Spain, Christmas

Spain's Christmas lottery spreads cash and seasonal joy to winners
Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
Spain’s ‘Fat One’ Christmas lottery spreads winning prizes across nation
For weeks, Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One", the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery.
'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion
El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest based on the total prize money involved, even though other lotteries have larger single prizes. This year's draw will spread riches totaling 2.7 billion euros (around $2.8 billion), much of it in small winnings.
Spain: World's biggest lottery El Gordo awards billions
Spanish broadcaster RTVE showed the typically four-hourlong event from the Teatro Real opera house in Madrid, in the presence of around 400 spectators, it said. Most of the lottery tickets are sold in Spain but an increasing number of foreigners are participating online.
Lottery winners celebrate 'The Fat One' jackpot in Spain
Winners of Spain's traditional Christmas lottery celebrate with cheers and hugs:: December 22, 2024:: Madrid, SpainThe top prize, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One), was won by ticket buyers in the northern city of Logrono,
Spain's 'El Gordo' Christmas lottery hands out billions in record sum
Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery distributed a record more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday, with the lucky winners holding tickets with the number 72,480 in Logroño in La Rioja in northern Spain.
After deal with unions, Spain inches closer to shorter work week
Spain's minority government and the two largest trade unions agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same ...
Southeast Asia Film Producers Eat Up Spain’s Bid to Become Favored Production Partner
The Spain Audiovisual Hub and ICEX Spain Trade and Investments sponsored the event celebrating the country’s production ...
Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain is the oldest of its kind
The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...
Spain's utilities tax suffers defeat in parliament
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday voted to eliminate a temporary tax on energy companies in a setback for the minority government ...
Spain Windfall Tax on Energy Firms Scrapped in Parliament Vote
Spain’s controversial windfall tax on energy companies’ domestic revenue was scrapped in parliament in a setback for Prime ...
Mark Spain, beloved ABC13 anchor and community figure, dies after battle with cancer
It is with deep sadness that ABC13 announces the passing of Mark Spain, who was a vital anchor of both our newsroom and the ...