Despite the fact that the Christmas Lottery Draw is very typical of Spain, there are many foreigners who also decide to try their luck in this lottery, in addition to other types of games of the type. Many statistics confirm that they sometimes play even more than the Spaniards ourselves, so it is not surprising that the question arises as to whether a foreigner may participate in this remarkable National Lottery Christmas Draw and collect any of the numerous Lottery prizes within 24 hours securely from our website, the pioneering digital platform in Spain to buy Lottery tickets online, The Golden Witch. Due to being a type of national event, many doubts arise about whether to travel to Spain or whether it can be charged directly in another place that is not within Spanish territory, or even if additional taxes are applied for being a foreigner.

How can you collect your Christmas Lottery prize from abroad?

The truth is that anyone who was not born in Spain can play in the Christmas Draw, Child´s Draw, EuroMillions or any other National Lottery Draw and automatically collect a Lottery prize within 24h on our website without extra expenses. Since it is increasingly common to see foreigners in large queues at our Lottery Office in Sort to buy lottery. The chances that they will win the prize are exactly the same as those of the Spanish, so they do not have any problem in participating too, and being able to enjoy being one of the lucky ones in one of the most important Christmas lotteries in the world. There are many cases of tourists who are visiting Spain on holidays to buy a lottery ticket at the number 1 Lottery Office in Europe, The Golden Witch, who hands out Good Luck every year in the Christmas draw, Child´s Draw,... Usually they usually take the opportunity to buy a Christmas lottery ticket willing to win the Gordo Lottery Prize, which means, The Fat One Christmas Lottery Jackpot, simply as a souvenir, although they always keep the hope that it may become their lucky day and they get one of the very attractive prizes of the national lottery. Even so, it is important to emphasize that lottery tickets cannot leave Spain, so the person who has bought a physical lottery ticket will have to travel to the country if they are willing to collect it. If the lottery prize is less than 2,000 euros, you can go to our lottery point of sale in Sort, or any other without any problem. However, if it is greater, it must then be collected at a financial institution that collaborates with Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spanish National Lotteries and Bets), and have a bank account in Spain in order to obtain the money won. We will assess you with all the procedures so they are not a hustle to you.

There are not only cases of foreigners playing the Spanish National Lottery, but also Spanish expats who wish to play Christmas Lottery online from another country. When this situation occurs, the digital lottery ticket system shall be used, which is available on our website, just click on Christmas Lottery, Child´s Lottery, Euromillions, La Primitiva,... The purchases of Lottery Tickets (tenths) through this system means that the lottery ticket is not obtained physically, but rather that it is deposited in a safe box at our Lottery Office. Afterwards, the buyer will receive a certificate that will verify that he/she is the official owner of the Lottery Ticket (tenth). This means that said Lottery Ticket (tenth) will not leave Spain, but will be guarded at our Lottery Office. If the lottery ticket turns out to be one of the winners, let´s hope so! When the amount is less than 2,000 euros, it is automatically wired into the user´s account, but if it is higher, there are two possibilities. The first will be to physically go to our Lottery Office in Spain in order to take your awarded lottery ticket and collect the prize. The second will be to delegate the collection of the prize, in the name of the winner, an identity document is needed, a power of an attorney must be given and the holder of a bank account number shall be within the Spanish borders. Usually foreigners rather use the digital lottery system, as it is more convenient and they do not have to travel to our country to buy the lottery tickets or collecting the lottery prize, since it is done by means of our secure online platform.