The best gambling stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.
The top betting stocks included on this page all trade on the S&P 500, have an analyst recommendation of "Buy" or better and are sorted by year-to-date performance.
Scientific Games Corporation, doing business as Light & Wonder Inc. , develops technology-based products and services, and related content for the gaming, lottery, social and digital gaming industries in the United States and internationally. The company's Gaming segment sells new and used gaming machines, electronic table systems, video lottery terminals, conversion game kits, and spare parts; table products, including shufflers; and perpetual licenses to proprietary table games.
Scientific Games Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD2.2 billion and employs 5,600 staff.
DraftKings Inc. operates as a digital sports entertainment and gaming company in the United States and internationally. It provides online sports betting and casino, daily fantasy sports, media, and other consumer products, as well as retails sportsbooks.
The latest price was $36.25 (25-minute delay). DraftKings is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4.1 billion and employs 4,400 staff.
PENN Entertainment, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. The company operates through five segments: Northeast, South, West, Midwest, and Interactive.
The latest price was $18.88 (25-minute delay). Penn National Gaming is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$6.3 billion and employs 23,333 staff.
MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, and MGM China. Its casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities.
The latest price was $41.90 (25-minute delay). MGM Resorts International is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$16.6 billion and employs 58,000 staff.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. , together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, the Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip, and the Sands Macao in Macao, the People's Republic of China; and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
The latest price was $39.80 (25-minute delay). Las Vegas Sands is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$11.2 billion and employs 38,400 staff.
Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: UK & Ireland, Australia, International, and US. It offers sportsbooks and exchange sports betting products, daily fantasy sports products, and pari-mutuel betting products; fixed odds games betting products; online games and casinos; lottery; peer-to-peer games, including online bingo, rummy, and poker; and business-to-business services.
Flutter Entertainment PLC ADR stock opened the day at $104.25 after a previous close of $103.23. The latest price was $103.75 (25-minute delay). Flutter Entertainment PLC ADR is listed on the PINK, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$9.1 billion and employs 22,000 staff.
Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company operates through Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, Midwest & South, and Online segments. It also engages in owning and operating a travel agency.
The latest price was $61.90 (25-minute delay). Boyd Gaming Corporation is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.7 billion and employs 16,129 staff.
Bally's Corporation operates as a casino-entertainment company. It owns and manages casinos across 10 states, a golf course in New York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. The company also owns online gaming operations; a sports betting platform; and an iCasino platform.
The latest price was $16.87 (25-minute delay). Ballys is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.5 billion and employs 9,900 staff.
GAN Limited operates as a business-to-business (B2B) supplier of enterprise software-as-a-service solutions to online casino gaming and sports betting applications in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through two segments: B2B and B2C. The company provides and licenses GameSTACK, an internet gaming platform that provides turnkey technology solution for regulated real-money internet gambling, online sports betting, and virtual simulated gaming.
The latest price was $1.52 (25-minute delay). Gan is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$124.9 million and employs 673 staff.
Everi Holdings Inc. develops and supplies entertaining game content, gaming machines, and gaming systems and services for land-based and iGaming operators in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates in Games and Financial Technology Solutions segments.
The latest price was $12.90 (25-minute delay). Everi is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$796.7 million and employs 2,200 staff.
500. com Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides online gaming services primarily in the People's Republic of China and Europe. It operates online gaming sites, such as Multilotto.
500-com is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$21.8 million and employs 138 staff.
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