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🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The winners of the controversial Gordo in Villamanín queue up: "Families are destroyed over 3,000 euros"

Winners of the controversial Gordo lottery in Villamanín express frustration over the payout process and its implications on family dynamics.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Commission deposits 36 million from lottery tickets and prepares a website for winners to register

The Villamanín Festival Commission has deposited 36 million euros from Christmas lottery earnings and is setting up a website for winners to register their tickets.

Jan 12 • 14:19 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Commission opens a bank account to channel the prize payment "with all guarantees and control"

The Villamanín Festival Commission has established a bank account to ensure secure handling and registration of prize payments.

Jan 12 • 13:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The ‘Niño’ revives the controversy over lottery tickets: questions and answers after the Villamanín case

The ‘Niño’ lottery draw, distributing 770 million in prizes, has reignited debates regarding the validity of lottery tickets following recent events in the village of Villamanín.

Jan 6 • 04:40 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Child's Lottery distributes 770 million on Epiphany after a tumultuous Christmas with the Gordo in Villamanín

The Extraordinary Child Lottery on Epiphany distributes 770 million euros, capping a turbulent holiday season influenced by the recent Gordo lottery in the small village of Villamanín.

Jan 4 • 10:14 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The Lottery of Villamanín: When Winning the Big Prize Means Losing Your Calm

The small town of Villamanín is overwhelmed by media attention following a lottery win, leading to community exhaustion and calls for preserving neighborly coexistence.

Jan 4 • 01:58 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Commission creates an association and documents the custody of the awarded tickets

The festival commission of Villamanín has established an association to ensure the orderly management and secure handling of prize-winning lottery tickets from the Christmas Lottery.

Jan 3 • 12:15 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Commission creates an association to manage the conflict with the Gordo

The Villamanín Festival Commission has formed an association to address issues arising from the unofficial lottery tickets related to the Gordo prize, which involved four million euros.

Jan 3 • 09:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

The Lost and Found Lottery of Villamanín

The article reflects on the emotional rollercoaster of winning and losing through the lens of a childhood memory related to a lottery win.

Jan 3 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The Villamanín City Council calls for "prudence and rigor" before the conflict generated by the Christmas Gordo

The Villamanín City Council has urged its residents for prudence and rigor amidst controversy surrounding the Christmas lottery Gordo prize, clarifying its willingness to assist doesn't imply legal responsibility.

Jan 2 • 14:48 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Let those who build community not give up

The article expresses support for the youth of Villamanín's festival committee, urging them to persevere amidst adversity in memory of Robe Iniesta and antifascism, coupled with New Year wishes.

Jan 2 • 04:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Our village won £29 million on the lottery but the dream soon turned into a nightmare

Residents of Villamanín in northwestern Spain, who won £29 million in a Christmas lottery, faced disaster as some lost their winnings due to an error.

Jan 1 • 10:06 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The other four 'fake' Christmas winners ended up with 22-year prison sentences or awarded individuals who died without collecting

Recent revelations have highlighted that four individuals involved in a 'fake' Christmas lottery scandal in Spain received hefty prison sentences or died before claiming their winnings, marking a troubling pattern in lottery-related fraud.

Jan 1 • 03:43 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Various collectives and businesses donate lottery tickets to the Villamanín festival committee

Various festival committees, collectives, and hospitality businesses support a charitable initiative by donating lottery tickets for the upcoming Niño draw, with potential winnings aimed at covering the prize payment for winning tickets from the Gordo Christmas lottery.

Jan 1 • 03:27 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Christmas Tale

The article reflects on the situation in Villamanín, drawing parallels with a Christmas story and highlighting themes of morality and societal division.

Jan 1 • 02:14 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

Villamanín and the Importance of Not Confusing Being Good with Being Foolish

The article discusses the significance of distinguishing between being kind-hearted and being foolish, referencing ideas on the nature of wealth and its perception.

Dec 31 • 19:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Commission reacts to the outrage in the town and enables a digital tool to channel the complaints of the winners

The Villamanín Festival Commission is addressing community outrage by developing a digital platform to manage complaints related to the mishap involving the Christmas Lottery winners.

Dec 31 • 15:55 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Committee prepares a channel to communicate with the Gordo winners and asks for 'patience and understanding'

The Villamanín Festival Committee is setting up a communication channel for the Gordo lottery winners due to recent controversies surrounding the prize distribution.

