Top Gambling News Stories for Wednesday July 15, 2026

Argentina takes on England Wednesday in the second semifinal game of this World Cup.  Whomever wins here will face Spain.  We have a ton of big global sporting events coming up including Rugby, Brazil Serie B and Liga MX Apertura, as well as The Open. 

Prediction Markets (Czech Republic)

Czechia Blocks Polymarket as Unlicensed Gambling, Ordering a 15-Day ISP Shutdown

Tuesday July 14, 2026 (10:06 pm EDT)

The Czech Republic has become the latest European country to block Polymarket as unlicensed gambling, adding the crypto-based prediction market to its official blocklist and giving internet providers 15 days to cut access. “With legal gambling, the state knows who runs the game, who takes part, which bets are suspicious, and what mechanisms are meant to protect players and market integrity,” Jan Řehola, director of the Institute for Gambling Regulation, said. “ Prediction markets, by contrast, open up betting on practically any event – from the weather to political decisions to security operations – but without comparable oversight. That is not innovation without risk. It is a gambling product outside the rules.”

Top Trending

Florida Dragon Link Slot Jackpot Article Goes Viral 

Tuesday July 14, 2026 (9:53  pm EDT)

The Dragon Link slot machine strikes again.  This time a $258,769.58 jackpot was hit at the Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The guest, who wishes to remain anonymous, wagered just $25 on a $1 denomination to land the grand jackpot. The progressive has since reset to $200,000. A progressive slot machine starts with a base jackpot amount that increases as guests continue to play.  This article went viral Tuesday afternoon.   We recorded 15,220 impressions for this article. 

The Open Championship Golf 

Odds to Win The Open Championship 2026

Tuesday July 14, 2026 (9:53  pm EDT)

Scottie Scheffler
+700
Rory McIlroy
+850
Tommy Fleetwood
+1500
Matt Fitzpatrick
+1500
Jon Rahm
+2000
Xander Schauffele
+2700
Collin Morikawa
+3000
Tyrrell Hatton
+3000
Robert MacIntyre
+3000
Viktor Hovland
+3000
Wyndham Clark
+3300
Chris Gotterup
+3300
Cameron Young
+3300
Ludvig Åberg
+3300
Justin Rose
+3500
Shane Lowry
+4500
Russell Henley
+4500
Tom Kim
+4500
Sam Burns
+4500
Si Woo Kim
+4500
Patrick Reed
+5000
Min Woo Lee
+5500
Justin Thomas
+5500
Patrick Cantlay
+5500
Aaron Rai
+6000
Alex Fitzpatrick
+6000
Bryson DeChambeau
+6000
Joaquin Niemann
+6500
JJ Spaun
+6500
Brooks Koepka
+7000
Ben Griffin
+8000
Rickie Fowler
+10000
Maverick McNealy
+10000
Brian Harman
+10000
Jordan Spieth
+10000
Harris English
+10000
Adam Scott
+10000
Nicolai Højgaard
+10000
Kurt Kitayama
+10000
Alex Noren
+10000
Ryan Gerard
+10000
Kristoffer Reitan
+10000
Keegan Bradley
+10000
Akshay Bhatia
+10000
Hideki Matsuyama
+10000
Victor Perez
+10000
Corey Conners
+12500
Matt Wallace
+12500
Eugenio Chacarra
+12500
Bud Cauley
+15000
Tom McKibbin
+15000
Jordan Smith
+15000
Cameron Smith
+15000
Ryan Fox
+15000
Jason Day
+15000
Keith Mitchell
+15000
J.T. Poston
+15000
David Puig
+17500
Jacob Bridgeman
+17500
Sepp Straka
+17500
Alex Smalley
+17500
Jake Knapp
+17500
Marco Penge
+17500
Max Homa
+17500
Casey Jarvis
+17500
Nick Taylor
+17500
Michael Kim
+17500
Johnny Keefer
+17500
Michael Thorbjornsen
+17500
Jayden Schaper
+22500
Haotong Li
+22500
Max Greyserman
+22500
Angel Ayora
+22500
Gary Woodland
+22500
Eric Cole
+22500
Ryo Hisatsune
+22500
Harry Hall
+22500
Aldrich Potgieter
+22500
Pierceson Coody
+25000
Sungjae Im
+25000
Sami Valimaki
+25000
Sam Stevens
+25000
John Parry
+25000
Andrew Novak
+25000
Rasmus Højgaard
+25000
Sahith Theegala
+25000
Lucas Herbert
+25000
Nico Echavarria
+25000
Michael Brennan
+25000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
+25000
Matt Mccarty
+25000
Daniel Berger
+35000
Daniel Hillier
+35000
Laurie Canter
+35000
Bernd Wiesberger
+35000
Jackson Suber
+35000
Thomas Detry
+35000
Hennie du Plessis
+50000
Billy Horschel
+50000
Keita Nakajima
+50000
Scott Vincent
+50000
Stewart Cink
+50000
Andy Sullivan
+50000
Francesco Molinari
+50000
Daniel Brown
+50000
Matthew Jordan
+50000
Kota Kaneko
+75000
Jesper Svensson
+75000
Shaun Norris
+75000
Padraig Harrington
+75000
Kazuma Kobori
+75000
Jose Luis Ballester
+75000
Adrien Saddier
+75000
Francesco Laporta
+75000
Joe Dean
+75000
Alejandro De Castro Piera
+100000
Peter Uihlein
+100000
Naoyuki Kataoka
+100000
Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
+100000
Nevill Ruiter
+100000
Marcus Plunkett
+100000
Matthew Southgate
+100000
Dan Bradbury
+100000
Tiger Christensen
+100000
MJ Daffue
+100000
Travis Smyth
+100000
Ryutaro Nagano
+100000
Matthew Baldwin
+100000
Jeong Woo Ham
+100000
Sam Bairstow
+100000
Fifa Laopakdee
+100000
Martin Couvra
+100000
James Nicholas
+100000
Cameron John
+100000
Joakim Lagergren
+100000
Lev Grinberg
+100000
Ren Yonezawa
+100000
Kazuki Higa
+100000
Jack Buchanan
+100000
David Duval
+100000
Mason Howell
+100000
Stuart Grehan
+100000
Michael Hollick
+100000
Caleb Surratt
+100000
Jack McDonald
+100000
Frederic Lacroix
+100000
Darren Clarke
+100000
David Howard
+100000
Antoine Rozner
+100000
Henrik Stenson
+100000
Tom Sloman
+100000
Jiho Yang
+100000
Mateo Pulcini
+100000
Austen Truslow
+100000
Alistair Docherty
+100000
Tim Wiedemeyer
+100000

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