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Is This Purpose Legal?

The final requirement of a valid contract is that it must be made for a legal purpose. Consider the following situation:

You and Tommy made a $100 bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl. After your team won, Tommy refused to pay you the $100.

Based on the information that you have learned in your reading, write a 250-word paper that answers the following questions about the situation described above:

Could you legally sue Tommy?

Why or why not? Be sure to support your conclusion with facts, definitions, and/or examples.

If you have not already done so, clearly explain what constitutes legal and illegal gambling.

Submit your paper by Sunday December 25, 2016.

Support your work with proper APA citations from the Learning Resources and any other sources.