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Police contacted over bets that exactly predicted Ballon d'Or top five
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Twelve accounts on Polymarket, a US crypto-based betting site, put over $264,000 on the result and made nearly $200,000 in winnings, according to French outlet Upside. France Football, which has run the Ballon d'Or since 1956, opened an investigation and has also contacted the police. Upside's co-founder Raphaël Pautard says seven of the accounts had never placed any other bets.
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