Big Brother betting

Arguments, tears, drunken flirting, the diary room and crazy tasks all conspire to make Big Brother the must see TV show every year. Arguably the best TV show and the father of the reality TV show genre the show has captured the imagination of the viewing and betting public like no other.

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The show gets the nation talking and also stimulates a lot of betting interest. Betfair offers odds that are 20% better than high St bookmakers and is worth checking out if you’re considering Big Brother betting.

Big Brother shuts away contestants from the outside world. They are filmed 24/7 and the housemates must wear a microphone at all times. The contestants have to vote to put each other up for eviction and perform tasks, which leads to an emotionally charged environment that frequently goes off with a bang. The viewing public gets to vote off the contestants they don’t like. It is this unpredictable voting system that lies at the heart of Big Brother betting.

The show started life in Holland and exploded onto English screens in 2000 gaining a massive audience straight away. Who can forget the tearful confession of “Nasty Nick” after he was caught cheating or the broad smile of Craig as he was crowned winner and promised to give away his £60,000 pound prize?

Since then there have been more Big Brothers. The last BB 5 saw transsexual Nadia triumph over the other 12 contestants and she has since gone on to start a career in pop music. Many of the contestants have found celebrity status after their time in the house, a fact which no doubt explains why the producers are inundated with applications for every series.

Big Brother betting can be undertaken several ways on Betfair, you can place bets in the traditional way by Backing or you can offer odds, known as Laying. By offering Big Brother odds you are taking on other punters head to head.

Betfair has also introduced the fast paced in-play Big Brother betting which means you can play as the event is live. There is a time delay between the bet is processed in order to protect bettors who wish to cancel or edit a bet if something dramatic happens. This is the only difference between in-play and normal betting. So you can compete with other punters over who you think will get slung out, who’ll get nominated and who you think will stay the course.

Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother 7 promises to inspire more Big Brother betting but without a good look at the contestants it is impossible to arrive at a betting strategy. But you can bet on the fact the contestants will be a mixed bunch and chances are they’ll want to be famous.

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