw is on. With €2 billion in prize money, this once-yearly extravaganza is the biggest world lottery event of the year, and players from all over the world can join in.

Long before the advent of the Internet allowed people to buy lottery tickets from across the world online, holidaymakers and travellers alike were bringing back lottery tickets for the Spanish El Gordo Lottery from their summer holiday trips. The richest lottery draw in the world, it’s no surprise it was the first to gain world lottery status and still remains popular with lottery players from all around the world today.

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The El Gordo on 22nd December is a national event in Spain and will be watched by lottery players, families, villages and whole communities who club together to buy lottery tickets in the hope of winning a share of the €2 billion prize money. A massive 70% of the sale of lottery tickets goes back into prizes for the draw and it is the highlight of the Spanish calendar.

If you fancy a festive flutter on the draw, wherever you are in the world, click the banner above now and you can buy lottery tickets for the El Gordo Spanish Lottery draw now.