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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:

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) 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 Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the gambling industry average of 32.

ACEL passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Accel Entertainment has seen its stock return 9.72% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 37 percentage points.

Accel Entertainment has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 23.05% from Accel Entertainment's current stock price of $12.19.

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.

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) 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 Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 24 points higher than the gambling industry average of 32.

RSI passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rush Street Interactive has seen its stock return 96.08% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 123 percentage points.

Rush Street Interactive has an average 1 year price target of $24.63, an upside of 2.6% from Rush Street Interactive's current stock price of $24.00.

Rush Street Interactive stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Rush Street Interactive, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) 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 Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 12 points higher than the gambling industry average of 32.

BRSL passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brightstar Lottery has seen its stock lose -21.39% over the past year, overperforming other gambling stocks by 6 percentage points.

Brightstar Lottery has an average 1 year price target of $20.25, an upside of 56.98% from Brightstar Lottery's current stock price of $12.90.

Brightstar Lottery stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Brightstar Lottery, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 4.88%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gambling industry average of 1.91%. 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 0.44%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the gambling industry average of 1.91%. 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 0.41%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the gambling industry average of 1.91%.

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

Gambling stocks were down -1.16% in the last day, and up 4.08% over the last week. Rush Street Interactive was the among the top losers in the gambling industry, dropping -1.15% yesterday.

Rush Street Interactive shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates. Also, Needham maintained a Buy rating on the stock and raised its price target from $25 to $33.

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:

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) 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.

Accel Entertainment has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the gambling industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Accel Entertainment's stock has gained 9.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 37 percentage points.

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) 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.

Churchill Downs has a valuation score of 57, which is 22 points higher than the gambling industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Churchill Downs's stock has gained 11.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 39 percentage points.

Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) 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.

Super Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the gambling industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Super Group's stock has gained 54.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gambling industry by 81 percentage points.

60% of gambling stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gambling stocks to rise by 55.8% 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), 72.73% are rated C (Hold), 9.09% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).