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Polymarket removes bets on outcome of Cornell sexual assault case
The online predictions market platform Polymarket has removed a contract that allowed users to bet on whether any of the seven men accused of sexually assaulting or exploiting a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony sex…
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Polymarket removed a contract that let users bet on whether any of the seven men accused of sexually assaulting or exploiting a Cornell student in 2024 would be charged with a felony sex crime. The market had attracted more than $450,000 in wagers before it was taken down. The contract had been live since Sept. 30 and was scheduled to close on Jan. 31. Polymarket’s U.S. exchange is overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which prohibits trading on activities deemed unlawful under federal or state law.
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