Loteria Nacional has excellent winning odds that outshine many of the world's biggest lotteries: more than 1 in 3 tickets will win a prize! The odds of the winning the first prize are 1:100,000, and there are 37, 151 ways to ways to win in every raffle draw!

Loteria has been played as a game of chance, as a pastime, and for educational purposes. Because the Loteria cards include the name of the pictured character, they are used to teach reading, writing, history, and social values. Many bilingual teachers use the game as a teaching tool in the United States.