Now that December 22 is getting closer and closer, the old image of choosing a number at random or because it represents something special to you is beginning to be outdated.
In Lleida, A lottery administration wanted to join the euphoria of AI and has started using this technology to help its clients choose numbers both in the Christmas Lottery and in other draws.
This is Loterías Rosa de Ponent, the number 1 administration in Lleida, which has integrated AI-based prediction systems into its online platform. According to its own data, in the last year more than 40% of EuroMillions and La Primitiva bets have already been made using these algorithms. That is, four out of ten players no longer choose numbers at random, but with the help of technology.
The head of the business, David Masip, explains in The Economistthat AI does not promise prizes, but it does give useful information. The system analyzes which numbers have appeared the most times, which have not appeared for the longest time, which combinations are repeated the most and how the draws behave over time. With all this, create proposals adapted to the profile of each player.
Artificial intelligence has also reached the lottery
And not only in Lleida, administrations throughout the country are starting to use these tools, also with the idea of attracting new players.
In the case of Lleida, between October 2024 and November 2025, 41.6% of EuroMillions bets made through this administration’s website were generated with artificial intelligence. In La Primitiva, the figure is even higher: 42.8%. The rest is distributed between completely random bets and players who always play the same numbers.
Masip explains that the key to success is that AI does not force anything. The player is still in control. Simply, it now has suggestions based on statistics, trends, important dates or even combinations related to personal data such as birthdays or important dates.
So to speak, it seems that there is a paradigm shift and the fact that he never plays makes many rethink whether choosing the date on which he got married has any value. Now they prefer to play with their heads, so to speak.
Of course, not everything is about numerology, and AI is also playing an important role when it comes to security.. In November 2025, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs announced the creation of a predictive algorithm to detect possible cases of addiction to online gambling such as betting platforms, online casinos or poker as soon as possible.
If you detect risk patterns, you can activate alerts to prevent this from becoming a bigger problem. Of course, this control does not affect the National Lottery or traditional draws such as the Christmas Lottery, which continue to be considered low risk for addictions.
With all this, and although you probably already have your tickets safely stored for the day, the question is whether the AI will encourage more people to play or if it is really useful so that the prizes are more distributed. El Gordo will continue to be a matter of luck, but the way of choosing numbers seems to be beginning to change.