Bookies investigate betting by ‘Bake Off’ production staff

Ladbrokes said it will consider whether to allow betting on future series of The Great British Bake Off after claims that workers linked to the show were placing bets on this year’s winner.

The bookmaker is investigating wagers from 42 gambling accounts with alleged links to BBC staff and Love Productions, the company behind the hit series, according to The Sun.

A total of 529 bets, potentially worth about £10,000, were placed through the accounts that were created ahead of the pre-recorded final, which airs on BBC One tonight, the newspaper reported.