Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Gambling
The loser of a head-to-head contest on a daily fantasy sports (DFS) website may not recover money lost to the winner of the contest under Section 28-8(a) of the Criminal Code. Because the outcomes of head-to-head DFS contests are predominately skill based, Plaintiff was not engaged in "gambling" with Defendant as required under Section 28-8(a). (KILBRIDE, GARMAN, THEIS, and NEVILLE, concurring; KARMEIER, dissenting.)