Spain’s 200-year-old holiday lottery "The Fat One" delivered a hefty prize again this year, with over $2.8 billion in prizes warbled out by school children and watched live around the world.

Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery distributed a record more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday, with the lucky winners holding tickets with the number 72,480 in Logroño in La ...

For weeks, Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One", the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery.

MADRID (AP) — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One.” But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El Gordo is ...

The Christmas lottery in Costa Rica has its roots in the late 19th century. In 1892, the first El Gordo Navideño lottery draw was held under the helm of President Jose Joaquin Rodriguez. The initial ...

The country's beloved Christmas lottery, known as "El Gordo" or "the fat one", is a national event held every year on December 22, and prompts long queues outside lottery offices and public ...

TIKTOK megastar Gordo Percui has been shot dead along with his wife in a horror gang attack. The internet sensation and his partner were approached by a group of armed men who opened fire on the ...

Drug cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa have near complete control in all aspects of society, both the physical and virtual one, with many social media influencers and celebrities using their ...

YouTuber 'El Gordo Peruci' was shot dead on the night of Monday, December 9, as he was leaving his home with his wife. According to initial reports, armed men intercepted him in the 21 de Marzo ...

El Salvador has eased its pro-cryptocurrency policies to help secure a $1.4bn loan from the IMF. The president has ordered an investigation, saying the crash should not be treated as an accident ...

The move means Bitcoin will be accepted everywhere for goods and services alongside the US dollar El Salvador has become the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender in a move that has got ...