WIMBLEDON TENNIS BETTING ODDS: ANDY MURRAY

Andy Murray won his first ATP tour title when taking the SAP Open on Sunday night, having been backed at a high of 70 on Betfair. But that victory looked a million miles away when he lost the first set of the best-of-three final 6-2 to Lleyton Hewitt.

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Mon, February 20th, 2006

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
  • Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.