Spain's Ministry of Social Rights and Consumer Affairs authorised the launch of two new electronic ONCE instant lottery tickets, according to the report. The products cost €3 and €5, with stated prize odds of one in 3.2 and one in 3.3 tickets respectively. They replace eight previous products, which were repealed.
ONCE’s two authorised products change its instant-lottery portfolio, replacing eight previous products.
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Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 approved changes to ONCE’s scratch-card regulations and new products, according to the report. The approved products include €5 games in electronic and physical formats and a €3 electronic game; sales are scheduled to begin between 8 and 22 April 2026, depending on the product. The resolution also approves revised regulatory appendices, effective 1 April 2026.
Caixa Econômica Federal launched its Caixa Bet sports betting and online games platform in Brazil on 28 October, according to the report. The launch drew criticism from private-sector figures and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; the report says Lula planned to call Caixa president Carlos Vieira to a meeting to dissuade him from launching it. Caixa Loterias obtained the online betting licence from the SPA, the report said.
Lawyer Jesús Serrano discussed Supreme Court doctrine on state and regional powers over gambling at the recent Castilla y León Gaming Congress in Soria. He addressed regional authorisation and inspection powers concerning state-reserved games, including ONCE and SELAE products, and outlined possible legal routes such as legislative change or a jurisdictional dispute before Spain's Constitutional Court.
Jesús Serrano, a lawyer specialising in the gambling sector, addressed Supreme Court doctrine on the division of powers between the Spanish state and the autonomous communities at the recent Castilla y León Gaming Congress in Soria, according to a report on his intervention. He spoke during a round table titled "Los distintos juegos de azar en la encrucijada: ¿evolución o reconversión?" and examined the legal implications of rulings that set the scope of regional authorisation and inspection powers over games reserved to the state and marketed by ONCE and SELAE.
San Javier town council has opened a public information process on a direct concession to ONCE for 3.63 square metres of public land in Santiago de la Ribera, according to a municipal notice reported on 28 October 2026. The space would be used for a kiosk selling coupons and other gambling products; interested parties have 20 days from publication to submit comments or objections.
San Javier town council in Murcia has opened a public information process to grant ONCE a direct concession of 3.63 square metres of public land on Avenida Sandoval in Santiago de la Ribera, according to a notice in the Boletín Oficial de la Región de Murcia. The space is intended for a kiosk selling coupons and other gambling products, the notice said. The concession is a direct demanial grant, meaning private use of a public asset is awarded without a competitive tender to a specific entity.
Brightstar Lottery said its subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions signed a multi-year renewal with ONCE to support the Spanish lottery operator's activities through software updates and central gaming system upgrades. Brightstar has supplied ONCE's lottery technology since 2002, the company said.
Brightstar Lottery PLC said on 22 October 2026 that its subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation signed a multi-year contract renewal with the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE). Under the renewal, the subsidiary will continue to support ONCE's lottery activities in Spain through software updates and the progressive evolution of the central gaming system, the company announced.