Month: August 2020

The luck has wanted to smile at the Gaiata 2 Fadrell in the last draws of the Lotería Nacional both the numbers and the sector played in the Christmas Gordo as those of the draw of the Child have been awarded .

La Gaiata was playing number 00.782 in the Christmas Gordo lottery which was awarded 5 euros per euro played. Subsequently, in the Child’s draw, they played with the number 76,442 whose last two figures coincided with the first prize, so they won 6 euros per euro played.

La Gaiata has begun to pay the prizes this Tuesday, January 14, and the neighbors, when collecting their ballots, have found themselves with long queues.

From the sector it has been reported that the collection of the ballots will take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the month of January from 19:00 to 21:00 in the bank of the entity located at c / Fola n.37

The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court has asked Judge Alejandro Abascal of the Central Investigating Court number 6 to collect a report from State Lotteries and Gambling on the ‘incident’ during the extraordinary Christmas draw , after more than a dozen complaints of tampering with the balls.

The controversy broke out on December 22, when images were disseminated on social networks in which it was seen how the person in charge of putting the drum into operation introduced a ball by hand , when all those with the numbers at stake fall directly from the hopper before the draw begins.

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An individual filed a complaint for an alleged crime of fraud before the National Court which fell to Judge Abascal, who sent the Prosecutor’s Office to report on the appropriateness of opening investigative proceedings or directly filing the matter.

During the following weeks there was a trickle of complaints that already exceeds a dozen, all related to the same gesture of the person in charge of the hype collected by the television cameras that issued the draw for the presumption of fraud in the Christmas Lottery.

Now, the Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court far from requesting the file, considers that this instance is competent to hear the facts denounced and proposes to the judge that, as evidence, request the State Lottery and Gambling Society (SELAE) report on “the reported incident”.

He wants SELAE to also report on “if there is a protocol for said assumptions and if it was applied” , as well as to send the full recording of the draw. At the time, SELAE issued a clarifying statement in which it explained that “one of the circumstances envisaged in the process of introducing the balls into the drums is that one can bounce towards the outside.”

“In that case – the note pointed out – the established protocol indicates that the operator responsible for introducing the balls into the drum must proceed to manually insert them into it.”

The State Society of State Lotteries and Gambling (SELAE) has announced that, from this Monday, May 18, the reopening of the gaming terminals will take place , restarting the marketing of their products at the points of sale enabled to open in the phases 0 and 1, as well as those who have passed to phase 2 of the de-escalation.

In a statement released to the sector, SELAE details that, in this way, the commercialization of games (with the exception of Horse Racing and Lototurf Sports Betting) begins the week of May 18 to 24, specifically, EuroMillions and Primitive Lottery , while the week of May 25 to 31 will take place those of Bono Loto and El Gordo de la Primitiva.

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As for the National Lottery , in any of its marketing formats, it will be put on sale again on the same day May 18 and the draws will resume from June 11, 2020 , details SELAE.

State Lotteries and Gambling suspended the sale of all games on March 15, considering the provisions of the Royal Decree declaring the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by the coronavirus. Therefore, it indicates that the already scheduled draws that could not be held due to the start of the health crisis caused by Covid19 will resume this week and the sealed tickets will have the same value.

Regarding the receipts and tenth prize winners whose collection period had expired during the term of the Alarm State, SELAE recalls that they are still in force and can be collected when the expiration period has been suspended while the measures contained in Royal Decree 463/2020 have lasted. of March 14, which declared the State of Alarm.

Regarding the management of the preprinted National Lottery, those integral points of sale that returned tickets and tenths of the draws 23 and 24 of 2020 by terminal, may reactivate them and put them up for sale, as long as they are not drilled. The tickets and tenths that are drilled are not valid for sale, but the affected points may request new National Lottery orders for either of the two draws.

Hygiene and security measures
As for the baggage service of the Commercial Delegations, he explains that it will not be restored until the week of June 1 and that its restart will be carried out “scrupulously following the safety and hygiene measures established by the health authorities.”

In addition, he points out that, if any point of sale needs consumables, he must notify his Commercial Delegation, who will deliver it to him through a special shipment; while any visit to the Commercial Delegations must be made by appointment.

Likewise, starting this Monday, May 18, the Commercial Delegations will provide, through special shipments, floor marking elements to indicate the safety distance that customers must observe at the points of sale together with the security and hygiene measures sent previously.

Lastly, SELAE expresses its hope that the pandemic “has not had an impact on the health” of its collaborators, relatives and close friends, and conveys its “solidarity and desire for a speedy recovery for all those it would have affected”.

The gradual return to the ‘new normal’ has meant that, after two months, some sectors have reopened their doors. This is the case of lottery administrations , which at national level and regardless of the de-escalation phase in which each territory is, have opened their doors.

The four local lottery administrations have done the same. This is the case of Lotería Mayte , riverside dean, and which has two lottery administrations. With Mayte herself we have reviewed which games are resumed. ” This week Primitiva and Euromillón enter , next week El Gordo and Bonoloto, and the rest are paralyzed, we do not know when they will be launched,” he says.

