Three Virgin Media employees have been caught using inside information to place more than £16,000 in bets on the hit TV talent show The X Factor.The trio were found to have abused their access to Virgin's data on voting patterns to make "unfair" bets on which contestants would be eliminated from the ITV programme last year.
The scam was unearthed by a Gambling Commission investigation, launched after bookmaker Betfair reported suspicious betting activity between October and November.
The probe, which concluded on Thursday, resulted in the bets being voided while the staff involved have been dismissed. There is no evidence that the integrity of the public voting or the shows involved were compromised, the commission said.
But the commission has consulted with Ofcom, which has been working with Virgin Media to ensure steps are taken to prevent the scam recurring.
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