Live Gambling News, Top Trending: Updates 24/7 - Thursday May 14, 2026

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  • PGA Championship Day 1 Odds and Leaderboard.
  • Burr Ridge Illinois Restaurateur Arrested in Gambling Case Claims in Court Filing He Was 'Man of the Year' at Church He Doesn't Attend.
  • Hearing in Federal Court for All 22 Individuals Indicted as Part of "Operation Porterhouse Parlay".
  • Latest Preakness Stakes Odds

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Gambling Crime

22 Defendants to Appear in Court on Thursday in Northwest Indiana Gambling Case

Thursday May 14, 2026 (9:19 am EDT)

Operation Porterhouse Parlay is a 2026 federal investigation into a multi-state illegal gambling and extortion ring based in Northwest Indiana, leading to 22 indictments and multiple arrests, with key suspects appearing in Hammond Federal Court on May 14, 2026. The ring operated out of local restaurants, Gino's Steakhouse and Paragon restaurant, involving high-stakes wagering and threats.  Some employees of the restaurants were allegedly involved in the sports gambling business.


Gambling Crime

Burr Ridge Illinois Restaurateur Arrested in Gambling Case Claims in Court Filing He Was 'Man of the Year' at Church He Doesn't Attend

Thursday May 14, 2026 (9:19 am EDT)

Gigi Rovito described himself in court documents as a longtime, active member of the Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood.  The church does not have a "Man of the Year" award that Rovito claimed to have received in court filings seeking bond.   Rovito, along with 21 others, are accused of running a violent sports betting ring out of Northwest Indiana.  This story has gone viral. 


PGA Championship Golf

Big Long Shot Stephan Jaeger Starts Off on Top 

Thursday May 14, 2026 (9:19 am EDT)

Stephan Jaeger sat atop the leaderboard early Thursday at +75000 odds followed by Harry Hall, who would pay out $12500 for every $100 bet if he were to win.  Michael Brennan, Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele were each in the mix among the top of the leaderboard early on. 


PGA Championship Golf

PGA Championship Odds Coming Into Thursday

Thursday May 14, 2026 (9:19 am EDT)

