Great British Bake Off bets halted by Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes has stopped banking on BBC reveal the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers sparked worries the winner's name may have been leaked.
«A run of bets» was positioned for one entrant, lots of at shops in the Ipswich area, the bookie said.
It is not known which baker prompted the flurry or whether any entrants have connections with the Suffolk town.
The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday night.
It is the sixth series of the show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
Every week the amateur bakers are anticipated to tackle a baking obstacle, with very little guidelines, and provide a «signature dish».
'Soggy bottom'
The bookmaker stated a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 entrants whose chances started at 12/1 and were minimized to 6/1, 3/1 and after that evens.
«We provided prices on Monday and, almost before the ink was dry, an uncommon variety of punters remained in a rush to back just one candidate,» David Williams of Ladbrokes stated.
«On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the exact same one-way traffic. That was enough to set our alarm bells ringing and, as a precaution, we suspended our wagering.
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«When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one contestant at the expenditure of everybody else that can be a sign to suspend betting for a bit to assess the situation,» he included.
Several of the bets positioned were the maximum the bookie would consider wagers made on the program's result, and 90% were put on one candidate.
the yohaig code suspension would not impact bets currently positioned, the company stated.
The first participant to be knocked out of the competition on Wednesday night was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.
The 11 remaining contestants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and two from Perthshire.
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