State Lottery and Gambling draws were paralyzed, but what about those who were waiting to be held? Mayte says that “the lottery draw that was canceled referring to March 19 will be held on June 11, that of March 21 on Father’s Day will be on June 13, and so on, until the first draw for August , with the corresponding date, which we will update. “Mayte remarks.

The first hours of opening have been very positive, according to the dean loter. ” There has been movement , there was a lot of desire to start, the typical comment of ‘it seems that we are as always’ has been heard , although spaces and times are respected and people behave very well, but there is already that need for things go back to how they were a little while ago, “he details.

As a last relevant note, and in terms of prizes, from Lottery Mayte remember that this is the last week in which the winners in the Christmas Lottery can collect their prizes , since the collection periods have been delayed. For any purchase or consultation, the administrations open their doors from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The National Court judge Alejandro Abascal has accepted the competence to investigate the facts denounced for an alleged crime of fraud in the Christmas Lottery draw on December 22, when an employee inserted a ball with a number into the drum. Abascal has requested the State Lottery and Gambling State Society (SELAE) to send him a report on the “incident” reported by several individuals.

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In a car, the magistrate, following the criteria of the Hearing Prosecutor , also asks SELAE to inform him if there is a protocol for such cases and, if so, if it was applied. This week the prosecution of the National Court urged the judge to send the request for information in the face of the complaints that have come to this court.

Judge Abascal has also requested that he submit the entire recording of the moment in which the worker is seen to make a gesture with his closed hand when approaching the tube through which the balls with the numbers of the draw are introduced. The movement initially went unnoticed, but several users broadcast on social networks the moment in which the worker is seen inserting the ball into the drum.

The controversy aroused forced the state body to issue a statement that same morning in which it indicated that: “One of the circumstances foreseen in the process of introducing the balls into the drums is that some of them can bounce towards the outside.” In this case, they explained, “the established protocol indicates that the operator responsible for introducing the balls into the drum must proceed to manually insert them into the drum.”

The magistrate of the Central Investigating Court number 6, indicates in his resolution that “it is appropriate to accept the competence of these proceedings by this central investigating court number six and to agree on those of evidence interested by the Prosecutor’s Office.”

“We will approve a regulation of advertising for gambling and betting similar to that for tobacco products,” promised the agreement between PSOE and Podemos in late December. The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón , explained a few days ago that the betting announcements on radio and television would be reduced to the strip from 1 to 5 in the morning.. However, the decree of commercial communications of the activities of the game prepared by his department has remained halfway with respect to this limitation, from which radio and television broadcasts of massive sporting events are excluded, a measure that especially affects soccer, which start from 20.00. During the season, almost every day there are games in this time slot, so this type of advertising can continue to be broadcast daily.

Sources from the ministry now point out that they are betting on this type of regulation because a total ban, as happened in Italy in 2018, can be counterproductive and cause all advertising to be hosted on foreign pages that are not subject to any regulation. The majority employers of radio and television had expressed their opposition to Garzón’s first announcement, but sources in the department deny having received any type of pressure.

Despite this, sources from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs consider that the decree – which Garzón presents at a press conference this Friday and contains 100 measures – will change “99% of gambling advertising” and highlight that this is the first time that a government regulates this sector. The norm limits the aggressiveness of the messages and the direct appeal to the user. Many of these announcements now include phrases like “bet, bet, bet, win, win, win!”, Which with the new legislation will be prohibited. The contents will have to be neutral, that is, limited to the brand name. In addition, advertising of deposit bonuses of any amount of money is prohibited , although the betting pages themselves are allowed to offer bonuses of up to 100 euros.

Messages that link the game to personal and social success also have their days numbered, while television commercials and radio spots cannot be starred by celebrities and in fluencers . This change in messages will also affect Lotteries and ONCE (not the schedule). The General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling will be the body in charge of ensuring that these conditions are met in the advertisements and, where appropriate, of fining violators with penalties that will start at 100,000 euros and may reach, in the event of recidivism, up to 50 million and even at the close of business.

When the decree comes into force – if the deadlines are met in the summer – this type of companies will not be allowed to sponsor stadiums or team names, as is often the case in basketball. And the billboards of the sports venues will not be able to show betting advertising before 20.00. However, the sponsorship of the shirts is not limited, so that the brands of the bookmakers can continue to see each other at any time. You will only be obliged to remove this advertising from the children’s size shirts.

The billboards will not be able to announce this type of business, unless some autonomous community expressly allows it, since many competences at stake are transferred. Ads will also not be shown in venues where children can go, such as movie theaters. Except, once again, the soccer fields from 20.00. Advertising in newspapers and web pages will not be altered, beyond the regulation of content (not aggressive messages) and that invasive ads on the Internet will be limited – those that open automatically when entering a page. In addition, the banners in this sector must allow parental control. The Government is studying how to regulate ads on platforms such as YouTube .