5 Best E-Gaming and Sports Betting Stocks to Buy Now

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In this article, we will list the 5 Best E-Gaming and Sports Betting Stocks to Buy Now. Please visit 10 Best E-Gaming and Sports Betting Stocks to Buy Now if you’d like to see an extended list.

For our methodology, we screened companies with meaningful exposure to video games, e-gaming platforms, sports betting, iGaming, gaming technology, and related digital entertainment infrastructure. From that universe, we ranked stocks in descending order of short interest as a percentage of float.

5. Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:ACEL)

Short Percentage of Float: 2.59

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:ACEL) is one of the best e-gaming and sports betting stocks to buy now. The company’s freshest expansion move came on June 3, when its Toucan Gaming subsidiary acquired the assets of Rice Palace Inc. and South Louisiana Gaming Inc., the owner and operator of Rice Palace Truck Stop Casino in Crowley, Louisiana.

The transaction is small but strategically useful, which is exactly how Accel’s distributed gaming model works. Rice Palace adds 50 video gaming devices to Toucan’s Louisiana operations, and Accel plans to expand the location’s capacity to 60 devices in the near term. That would represent an approximate 8% increase compared with the 728 Louisiana route video gaming devices Accel reported as of March 31, 2026.

5 Best E-Gaming and Sports Betting Stocks to Buy Now A close-up of a person’s hands using a home console gaming device.

The deal also strengthens route density in a state where Accel is already building scale. Instead of relying on a single destination-casino model, ACEL grows by adding terminals and gaming locations across bars, restaurants, convenience stores, truck stops, gaming cafes, and similar local venues. That gives the company a more location-diversified gaming footprint, while its Fairmount Park Casino & Racing asset adds exposure to slots, live table games, pari-mutuel betting, and sportsbook activity.

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:ACEL) is a locals-focused gaming operator and one of the largest terminal operators in the United States, supporting electronic gaming terminals across third-party establishments and self-operated gaming locations.

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