Crazy Poker Lawsuit in Illinois

You are not going to believe this. Illinois has some sick legislation, and as it turns out, many other states have too. Scott Crespo is suing some winning Illinois players on the basis of an old code that says all money above $50 lost gambling can be sued back.

That's right. If you lose more than $50 playing poker, you can sue your money back, according to this code. But Mr Crespo didn't say he lost money to the people he sued, oh no. The code also says, that if after 6 months the loser does not sue the winners for the lost money, anyone can. This is exactly what the Mr Crespo (who is a lawyer in Florida by the way) does.

Here's the relevant part from the concerning law:

"Sec. 28-8. Gambling losses recoverable. (a) Any person who by gambling shall lose to any other person, any sum of money or thing of value, amounting to the sum of $50 or more and shall pay or deliver the same or any part thereof, may sue for and recover the money or other thing of value, so lost and paid or delivered, in a civil action against the winner thereof, with costs, in the circuit court.

(b) If within 6 months, such person who under the terms of Subsection 28-8(a) is entitled to initiate action to recover his losses does not in fact pursue his remedy, any person may initiate a civil action against the winner."

The winners are players based in Illinois, Andy Seth (BKice), Moshin Charania (chicagocards1), Faraz Jaka (the-toliet 0 ), Benjamin LeFew (chong94), Ravi Raghavan (govshark2), Tyler Reiman (puffinmypurp) and Kevin Saul (belowabove) can expect to turn up at the court defending themselves, no matter how ridiculous the case is.

The sued players have already contacted the Poker Player Alliance, and PPA assured them they will handle their case with increased attention.

I think I agree with the user called 'macgyverlol' at TwoPlusTwo forums, who says: "Defendants should move for summary judgement. Plaintiff should get a life."