Bookies expect £100 million Wimbledon Betting Bonanza
June 22, 2008 by mbates
William Hill are expecting up to £100 million to be staked during the Wimbledon fortnight with Hills already receiving bets of up to £30,000 on Roger Federer and £11,000 on Rafa Nadal. The hopes of Britain lie with the Scottish player Andy Murray who is showing odds of 9/4 to make the quarter finals.
“Wimbledon is by far the biggest betting tournament of the year with William Hill expecting to turnover double the nearest rival the French Open. At present a Nadal victory is the worst result for the bookies, who have six figure liabilities on the Spaniard but a good run for Andy Murray will create a million pound plus liabilitie on the British number 1,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
Betting on the women’s singles final is a completely different affair, Hills have taken more money on the confirmation of the existence of the Loch Ness monster than they have for a British girl to win Wimbledon, a female British winner is currently on odds of 1000/1.
