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Soccer (Brazil)

Today's Top Brazil Serie A Matches

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (11:04 am EDT) 

Internacional vs. Flamengo — 6:30 pm EDT

This should be the biggest betting match in Brazil today by a fairly substantial margin. Flamengo are one of the country's largest betting draws, and Internacional add a major national fan base of their own. It is also a meaningful table matchup: Flamengo enter the day second with 38 points, behind Palmeiras, while ESPN confirms the match at Beira-Rio.

I'd expect especially strong action on Flamengo moneyline/draw-no-bet, both teams to score, totals and Flamengo goalscorer props. Current listings have Flamengo around a slight road favorite, which makes the main match-result markets much more attractive than a game where Flamengo are -300 or shorter.

Estimated handle level: VERY HIGH

Vitória vs. Palmeiras - 8:30 pm EDT

This is probably the other match I'd definitely cover from a betting-interest standpoint. Palmeiras are currently top of the league with 44 points through 20 matches, so you're getting one of Brazil's biggest clubs and the championship leader against Vitória.

The match kicks off at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time at Barradão, and it is receiving very broad Globo distribution across Brazil as well as GE TV and Premiere exposure. That national reach should materially help betting volume.

Palmeiras also create obvious markets for bettors: Palmeiras ML, Asian handicap, Palmeiras team goals and individual goalscorers.

Estimated handle level: HIGH

Mirassol vs. Remo - 6:30 pm EDT

There's a substantial drop after the first two. Mirassol–Remo is definitely a legitimate Série A betting event today, and the fixture is confirmed for July 29.

But neither club generates anything approaching Flamengo/Palmeiras betting interest nationally. It should have respectable domestic volume simply from being a Série A match, with more regional interest around Pará because of Remo.

Estimated handle level: MODERATE


Baseball

MLB Trade Deadline Next Team Odds Heating Up

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (11:04 am EDT) 

These are the latest odds for players that could potentially transfer to another team or be part of a blockbuster deal.  High on the list is Tarik Skubal favored to be playing next for the LA Dodgers, but more likely to remain with his current team, the Detroit Tigers. 

Tarik Skubal Next Team  
Los Angeles Dodgers3/2(+150)
New York Yankees5/2(+250)
Milwaukee Brewers3/1 
Philadelphia Phillies8/1 
Houston Astros12/1 
Atlanta Braves14/1 
Chicago Cubs14/1 
Tampa Bay Rays16/1 
Pittsburgh Pirates22/1 
Texas Rangers25/1 
Boston Red Sox33/1 
Baltimore Orioles40/1 
   
Francisco Lindor Next Team 
New York Yankees7/4(+175)
Boston Red Sox9/4(+225)
Los Angeles Dodgers3/1 
Atlanta Braves13/4(+325)
Tampa Bay Rays6/1 
   
Mason Miller Next Team  
New York Yankees2/3 (-150)
Seattle Mariners2/1 
Pittsburgh Pirates6/1 
Milwaukee Brewers7/1 
Tampa Bay Rays14/1 
Chicago White Sox20/1 
   
Byron Buxton Next Team  
Philadelphia Phillies3/2(+150)
New York Yankees2/1 
Atlanta Braves5/2(+250)
Houston Astros9/2(+450)
Los Angeles Dodgers10/1 

Poker

100-Year-Old Poker Player Signs With GGPoker

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (8:12 am EDT) 

GGPoker, among the world’s largest online poker rooms, has signed 100-year-old lifelong poker player Ivor Parker as an ambassador.  The centurion explained that playing regular poker kept his brain young as “you’re constantly using your brain”.  He said: “You’ve got to work out percentages, odds, studying your opponents. These are all things to take into consideration”.  He revealed: “Sometimes you’ll see someone sitting back, and they’ll suddenly sit forward, and you know their cards are very good because they’ve taken an interest”. Ivor started playing poker with pals at a pub in Boston, Lincolnshire back in 1940 when he was 14.


Gambling Crime

Houma, Louisiana Man Left Two Children in Car to Play in Casino

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (8:05 am EDT) 

A 30-year-old Houma man is in custody after deputies say he left his two young children unattended in a parked truck outside the Cash Magic Casino around 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, twice in one night.  They also allege that drugs and knives were within the kids' reach.  The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Paul Bourg Jr. on multiple felony charges after deputies spotted movement in the backseat of a pickup truck parked outside the casino. 


Gambling News

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (No Conference Call?)

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (7:58 am EDT) 

GAAP net revenues of $3.0 billion versus $2.9 billion for the comparable prior-year period.  GAAP net loss of $62 million compared to a net loss of $82 million for the comparable prior-year period.  Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $920 million versus $955 million for the comparable prior-year period.  Caesars Digital Adjusted EBITDA of $68 million versus $80 million for the comparable prior-year period.  Due to the Company’s pending definitive agreement to be acquired by Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. announced on May 28, 2026, Caesars will not be hosting a quarterly conference call. Upon completion of the transaction, Caesars’ common stock will no longer be listed on NASDAQ, and the Company will become a private entity. 


Gambling News

Evolution To Pay £4.75m Settlement After Games Reached Unlicensed UK Sites 

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (7:55 am EDT) 

Live casino supplier Evolution will pay a £4.75 million settlement after the UK Gambling Commission found its games were offered on six unlicensed websites that reached players in Great Britain.   The investigation began as a licence review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005, opened after the Commission found five of Evolution's genuine games on six websites run by two operators. The regulator notified Evolution in December 2024, the company confirmed the games were genuine, and it then geo-blocked them for British consumers on the unlicensed sites.  The Commission concluded that Evolution breached licence conditions requiring operators to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing and, for foreign-based licence holders, to comply with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017.


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Two Crime Stories Have Gone Viral Over Last 24 Hours

Wednesday July 29, 2026 (7:48 am EDT) 

Man Convicted for Gunpoint Robbery, Followed Two Men Home From Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood Florida - Kwame Antawan Moorer was found guilty on two counts of robbery with a firearm. Moorer was accused of robbing two men at gunpoint in the summer of 2022 after he followed them from the casino floor to the parking garage and back home to their Boca Raton condominium.   The conviction comes following a three-day trial, Palm Beach County State Attorney Alexcia Cox announced on Tuesday. 

Kentucky $167M Powerball Winner Arrested Again for Allegedly Strangling Woman - The winner of Kentucky's $167 million Powerball jackpot has been arrested for a 4th time since hitting that jackpot. he's alleged to have strangled a female during an argument at a boat dock. He has been charged with strangulation and assault – both for domestic violence.
He allegedly returned to his home in Georgetown from a boating trip and got into a fight with a woman — ending with his hands around her neck.  The victim had welts on her neck, according to the warrant.  A not guilty plea was entered on Farthing’s behalf Tuesday and his bond was set at $15,000 cash, WAVE 3 reported.


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