Wayne and Mia are friends in Idaho,where gambling is illegal and they are aware of it.Wayne and Mia bet $1,000 on which day Paradise Creek will flood its banks.They have no financial interest in Paradise Creek.Wayne wins this bet.Mia pays Wayne the $1,000,but later that day,regrets it and sues Wayne to get her $1,000 back.The court would probably rule in favor of:
A) Mia,since gambling was illegal.
B) Mia,because a bet is considered to a form of an implied-in-fact contract.
C) Wayne,because he won the bet fair and square,so the court will enforce the wager.
D) Wayne,since the court will "leave the parties where it finds them" in cases like this.
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