It’s here! Lotteries predict that more than 175 million tickets will be sold and a new sales record will be set.

From the National Group of Provincial Associations of Lottery Administrators (ANAPAL)with an important representation among the lottery group, have indicated this Tuesday that The 175 million tenths sold will exceed 175 million for the Christmas Fat Man. Lotteries expect to market more than 3.5 billion euros in tenths and shares, confirming the positive trend of the last 4 years. This association has highlighted the “positive behavior” and that the sales and participation levels of previous years are being exceeded.

“We are satisfied since the evolution of recent months continues the positive trend and, for this year, we expect data similar to last year, which was already a record. possibly with an increase in sales compared to 2024″, said the president of ANAPAL Borja Muñiz. The president of this lottery association has recalled that the Christmas Draw is very relevant both for State Lotteries and Betting (SELAE) and for the lottery administrations themselves, since it represents more than 30% of what is collected per year. Furthermore, between 80 and 90% of the tickets sold for El Gordo are made from the network of administrations that will distribute 1,980 prizes of 400,000 euros each. This is more than 2.7 billion in prizes. Muñiz highlights that “it accounts for more than half of the national lottery sales of the year.”

The lotteries have estimated that they will distribute more than 30 million prizes and only 5,940 will have to pay taxessince there is no taxation until the prize exceeds 40,000 euros. This means that more than 99% of the prizes paid by Lotteries are exempt from taxation. For the president of ANAPAL “this will mean a greater benefit for the lucky ones, who will receive more money than they would have received 4 years ago.”

Raise the jackpot and the commission

ANAPAL, which has sent a statement with the marketing data just over two weeks before the draw, has also reiterated its request for the endowment of the first prize is increased from the current 400,000 euros to 500,000 euros per tenth. A measure that they consider relevant to increase the attractiveness of Gordo de Navidad. The president of this lottery association has stressed that For 14 years the amount has not changed. “It’s just that before I assumed I had much greater purchasing power, since it allowed me to buy almost two houses while today it’s hardly enough for one apartment,” Muñiz laments.

The representative of this association, which brings together hundreds of Lottery administrations, has also insisted on another demand of the group: equalize the commission for the Christmas Rafflewhich is 4.5% compared to the rest of the year’s National Lottery draws, which rises to 6% gross. Muñiz highlights that of the total of 103 annual draws, only in one “the commission drops to 4 and a half.” What lotteries see as a kind of “penalty” on one of the dates with the greatest work and investment.