When I realized I was arriving in Barcelona on Saturday afternoon, that is, after the annual Christmas Lottery draw [always on December 22nd, one of the most important lottery events in Spain, everybody plays, I mean everybody], I thought it was a bummer I couldn't play. Until I remembered the Internet lottery sale service offered by La Bruixa d'Or, [The Golden Witch, link goes to the English page] which is the most famous lottery vendor in Spain. And yes, there I could buy a ticket to play, even though I am in New York, and I am now the proud owner of a one-tenth part of the number 76071. Wish me luck!
[La Bruixa d'Or became famous because it's in a city called Sort, which means "luck" in Catalan. They foresaw very early the power of the Internet, and they started selling lottery online a few years ago. Thanks to that, they are now the vendor which sells more lottery in the whole country, even though Sort has a population of about 2,000, and obviously, by sheer force of numbers, they get a piece of the price almost every year. This only helps its popularity...]
