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Best Gambling Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top gambling stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best gambling stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best gambling stocks to buy right now are:

Codere Online Luxembourg Sa (NASDAQ:CDRO) is the #1 top gambling stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Codere Online Luxembourg Sa (NASDAQ:CDRO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Codere Online Luxembourg Sa (NASDAQ:CDRO) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -2 points lower than the gambling industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CDRO as a "A".

CDRO passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Codere Online Luxembourg Sa has seen its stock return 13% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 57 percentage points.

Codere Online Luxembourg Sa has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, a downside of -3.23% from Codere Online Luxembourg Sa's current stock price of $9.30.

Codere Online Luxembourg Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Codere Online Luxembourg Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) is the #2 top gambling stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 7 points higher than the gambling industry average of 28.

SGHC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Super Group has seen its stock return 25.15% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 69 percentage points.

Super Group has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 28.99% from Super Group's current stock price of $14.73.

Super Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Super Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) is the #3 top gambling stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the gambling industry average of 28.

ACEL passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Accel Entertainment has seen its stock lose -0.98% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 43 percentage points.

Accel Entertainment has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 23.46% from Accel Entertainment's current stock price of $12.15.

Accel Entertainment stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Accel Entertainment, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 3 gambling stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gambling stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) has an annual dividend yield of 6.15%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the gambling industry average of 2.45%. Brightstar Lottery's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Brightstar Lottery's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brightstar Lottery's dividend payout ratio of 463.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) has an annual dividend yield of 0.68%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the gambling industry average of 2.45%.

Super Group's dividend payout ratio of 73.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) has an annual dividend yield of 0.52%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the gambling industry average of 2.45%. Churchill Downs's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Churchill Downs's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Churchill Downs's dividend payout ratio of 8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gambling stocks were down -1.56% in the last day, and down -2.91% over the last week.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued gambling stocks right now are:

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) is the most undervalued gambling stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Churchill Downs has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the gambling industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Churchill Downs's stock has dropped -21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 23 percentage points.

Gamblingcom Group (NASDAQ:GAMB) is the second most undervalued gambling stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gamblingcom Group has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the gambling industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GAMB a Valuation Rating of "B".

Gamblingcom Group's stock has dropped -84.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by -40 percentage points.

Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE) is the third most undervalued gambling stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Inspired Entertainment has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the gambling industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates INSE a Valuation Rating of "B".

Inspired Entertainment's stock has dropped -32.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 11 percentage points.

45.45% of gambling stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gambling stocks to rise by 49.33% over the next year.

8.33% of gambling stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of gambling stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).