Overview

• Lotero José Pastor says a retailer keeps €0.90 from each €20 Christmas décimo, with €19.10 going to the State.
• Christmas sales carry a 4.5% commission versus about 5.9% on other games, with prize-payment handling referenced at 2.5% up to €310,000.
• Administrations receive no extra commission for selling winning tickets, gaining only publicity from big prizes.
• Opening and operating a shop requires at least €50,000 upfront, licence transfers that can reach €450,000, and level‑3 security measures such as armored glass, cameras and certified alarms.
• Pastor cites typical annual turnover of around €90,000 for small shops and €140,000–€150,000 with two employees, noting commissions were frozen for 17 years with only a 0.25% uptick and predicting a shift toward mixed retail points to remain viable.