Talk:ONCE
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The article begins by saying that ONCE "is a Spanish national charity lottery". While ONCE is certainly most strongly associated with the lottery, is that the extent of their operations or are they first and foremost a charity for the blind whose lottery has come to dominate their activities and public profile? The article seems to suggest that ONCE was founded as a lottery and has been that way from its inception, so I suppose the answer would be no, but it seems a bit odd that something called the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles is just a lottery and not a charity that happens to run a lottery. Perhaps the article needs a bit more on ONCE's work with the blind, or are they simply a lottery operator who have a historical connection with blind charitable activities? — Trilobite 19:50, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] article in general and fiddly bits
Am currently in the process of tidying up this article and have made some minor and major changes. In consultation with senior managers at ONCE, am substituting the English word "coupon", which should be translated as "lottery ticket" for the Spanish original cupón as it is indeed a unique product. Please bear with me if the required changes are slow in appearing. 83.191.84.126 17:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] cycling team
Have eliminated the following text as it bears no relationship to the ONCE: In 2004, the team continued with new sponsorship under Manolo Saiz's leadership as the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. In 2006, Liberty Seguros withdrew its sponsorship after the team's directeur sportif and many of its riders were linked to a major doping scheme. The team picked up sponsorship from a group of Kazakhstan businessmen and became Team Astana-Würth; after the team was barred from the 2006 Tour de France due to the doping case, Würth pulled its sponsorship. The team now continues as Astana Team.83.191.57.213 17:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
