DraftKings has prevailed in court over an Iowa man who sued the company for $14 million, and now the company wants some money from the person who filed suit.
According to a bill of costs filed July 23, DraftKings is seeking approximately $23,500 in taxable court costs from Nicholas Bavas.
In 2025, Bavas sued DraftKings and its Iowa affiliate, Crown IA Gaming, after the sportsbook voided five golf parlays that would have paid $14.2 million.
Bavas placed $325 in wagers during the weather-disrupted 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, largely selecting golfers to finish in the positions they occupied after three rounds.
Severe weather forced organizers to cancel the final round, making the 54-hole standings official. Bavas argued that his selections therefore won and that DraftKings improperly relied on ambiguous or later-modified rules to cancel the wagers and refund his stakes.
He asserted breach-of-contract and consumer-protection claims.
DraftKings maintained that its house rules permitted it to void futures wagers placed after the final shot of what ultimately became the tournament’s last round.
The case moved from Iowa state court to federal court in May 2025. On July 9, 2026, the court entered judgment for DraftKings and Crown IA Gaming, ending Bavas’s claims at the federal district-court level.
Moral of the story? Perhaps it is to be careful if you sue a sports betting company.
