Mumbai: Bigg Boss is becoming bigger and better day by day and has Rs. 150 crore is on stake in the betting market.
As per bookies based in Mumbai and UAE, where the show is popular because of actor Salman Khan, Gauhar Khan and Tanisha Mukherjee are surprisingly the favorites to win the Bigg Boss 7 title and Rs. 50 Lakh price money. The buzz in the market is that around Rs. 150 crore are already on stake of the bookies.
“A lot of our bookies are busy with the Cricket test between India Vs South Africa. The hype for Bigg Boss has coaxed bookies to already accepted bets worth Rs. 150 odd crores mainly coming from UAE, and Bangladesh,” says bookie on basis of anonymity.
As per the bookmakers, the lowest bet is on Gauhar Khan at 50 Paisa making her the favorite in the betting market. She is followed by Ajaz Khan at 90 Paisa, Tanisha Mukerjee at Rs. 1.80 Paisa and wrestler Sangram Singh at Rs. 2.50 paisa.
“We are anticipating a close contest between Gauhar and Tanisha while Sangram might also come into the zone. Surprisingly, Sangram and Tanisha were favorites till last evening but now Gauhar has suddenly resurfaced as the most favorite contestant with 50 Paisa bhav,” adds another bookie active in the city.
