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Top Casino Stocks To Follow Today - October 1st

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Key Points

  • DraftKings is experiencing a surge in stock prices due to the start of the football season, making it one of the notable casino stocks to follow.
  • Other casino stocks of interest include MGM Resorts International, Super Group, PENN Entertainment, and Rush Street Interactive, all showing significant trading volume recently.
  • The casino stocks market is characterized as highly speculative, influenced more by short-term trading flows and hype than by traditional business fundamentals.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by November 1st.

DraftKings, MGM Resorts International, Super Group (SGHC), PENN Entertainment, and Rush Street Interactive are the five Casino stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Casino stocks are highly speculative equities—often low-priced, illiquid or momentum-driven—traded more for the thrill of quick, outsized returns than for underlying business fundamentals. Like bets on a roulette wheel, their prices can soar or crash on rumor, hype or short-term trading flows, making them a high-stakes gamble rather than a traditional long-term investment. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Casino stocks within the last several days.

DraftKings (DKNG)

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 company also engages in the design and development of sports betting and casino gaming software for online and retail sportsbooks, and iGaming operators.

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MGM Resorts International (MGM)

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.

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Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC)

Super Group (SGHC) Limited operates as an online sports betting and gaming operator. It offers Betway, an online sports betting brand; and Spin, a multi-brand online casino offering. Super Group (SGHC) Limited is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SGHC

PENN Entertainment (PENN)

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. It operates online sports betting in various jurisdictions; and iCasino under Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge, ESPN BET, and theScore Bet Sportsbook and Casino brands.

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Rush Street Interactive (RSI)

Rush Street Interactive, Inc. operates as an online casino and sports betting company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. It provides real-money online casino, online and retail sports betting, and social gaming services. In addition, the company offers full suite of games comprising of bricks-and-mortar casinos, table games, and slot machines.

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Further Reading

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