Dec 31 • 12:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

Tired of So Much Polarization

Readers express their frustrations about the pressure to have opinions on various issues, including the housing crisis, the controversy surrounding Gordo in Villamanín, and the addiction to social media.

Dec 31 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The scandal in Villamanín worries lottery sellers: 'It will happen again if we don't prohibit shares'

Lottery sellers express concern over a scandal in Villamanín, with differing opinions on whether to prohibit participations to prevent future issues.

Dec 31 • 03:17 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

Small town, big prize, big hell

The article discusses the potential for Spanish filmmakers to create stories based on the lottery chaos in the town of Villamanín, reflecting on how it could turn into either a light-hearted comedy or a more serious narrative.

Dec 30 • 20:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Villamanín is in limbo after the lottery crisis waiting to decide what to do with the Gordo: for now, there are no complaints

The festival commission of the small municipality of Villamanín is facing a controversy over selling 50 lottery tickets that were not officially accounted for and is seeking an agreement on how to proceed with the situation.

Dec 30 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

God Protect Us from Money

The article discusses the chaotic situation in Villamanín related to money, invoking the imagery of the lottery, reflecting on the darker implications of wealth in life.

Dec 30 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Gordo War in Villamanín: "Today in the supermarket there were almost punches"

The town of Villamanín is embroiled in controversy after selling more lottery tickets than they had purchased for the Gordo Christmas Lottery, leading to tensions among residents.

Dec 29 • 22:52 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The controversial Gordo de Villamanín: the City Council offers to mediate

The Villamanín City Council expressed its regret over the current situation affecting the municipality and announced its offer to mediate in the ongoing controversy.

Dec 29 • 20:22 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

How does the ballot system work? Is the lottery seller responsible? The procedure of Villamanín after what happened with El Gordo

The article discusses the functioning of the lottery ticket system and highlights the responsibilities of lottery sellers following a mistake made by a youth committee in Villamanín after selling lottery tickets.

Dec 29 • 18:12 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

El Gordo is detrimental to Villamanín: "It has divided the town and revived old family grievances"

The town of Villamanín has been divided by the lottery blunder that failed to register ticket shares worth four million in prizes, causing conflict among residents.

Dec 29 • 08:37 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The members of the Festival Commission of Villamanín deliver their tickets and cover the lack of two million

Members of the Festival Commission in Villamanín, León, deliver their winning lottery tickets to cover a two million deficit, with the mayor expressing hope for a resolution for all winning residents.

Dec 28 • 12:25 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

What happens if just one of the winners of the Gordo in Villamanín decides to sue?

Experts consulted by EL PAÍS indicate that the agreement voted on between the Festival Committee and the winners is not legally valid, raising questions about the implications of a potential lawsuit by a single winner.

Dec 28 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The 'villamanín' of Palencia with the Gordo in 1986: "They bought minks and had to return them the next day"

Teodoro García Pajares recalls the day in 1986 when his neighborhood in Palencia celebrated winning the Gordo lottery but faced regret due to overspending, paralleling a recent similar situation in Villamanín, León.

Dec 28 • 02:45 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Villamanín (León) confronts lottery ticket issue: commission gives up prize in exchange for not being sued

The organizers of the Villamanín festivities are negotiating with winners over the missing 4 million euros from the Gordo lottery tickets they sold, with a vote showing overwhelming support for the agreement despite two residents willing to take legal action.

Dec 27 • 12:47 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Big Losers of the Christmas Lottery in Villamanín, 15 Young People Aged 18 to 25: "Today We Lost Friends"

A group of 15 young volunteers in Villamanín, León, faced disappointment as they renounced their winnings in the Christmas lottery to correct a previous mistake, expressing their sadness over the village's decline.

Dec 27 • 07:43 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Villamanín, a village shattered by the Gordo: part of the prize is ceded to rectify the sale of excess shares

The village of Villamanín, with a population of only 900, faces unrest after discovering discrepancies related to the lottery tickets they thought had won €80,000 in the Christmas lottery, leading to a large assembly to address the situation.

Dec 26 • 22:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Villamanín agreement over the unclaimed 'Gordo' prize: festival committee yields over two million for the peace of the town

In Villamanín, a festival committee has agreed to cede over two million from an unclaimed lottery prize to resolve a dispute among villagers who bought tickets.

Dec 26 • 12:56 UTC

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