Best Gambling Stocks in 2022
Are you thinking about investing in gambling stocks? Then this is the page for you. We will be covering public gambling stocks that are listed in various stock exchanges around the world. We have been investing in gambling stocks for more than 15 years and would like to share our expertise with you. We will divide the stocks into 3 categories. Online Casino Operators (like William Hill, Betsson), Game Developers (Evolution Gaming, NetEnt) and Affiliates (Catena Media, Better Collective). You can find an overview of the different companies in each category below. But first, you will find the latest gambling stocks that we have analysed.
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Online Casino Operators
Online Casino Operators are probably the most typical stock when thinking about investing in a company in online gambling. This is the companies where you as a player go to place your bet on casino or sports. The companies can, for example, be specialised in different products such as casino, sports or poker. And of course different geographical areas. Until recently Europe has been the biggest markets but the US is slowly opening up for more and more states to offer to bet on sports and casino.
Flutter Entertainment is the largest public online sports betting company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The brands that Flutter Entertainment owns are Betfair, Paddy Power, Sportsbet.com.au, TVG Network, Timeform, FanDuel, Adjarabet.
Kindred was founded 20 years (at that time Unibet). It 50% betting and 50% casino and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The main brand is Unibet but they also have brands such as MariaCasino, Bingo.com, iGame and many more.
GVC Holdings is mainly an online sports betting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. In their portfolio, they have brands such as Ladbrokes Coral Group, Bwin, Partypoker and more.
Gamesys Group plc is mainly in the bingo and casino segment. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Brands are for example Jackpotjoy, Vera&John, Monopoly Casino and more.
LeoVegas is almost a casino only operator even though they recently started a section on their website with betting. LeoVegas is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and has several brands like LeoVegas, RoyalPanda, Gogocasino and more.
Betsson is one of the oldest in the business with mostly casino but a big part of sports betting as well. Betsson is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Betsson has several brands but the most popular ones are Betsson and Betsafe.
888 Holdings is a large casino operator and also offers sports and bingo. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Brands are 888 casino, 888 sports and 888 bingo.
Stars Group is mainly poker but has also casino. The company is listed both on Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The two major brands in the portfolio are PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.
William Hill is mainly a sports betting company but also have casino. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. In addition the main brand William Hill, there are also other brands such as Sportingbet.
Game Developers
A game developer is a company the created the games for the online casino operators. For example by creating slots, live casino games or a platform where players can bet on sports and events. Some big companies have their own developed betting platform but for casino games, almost everyone is working together with the major game developers.
Evolution Gaming is a Live Casino developer. From the beginning Blackjack and Roulette but now also Game Shows. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
NetEnt is a slot developer that has acquired Red Tiger and also been developing Live Casino. NetEnt is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Aristocrat Leisure is slot developer, historically offline but is getting more and more online. The company is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Kambi is a betting platform developer that sets odds on sports and events both pre-game and live-game. Kambi is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Playtech is a software developer that has both games, platform and other things related to online gambling. The stock is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Affiliates
Affiliates are the companies that help online casino operators to bring customers to their brands. By offering comparison websites and guides just like us (CasinoOnline.casino) affiliates plays an important in the role of acquiring new customers to operators.
Catena Media is an affiliate with a focus on the European and American market. Mostly by providing comparison sites for casino and betting. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Better Collective is an affiliate that focuses on portals and communities for sports. They also have a casino comparison websites but their focus is to build communities. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Raketech is one of the smallest affiliates that is listed. They focus on casino, finance and betting mostly on the Scandinavian markets. The stock can be found on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Net Gaming Europe has most of its business in the US. Historically big on poker but now the casino is the major part. Listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
XLMedia is a casino and finance affiliate on the UK, Scandinavian and North American markets. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.