Scottie Scheffler
+440
Rory McIlroy
+850
Cameron Young
+1200
Jon Rahm
+1500
Xander Schauffele
+1600
Ludvig Åberg
+1800
Bryson DeChambeau
+2200
Matt Fitzpatrick
+2500
Tommy Fleetwood
+2700
Collin Morikawa
+4000
Patrick Cantlay
+4000
Brooks Koepka
+4000
Nicolai Højgaard
+5000
Justin Rose
+5000
Jordan Spieth
+6000
Si Woo Kim
+5500
Min Woo Lee
+5500
Justin Thomas
+5500
Chris Gotterup
+5500
Sam Burns
+5500
Rickie Fowler
+5500
Russell Henley
+5500
Adam Scott
+6000
Viktor Hovland
+6000
Tyrrell Hatton
+6000
J.J. Spaun
+6500
Robert MacIntyre
+7000
Kurt Kitayama
+8000
Patrick Reed
+8000
Maverick McNealy
+8000
Joaquin Niemann
+10000
Hideki Matsuyama
+10000
Kristoffer Reitan
+10000
Akshay Bhatia
+10000
Ben Griffin
+10000
Harris English
+10000
Alex Fitzpatrick
+10000
Thomas Detry
+10000
Shane Lowry
+10000
Keegan Bradley
+10000
Sepp Straka
+10000
Alex Noren
+12500
Jason Day
+12500
Gary Woodland
+12500
Matt McCarty
+12500
Alex Smalley
+12500
David Puig
+12500
Jacob Bridgeman
+12500
Harry Hall
+12500
Michael Thorbjornsen
+15000
Corey Conners
+15000
Sungjae Im
+15000
Ryan Gerard
+17500
Sahith Theegala
+17500
Pierceson Coody
+17500
Aaron Rai
+17500
Keith Mitchell
+17500
Marco Penge
+17500
Nick Taylor
+17500
Wyndham Clark
+17500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
+17500
Haotong Li
+22500
Ryo Hisatsune
+22500
Angel Ayora
+22500
Rasmus Højgaard
+22500
Daniel Berger
+22500
Brian Harman
+22500
Taylor Pendrith
+25000
Jordan Smith
+25000
Samuel Stevens
+25000
Bud Cauley
+25000
Max Homa
+25000
J.T. Poston
+25000
Matt Wallace
+25000
Jayden Schaper
+35000
Andrew Putnam
+35000
Dustin Johnson
+35000
Michael Brennan
+35000
Aldrich Potgieter
+35000
Tom McKibbin
+35000
Ricky Castillo
+35000
Ryan Fox
+35000
Stewart Cink
+35000
Andrew Novak
+35000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
+35000
Max Greyserman
+35000
Cameron Smith
+35000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
+50000
Daniel Hillier
+50000
Denny McCarthy
+50000
Steven Fisk
+50000
Casey Jarvis
+50000
Lucas Glover
+50000
Max McGreevy
+50000
Patrick Rodgers
+50000
Michael Kim
+50000
Austin Smotherman
+50000
Nico Echavarria
+50000
Mikael Lindberg
+50000
Sami Valimaki
+75000
Bernd Wiesberger
+75000
Stephan Jaeger
+75000
Richard Hoey
+75000
Matti Schmid
+75000
Billy Horschel
+75000
Ian Holt
+75000
John Parry
+75000
William Mouw
+75000
Jimmy Walker
+100000
Bryce Fisher
+100000
Michael Block
+100000
Braden Shattuck
+100000
Ben Kern
+100000
Y.E. Yang
+100000
Jhonattan Vegas
+100000
Luke Donald
+100000
Elvis Smylie
+100000
Derek Berg
+100000
Chris Kirk
+100000
Johnny Keefer
+100000
Jared Jones
+100000
Ryan Vermeer
+100000
Dan Brown
+100000
Francisco Bidé
+100000
Timothy Wiseman
+100000
Paul McClure
+100000
Adam Schenk
+100000
Adrien Saddier
+100000
Austin Hurt
+100000
Padraig Harrington
+100000
Garrett Sapp
+100000
Ben Polland
+100000
David Lipsky
+100000
Martin Kaymer
+100000
Emiliano Grillo
+100000
Brian Campbell
+100000
Joe Highsmith
+100000
Jordan Gumberg
+100000
Kota Kaneko
+100000
Tyler Collet
+100000
Jason Dufner
+100000
Garrick Higgo
+100000
Davis Riley
+100000
Zach Haynes
+100000
Ryan Lenahan
+100000
Michael Kartrude
+100000
Chris Gabriele
+100000
Mark Geddes
+100000
Travis Smyth
+100000
Shaun Micheel
+100000
Chandler Blanchet
+100000
Jesse Droemer
+100000
Andy Sullivan
+100000
Kazuki Higa
+100000
Brandt Snedeker
+100000
Tom Hoge
+100000


Preakness Stakes

Thursday Morning Preakness Stakes Odds

Thursday May 14, 2026 (9:19 am EDT)

Post 1: Taj Mahal (5-1) | Trainer: Brittany Russell | Jockey: Sheldon Russell 
Post 2: Ocelli (6-1) | Trainer: Whit Beckman | Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione 
Post 3: Crupper (30-1) | Trainer: Donnie Von Hemel | Jockey: Junior Alvarado 
Post 4: Robusta (30-1) | Trainer: Doug O’Neill | Jockey: Rafael Bejarano 
Post 5: Talkin (20-1) | Trainer: Danny Gargan | Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. 
Post 6: Chip Honcho (5-1) | Trainer: Steve Asmussen | Jockey: Jose Ortiz 
Post 7: The Hell We Did (15-1) | Trainer: Todd Fincher | Jockey: Luis Saez 
Post 8: Bull By The Horns (30-1) | Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr. | Jockey: Micah Husbands 
Post 9: Iron Honor (9-2) | Trainer: Chad Brown | Jockey: Flavien Prat 
Post 10: Napoleon Solo (8-1) | Trainer: Chad Summers | Jockey: Paco Lopez 
Post 11: Corona de Oro (30-1) | Trainer: Dallas Stewart | Jockey: John Velazquez 
Post 12: Incredibolt (5-1) | Trainer: Riley Mott | Jockey: Jaime Torres 
Post 13: Great White (15-1) | Trainer: John Ennis | Jockey: Alex Achard 
Post 14: Pretty Boy Miah (15-1) | Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart | Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.

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