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Jun
21st
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Amusing / worrying search terms.

I’m happy to report “Do professional gamblers win” just lead a (hopefully) satisfied searcher to us.  I do tend to think that the answer is in the question though.

More worrying, is the fact that we were also visited by someone searching for “I just lost a lot of money gambling”, whoever you are, take a break, or better still, stop!

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Betfair fail to suspend the Safina v Tanasugarn match as it is won.  Risk free money for those faster than the people supposedly protecting us.

Betfair fail to suspend the Safina v Tanasugarn match as it is won. Risk free money for those faster than the people supposedly protecting us.

Jun
20th
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Federer’s price moves 2.18 to 2.28 after the draw.

Trying to figure out how this price has been arrived at, seeing as his potential Semi Final match just became 20% harder to win. How would you price up matches with Djokovic and Nadal? Answers on a postcard please!

The market seems to expect 1.36 v Djokovic and 1.5 v Nadal, both way too short in my opinion. It’ll be interesting to see if Roger’s outright price will lengthen during the tournament if these two keep winning.

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You would have to say that Federer will be having more restless nights than Nadal with this draw. He has Monfils, the Australian Open finalist,
— Wimbledon.org 11:25am 20th June (you have to wonder how they got the job..)
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Men’s Wimbledon Winner market an hour after the draw.

Men’s Wimbledon Winner market an hour after the draw.

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Federer finds Djokovic in his half.

..Is the big news from the Wimbledon draw, they will meet in the Semi’s if they both get there… Leaves the path relatively clear for Rafa Nadal to the final.

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10.06pm: The men’s draw has now started. The positions of the seeds have now been determined. Nadal is in the same half of the draw as Nadal.
— Wimbledon.org 20th June (later edited)
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Men’s Wimbledon Winner market before the draw.

Men’s Wimbledon Winner market before the draw.

Jun
19th
Thu
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