The removal follows pressure from activists who targeted athlete and celebrity endorsers of the platform, including NBA star LeBron James. Polymarket is currently facing criticism from public interest groups for facilitating bets on the legal outcomes of a sexual assault case.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Polymarket Deletes Cornell Rape Case Bets After Celebrity Backlash
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Seven male defendants accused of raping a student at Cornell University were the focus of a prediction market that has now been deleted. The contract allowed users to wager on whether any of the accused would be charged with a felony sex crime and generated $451K in trading volume before its removal. Traders had priced the probability of a felony charge at 28% at the time of the shutdown.
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