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Reporter: Todd Shriber

Todd Shriber is a senior news reporter covering gaming financials, casino business, stocks, and mergers and acquisitions for Casino.org.

Todd got his start in financial markets as a reporter with Bloomberg News. Later, he became a trader at a Southern California-based long/short hedge fund, where he specialized in the trading sector and international ETFs leading up to and during the financial crisis. He joined Casino.org in 2019.

Currently, Todd analyzes, researches, and writes on ETFs for various web-based publications and financial services firms. Shriber has been featured and quoted in Barron's, CNBC.com, and The Wall Street Journal. His work can also be found on Benzinga, ETF Daily News, ETF Trends, MarketWatch, Fox Business, and Nasdaq.com.

He currently resides in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golf and taking his black lab to the dog park. He's also an avid sports fan and likes to wager on college football and the NBA. You can also find him at the three-card poker and roulette table, even though he knows better.

Contact Todd at todd.shriber@casino.org.

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5360 stories by Todd Shriber

IGT stock

IGT Stock Tumbles Despite Solid 2022 Outlook

Shares of International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) are plunging Tuesday. That's despite the slot machine manufacturer issuing first-quarter and full-year guidance that, at the high end of the ranges, exceeds consensus estimates. In midday trading, IGT stock is lower by 15.12 percent on...

Todd Shriber March 1, 2022
Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive Likely to Beat Q4 Estimates, Says Analyst

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) is scheduled to deliver fourth-quarter results after the close of US markets on Wednesday, March 2. At least one analyst is optimistic about what the gaming company will tell investors. In a new note to clients, Roth Capital...

Todd Shriber February 28, 2022
Bally's downgrade

Bally’s Downgraded as Analyst Sees Investment Cycle Trying Investor Patience

Shares of Bally's (NYSE:BALY) are trading lower to start the week after an analyst downgraded the casino operator. In a note to clients today, Jefferies analyst David Katz lowered his rating on the Rhode Island-based gaming company to “hold” from “buy,” while...

Todd Shriber February 28, 2022
IGT

IGT Selling Italian Payments Unit for $788M

International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) announced today its IGT Lottery S.p.A. is selling its Italian proximity payment business to PostePay S.p.A. -- Patrimonio Destinato IMEL -- for $788.31 million. IGT's board of directors approved the transaction, which is slated to close in the...

Todd Shriber February 28, 2022
S&P SmallCap 600

Golden Entertainment Graduates to Small-Cap Index

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) is earning a notable equity index promotion, as the stock is heading toward the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Standard & Poor's (S&P), one of the largest providers of equity benchmarks, made the announcement after the close domestic markets last...

Todd Shriber February 27, 2022
Rhode Island Lottery

International Game Technology Inks 20-Year Extension with Rhode Island Lottery

International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) said Friday it agreed to a wide-ranging, 20-year contract extension with the Rhode Island Lottery. The lottery operator and slot machine manufacturer has a lengthy history in the state. While financial terms (it's likely worth $1 billion) of...

Todd Shriber February 27, 2022
Resorts World Las Vegas

Resorts World Las Vegas Slow to Find Momentum

Resorts World Las Vegas is taking longer-than-expected to ramp-up, potentially weighing on operator Genting Berhad's hopes to leverage the asset to wring more profits out of the US. The $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas, which is the Strip’s most expensive integrated...

Todd Shriber February 25, 2022
VICI Properties

VICI Hungry for Casino Real Estate, Eyes Caesars, Downtown Vegas Assets

Fresh off its $4 billion purchase of the real estate of Venetian, Palazzo and Venetian Expo, VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is eyeing more gaming property assets. The gaming real estate investment trust (REIT) is in the midst of acquiring MGM Growth Properties (NYSE:MGP)...

Todd Shriber February 25, 2022
Playtika

Playtika Stock Surges After Strategic Review Announced, Sale Possible

Shares of Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) are soaring in Thursday's after-hours trading session. That's after the mobile gaming company said it's considering strategic alternatives, including a possible sale. The Israeli firm adds it's commencing a process “to evaluate Playtika's potential strategic alternatives to maximize...

Todd Shriber February 24, 2022
Las Vegas Sands

Sands Completes Las Vegas Asset Sale, Analyst Questions Junk Credit Rating

On Wednesday, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) finalized the $6.25 billion sale of its home city assets -- Venetian, Palazzo and Venetian Expo -- positioning the company to invest heavily in Asia. Private equity titan Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) paid $2.25 billion for...

Todd Shriber February 24, 2022