SUPER BET

CANADIAN GAMBLERS HOPE THIS IS THE LAST YEAR THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO WAGER ON EVENTS SUCH AS THE SUPER BOWL.

The shares of companies that offer online sports gambling have been on a tear ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl, which is expected to book a record amount of legal wagers. After a meteoric rally last year, DraftKings Inc. and Penn National Gaming Inc. have continued to surge as cooped-up fans look to bet on sports in place of traditional in-person entertainment events. They have each rallied more than 35 per cent this year, while the S&P 500 Index has gained about three per cent. Investor enthusiasm has spread across the world over the past year. Dublin-based Flutter Entertainment PLC has gained more than 60 per cent, while Toronto-based Score Media and Gaming Inc., which operates via its U.S. Betting app theScore Bet, has gained more than 400 per cent.