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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 +32.52% 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:

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the gambling industry average of 31.

RSI passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Street Interactive has seen its stock return 135.48% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 168 percentage points.

Rush Street Interactive has an average 1 year price target of $28.20, an upside of 1.66% from Rush Street Interactive's current stock price of $27.74.

Rush Street Interactive stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Rush Street Interactive, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 10% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) 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 +19.88% 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 41, which is 10 points higher than the gambling industry average of 31.

ACEL passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Accel Entertainment has seen its stock return 2.2% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 35 percentage points.

Accel Entertainment has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 28.98% from Accel Entertainment's current stock price of $11.63.

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.

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) is the #3 top gambling stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the gambling industry average of 31.

CHDN passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Churchill Downs has seen its stock lose -5.96% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 27 percentage points.

Churchill Downs has an average 1 year price target of $146.00, an upside of 65.66% from Churchill Downs's current stock price of $88.13.

Churchill Downs stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Churchill Downs, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 75% 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 4.83%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gambling industry average of 1.9%. 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 516.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) has an annual dividend yield of 0.5%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the gambling industry average of 1.9%. 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.

Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) has an annual dividend yield of 0.38%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the gambling industry average of 1.9%.

Super Group's dividend payout ratio of 83.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gambling stocks were down -0.23% in the last day, and down -4.34% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why gambling stocks are down.

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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Churchill Downs has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the gambling industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Churchill Downs's stock has dropped -5.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 27 percentage points.

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) 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.

Accel Entertainment has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the gambling industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Accel Entertainment's stock has gained 2.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 35 percentage points.

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

Inspired Entertainment has a valuation score of 29, which is -3 points higher than the gambling industry average of 32. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Inspired Entertainment's stock has gained 2.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 35 percentage points.

60% of gambling stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gambling stocks to rise by 54.92% over the next year.

9.09% of gambling stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.09% of gambling stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.64% are rated C (Hold), 18.18% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).