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The Spanish National Organisation of the Blind is a
public law corporation with 59,408 affiliates, as of December 31st 2000, broken
down into 30,262 men and 29,146 women. Membership of the Organisation is open
to Spanish blind and seriously visually impaired persons, whose visual acuity
or field of vision is less than or equal to ten per cent of the normal values.
The ONCE was founded on December 13th 1938 and, since 1982, its members
have democratically elected their leaders every four years.
The ONCE's
principal source of income is a lottery that the ONCE itself runs through a
state concession, thanks to which it is able to carry out all the good social
work the institution undertakes. The 'coupon' (the popular name for this
lottery) provides a decent, stable job for 23,000 salespersons, 15,000 of whom
are blind and visually impaired affiliates, while the rest are persons with
other disabilities. The 'coupon' accounts for over 11% of the total Spanish
gaming market.
 ONCE Devotes Supercupón October
4 to the Royal Society to Mark the Centenary of the Club
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (September 17, 2009) -- The National Organization of
Spanish Blind (ONCE) will dedicate the coupon for the drawing Supercupón
Sunday, October 4 at the Real Sociedad on the occasion of its
centennial..................Subscribers
Government Warns of
Major Slowdown in the Sale of Tickets for Christmas Lottery
MADRID, Spain (August 26, 2009) -- The much hyped economic crisis seems to
have reached the most deeply rooted traditions. The Christmas lottery, which
every summer brings the sale in Elche has experienced a major slowdown in
sales.....................Subscribers
ONCE Reports Lower Sales
in Malaga for 2008
MALAGA, Spain (August 25, 2009) -- La
National Organization of Spanish Blind (ONCE) entered €105 million Euros
in sales in 2008 in Malaga, or 2.79 percent less than in 2007, and has
allocated half of this amount, some fifty million-a prize.................Subscribers
Fourty Residents of Yecla Share ONCE Lottery Win
SPAIN (July 29, 2008) -- Congratulations to some of the
residents of Yecla in Murcia who are sharing out €2.7 million Euro won in
the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE)
lottery................Subscribers
ONCE to Sell Lottery
‘Coupons’ Over the Internet from April 1
MADRID,
Spain (January 21, 2008) -- The Government has given permission to the Spanish
Blind Organization Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles
(ONCE) to sell their lottery ‘coupon’ over the internet
............Subscribers
ONCE Launches Offensive
Against Online Gambling
La Once lanza una
ofensiva contra el juego online en Espana
SPAIN (July 16,
2007) -- Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE), the
Spanish association for the blind, has launched an offensive for the Spanish
government to regulate online sports gambling and betting............Subscribers
The Commission Takes
Spain to the Court of Justice Over its Discriminatory Taxation of Lottery
Winnings
BRUSSELS, Belgium (July 6, 2007) -- The European
Commission has decided to refer Spain to the European Court of Justice for the
way in which lottery winnings are taxed.............Subscribers
Lotteries in Germany and
Spain Certified
BASEL, Switzerland (June 1, 2006) --
Germany's Nordwest Lotto und Toto Hamburg
and ONCE of Spain have achieved WLA certification for their security and risk
management systems.........Subscribers
Spanish Lottery to
Generate €152 Million from New Game
MADRID, Spain (May
12, 2006) -- This Monday, Organización Nacional de Ciegos
Españoles (ONCE), the Spanish organization for the blind, partially
sighted & people with other disabilities........Subscribers
ONCE Awards Oberthur
Gaming Technologies Contract for Its New National Lottery
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (April 4, 2006) -- Oberthur Gaming Technologies
(“OGT”) is pleased to communicate the recent decision of ONCE, the
Spain's blind and visually impaired social association, to award a one-year
contract with a possible one-year extension..........Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.1
Spanish Lottery
Introduces Measures to Stem Losses and Boost Flagging
Sales
MADRID, Spain (January 1, 2006) -- The Spanish
National Organisation of the Blind, Organización Nacional de Ciegos
Españoles (ONCE), is reportedly facing a new year full of challenges as
it records the first ever loss in its 67-year history..........Subscribers
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