The background of La Primitiva Lottery

Dating back to 1763, the La Primitiva lottery is Spain’s oldest and most well-known lottery. It was established by Spain’s Minister of Tax at the time of Carlos the IIIs reign. While originally created to acquire more governmental funds, in 1862 the government shut down La Primitiva because of lack of interest. In 1985, La Primitiva was brought back and ever since it has been widely accepted.The city of Madrid hosts the lottery draws and is regulated by Loterias y Apuestas del Estado. Although the lottery was designed solely for Spain citizens, the power of the internet has allowed for participation from citizens of other countries.

The minimum starting jackpot for La Primitiva is €2 million. If no person wins, then the lotteries amount automatically rolls over.

The La Primitiva lottery is conducted two times a week on both Thursday and Saturday nights at approximately 9:30 pm. To draw numbers the lottery utilizes a machine called a Bombo machine that selects the draw numbers.

La Primitiva Play

The object of the game is to pick 6 numbers of the draw that are drawn between 1 and 49. A jackpot win occurs when a person successfully has all 6 numbers. Unlike other lotteries, players also have the option to play both draws depending when tickets were purchased. If a player wants to do both draws then they need to select that option at the time of purchase.

In 2012, the rules were changed that included the random selection of a Reintegro number between 0 and 9.

For online players to participate, tickets can be purchased through websites that offer the lottery. If you decide to go this route, take care in that the website is a reputable one that is licensed by the regulating commission. If you make a purchase from an unauthorized site you run a huge risk of being scammed.

Claiming Your Prize

When there is a winner announced, the lottery notifies them via email or text message. Then the prize amount gets deposited into the player’s selected account.

When a player wins, their prize is subject to two different tax options based on prize amount. The first is based on an amount that is no more than €2,500 and is nontaxable. The second is any amount over €2,500 at which the winning amount is taxed 20%. If a winner resides in another country, the winner will receive their taxed 20% back in the form of a tax return. Although La Primitiva issues tax refunds, the player is still ultimately responsible for any taxes in their home country.

Foreign Participation

There is no restriction towards foreign play or the purchase of tickets. For a player to become eligible online they must have a concierge service that caters to the online lottery. Having a concierge allows the player to also play in other lotteries that take place in Europe. Once the ticket is purchased the player receives a lottery receipt that is scanned to them. To claim any winnings they must produce their reciept.

Online Lottery Retailers

The two most popular websites which are licensed for online ticket purchases are TheLotter.com and Icelotto. com. These two sites allow the player a chance to play in both La Primitive lottery and other well-known lotteries.

The payment methods a player can use to purchase tickets includes MasterCard, Visa, Neteller, and Skrill. When using these payment methods make sure that the name on the account matches the name on the ticket. This will make the payment process quicker.

Prize Levels

There are 7 levels or tiers to the La Primitiva lottery jackpot that are all designed to distribute small amounts.

Tier 1
All 6 numbers and R number are matched. If this happens, the player receives an extra bonus amount.

Tier 2
All 6 numbers are matched that pays a maximum amount of €1.7 million.

Tier 3
Only 5 numbers and the bonus number are matched.

Tier 4
Only 5 winning numbers are matched.

Tier 5
Only 4 winning numbers are matched.

Tier 6
Only 3 winning numbers are matched.

Tier 7
If you only match the chosen R number, the lottery will refund the price of their ticket.

Two Jackpot Types

La Primitiva has 2 jackpots, the regular jackpot, and the special jackpot. Winners of the regular jackpot consist of players who only match the 6 initial numbers. The winner of the special jackpot includes those players who have matched all 6 numbers as well as the bonus R number.

To date, the La Primitiva’s highest jackpot recorded was €101,724, 559 and was won in 2015 by a single lottery ticket.

Then, the jackpot got up to €73 million in 2014. This jackpot was won by two tickets.

Conclusion

If you decide to play the La Primitiva lottery, you will have great odds of winning something. Along with a great strategy, you could easily win the jackpot. With the tax requirement being the only downside, you will still have a substantial amount of prize winnings if you use an online lottery site that is licensed.