Legal Opinion
Dew-Becker v. Wu
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 14, 2018No. 1-17-1675PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Connors
*623 ¶ 1 Plaintiff, Colin Dew-Becker, appeals the trial court's decision in favor of defendant, Andrew Wu, after a bench trial. Plaintiff argues that in reaching its decision, the trial court erroneously interpreted section 28-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (hereinafter the Illinois Loss Recovery Act 1 or Act), ( 720 ILCS 5/28-8 (West 2014) ), which provides a cause of action for damages to the loser of certain illegal bets against the winner of the bets. The trial court determined that this section of the Act does not allow recovery when the gambling is conducted through a third-party *88 *624 website,…
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- Goldfine v. Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum & PerlmanIllinois Supreme Court · 2014
- Phillips v. Double Down Interactive LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
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3Cited by2 opinions
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