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Investigation underway after MILLIONS put on BRIAN to win, minutes from final.

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An investigation is underway by premium phone regulator ICSTIS and the UK Gambling Commission after almost £1,000,000 was put on Big Brother finalist Brian Belo to win, despite odds as high as 6/1.

In the 20 minutes since the beginning of the second Channel 4 show thousands of pounds backing Brian to take the Big Brother
eight crown, including one bet of almost £48,000, resulted in odds being forced as low as 5/6 by online bookmaker, Paddy Power.

Sam and Amanda Merchant were favourites with odds as short as 1/9

Internet forums have been bombarded by posts from disgruntled fans of the show claiming the bookmakers fixed the result with thousands of calls for Brian to make up for previous losses throughout the series.

Earlier this week Ladbrokes spokesman Nick Weinberg talked about how a twins win would cause havoc for the industry: “we stand to take a hammering.”

He continued: “We’re bracing ourselves for the darkest day in reality TV history. If the twins win it’ll be the worst result since BB began.”

The bookie added that the series had been a disaster for bookies, as punters had come up trumps against them at almost every single eviction night due to predictable votes.

Mr Weinberg said: “It has been a three-month tale of woe for bookies.”