# Polymarket Cuts Cornell Wager Contract

> Polymarket removes contract allowing users to wager on Cornell rape accused men's charges.
- Title: Polymarket Cuts Cornell Wager Contract · The Boston Globe
- Summary: Polymarket removes contract allowing users to wager on Cornell rape accused men's charges. Polymarket removed a prediction market contract that let users…
- Keywords: polymarket, cornell, rape, wager, felony, sex crime, prediction market, cornell student, news, local, Cuts, Contract
- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/nation/polymarket-cornell-wager
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- Topics: polymarket, cornell, rape, wager, felony, sex crime, prediction market, cornell student, news, local
## Polymarket removes Cornell wager contract
Polymarket removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony…
## Market closed with $450k volume
The market had more than $450,000 in volume before it was taken off Polymarket’s international platform.
## US regulator bans unlawful trading
The company’s US exchange is regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which bans trading related to 'activity that is unlawful under Federal or State law'.
## Polymarket removes market
Polymarket removed the market after stating its goal is to bring objective, data-driven insight to the most important questions of our time.
## Celebrity endorsements under scrutiny
LeBron James, Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, and Sue Bird have endorsement deals with Polymarket and appeared in a commercial that also included cameos by several celebrities.
## Key takeaway

Polymarket removed a prediction market contract that let users wager on whether seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 would be charged with felony sex crimes.