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.

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

Lottery Reportedly Set to Post First Ever Annual Loss in its 67-Year History
SPAIN (December 13, 2005) – Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE), the Spanish association for blind and partially sighted people, is reportedly set to post this year the first ever annual losses of its 67-year history.............................Subscribers

Ingenico Opts for Hand Held Products' Image Engines for Spanish Lottery
WARRINGTON, United Kingdom (September 21, 2005) -- Hand Held Products, the worldwide leader in image-based data collection solutions, has sold a large quantity of IT4010 scan engines to...................Subscribers

Spanish Lottery Allocates 10% of Turnover to Community Services
MADRID, Spain (September 21, 2005) -- Last year, the Spanish organisation for the blind, ONCE, allocated €220m euros, approximately 10 per cent of its turnover from lotteries, to...................Subscribers

ONCE to Launch Scratchcards in Spain
MADRID, Spain (July 26, 2005) -- Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE), the Spanish association for blind and partially sighted people, is to launch Spain's first ever scratchcard lottery game................................Subscribers

Man Wins Six Year Fight to Claim ONCE Lottery Prize
MADRID, Spain (March 18, 2005) - A Spaniard has won a six-year court battle to claim the equivalent of about US$50,000 from a winning lottery ticket that went through a washing machine and came out in pieces................................Subscribers

Spanish Lottery Agents Fall Victim to Counterfeiters
MADRID, Spain (January 30, 2005) -- Counterfeiters in Spain are using fake Euro notes to cheat blind or severely vision-impaired vendors of lottery tickets, a Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE)..........................Subscribers

Illegal Spanish Lotteries Generate €108m Euro Per Year
MADRID, Spain (January 6, 2005) -- Sources of Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE), the Spanish organisation for blind and partially-sighted people, have revealed that some 39 associations and federations operate almost 30 illegal lotteries in Spain............................Subscribers