![]() The Court focused its analysis on whether the DFS contest was a “bona fide contest for the determination of skill.” After noting that the Court had not previously adopted any of the three recognized tests for determining whether a contest is one of skill or chance (the “any chance,” “material element,” or “predominate factor” tests) it adopted the predominate factor test as the most appropriate. The case was a gambling loss recovery matter where plaintiff sought to recover his losses from another player in a head-to-head DFS contest. Despite agreeing with the appellate court’s conclusion that the DFS contest at issue was not gambling, the Court disagreed with much of the appellate court’s reasoning. ![]() In a controversial decision, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that a head-to-head, daily fantasy sports (DFS) contest was predominately skill based and thus not gambling.
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