Lottery

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “Lottery lawyer” Jason Kurland promised his clients protection from swindlers but he ended up swindling them himself, a federal judge said Thursday as he sentenced Kurland to 13 years in federal prison for defrauding clients out of more than $107 million. “They were lucky winners, but when they got […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tvonia Thomas said that scratch-off lotto games were consuming every aspect of her life in Virginia. Even though she rarely won big jackpots, Thomas told ABC News Live that the rush of going out to the convenience store for those tickets was stronger than the urge to eat a meal. […]