230 ILCS 45/25-120.1: Definitions.

As used in Sections 25-120 through 25-120.8:

"Adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts" means the total gross entry fees collected from fantasy contest participants in the State, less the in-state participant pro rata share of the total cash prizes paid to any participants in those contests.

"Entry fee" means a nonrefundable cash fee that is paid by or on behalf of a participant, or any other entry method obtained for monetary consideration by the participant and set in advance by a fantasy contest operator granting the participant the right to participate in a fantasy contest.

"Fantasy contest" means an online contest of skill between 2 or more participants with an entry fee where:

(1) the values of all prizes offered to a winning participant are established and made known to the participant in advance of the contest;

(2) all winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the participant;

(3) the participant assembles, owns, or manages a fictional entry or roster of actual professional or amateur athletes, in real-world sports events, or other event or competition of relative skill authorized by the Board;

(4) a participant competes for prizes awarded by a fantasy contest operator based on terms and conditions published by the fantasy contest operator and made known to the participant in advance of the contest;

(5) winning outcomes are determined solely by clearly preestablished, objective scoring criteria based on one or more statistical results of the performance of an individual athlete, including, but not limited to, a fantasy score; and

(6) no winning outcome is entirely based on the score, point spread, or any performance of any single actual team or combination of teams or solely on any single performance of an individual athlete or player in any single actual event.

"Fantasy contest" does not include pool sports wagering conducted in accordance with subsection (i) of Section 25-25 of the Sports Wagering Act, single-participant contests played against a fantasy contest operator, or contests without an entry fee.

"Fantasy contest operator" means a person or entity that offers fantasy contests to members of the public. "Fantasy contest operator" does not include an Internet service provider or a provider of mobile data services merely as a result of that entity's transporting general traffic that may include a fantasy contest.

"Large fantasy contest operator" means a fantasy contest operator that had more than 7,500 patrons over the preceding 365-day period.

"Participant" means an individual who participates in a fantasy contest offered by a fantasy contest operator.

"Small fantasy contest operator" means a fantasy contest operator that had 7,500 or fewer patrons over the preceding 365-day period.