Great British Bake Off bets halted by Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes has actually halted banking on BBC reveal the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers triggered fears the winner's name may have been dripped.

"A run of bets" was placed for one candidate, lots of at stores in the Ipswich area, the bookie said.
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It is not known which baker prompted the flurry or whether any participants have connections with the Suffolk town.
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The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday evening.
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It is the 6th series of the program, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Every week the amateur bakers are expected to take on a baking challenge, with very little directions, and present a "signature meal".

'Soggy bottom'
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The bookie stated a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 entrants whose odds began at 12/1 and were lowered to 6/1, 3/1 and then evens.

"We provided costs on Monday and, nearly before the ink was dry, an uncommon number of punters remained in a rush to back just one candidate," David Williams of .

"On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the same one-way traffic. That was enough to set our alarm bells ringing and, as a safety measure, we suspended our betting.

"Hopefully, we'll return up with revised chances quicker instead of later, but we didn't desire to get captured with our trousers pulled down and a soggy bottom, so we have actually decided to kick back up until we are reassured that Bake Off hasn't gone off already.

"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one contestant at the expense of everybody else that can be an indication to suspend wagering for a bit to evaluate the situation," he added.
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Several of the bets placed were the maximum the bookmaker would take for wagers made on the program's result, and 90% were placed on one candidate.
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The suspension would not impact bets currently placed, the company said.

The very first participant to be knocked out of the competitors on Wednesday evening 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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