At a time when the scrutiny of prediction markets seems to be increasing, Polymarket has withdrawn a wager based on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes playing in his team’s Week 1 game against the Broncos.
Via David Purdum of ESPN, Polymarket self-certified the wager on Tuesday. The company withdrew it the next day .
A Polymarket source told Purdum on Friday that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked Polymarket and other prediction market operators to remove such wagers. Polymarket did.
Kalshi, as of Friday, continued to offer the wager.
The NFL has objected to prediction markets based on injuries. The league told ESPN that it regards…
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