El Gordo is Good to a Spanish Seaside Town

Dec 23, 2015
El Gordo is Good to a Spanish Seaside Town
Spain's El Gordo lottery has appealed to an especially large number of people in Roquetas de Mar where 1,600 tickets have been sold.

The winning numbers were in a televised in a draw on December 22, 2015 with a large portion of the winners coming from the seaside town with €640m from the pot going to residents.

“I went to change money at the bank and they told me that El Gordo was won here,” said the local lottery vendor José Martín. “I told them, don't tease me.”

"I'm really happy and I congratulate all the winners," Mayor Gabriel Amat said. "It's very important for the town, especially in the difficult times we've been facing."

In other lottery related news, Scientific Games Corporation recently signed a 5-year contract for the provision of retail technology, including 725 terminals and software and maintenance services, to the Lotto-Toto GmbH Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Scientific Games already provides Lottery in Sachsen-Anhalt with instant games, a lottery central gaming system and retail terminals.

Klaus Scharrenberg, CEO, of Lotto-Toto GmbH Sachsen-Anhalt commented, “We look forward to continuing our trusted relationship with Scientific Games that began back in 1991. His colleague, Maren Sieb, CEO, added: “We want to offer our retailers and players modern technology that serves their needs in a secure and convenient way.”

Scientific Games provides various services including games, systems and retail technology innovation across 6 continents and over 150 worldwide lotteries. It is also responsible for the provision of games, technology and services to 16 German lotteries.
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