Illinois Ag Daily Fantasy Sports Contests Are Illegal Gambling
Lisa Madigan, the state’s attorney general, issued an opinion Wednesday that said daily fantasy sports betting “plays a game of chance or skill for money,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. MORE: How DFS ruined one man’s life | DFS banned in New York Illinois is the fourth-largest DFS market, making up about five percent of paying customers, according to Eilers Research. Madigan said the proposal is pending legislation that would exempt daily fantasy sports under that law....