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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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5082 stories by Todd Shriber

Golden stock

Golden Entertainment Stock Still Has Plenty of Shine, Says Analyst

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) stock is up a staggering 159 percent year-to-date. But that doesn't mean upside from here is capped, as at least one sell-side analyst sees the shares further appreciating. In a note to clients today, Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli...

Todd Shriber October 8, 2021
Caesars Stock

Caesars Stock Has More Upside Potential, Vegas Casino Sale in Play, Says Analyst

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) stock is up 56.39 year-to-date. That's a performance many investors may believe is attributable to the company's expanding iGaming and sports wagering footprints. But it's traditional casinos driving enthusiasm for the shares. The operator is the second-largest on the...

Todd Shriber October 8, 2021
iGaming M&A

iGaming Will See More Mergers and Acquisitions Coming, Says Analyst

The pace of mergers and acquisitions activity in the gaming industry is brisk this year. Analysts expect that to continue, with the digital realm likely be an epicenter of consolidation. At the industry level, sports betting commands plenty of attention, and it's...

Todd Shriber October 7, 2021
Macau dividends

Macau Casino Dividend Proposal ‘Has No Parallel’ in Established Policy, Says Law Firm

A proposal by Macau authorities that, if implemented, would require casino operators to obtain government approval prior to distributing dividends to investors has no established precedent in the special administrative region's (SAR) legal framework, according to a local law firm. Last month,...

Todd Shriber October 7, 2021
MGM Entain

Bill Hornbuckle Voices View on DraftKings/Entain Situation, Open to BetMGM Majority Stake

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) Bill Hornbuckle is making clear his company's outlook on DraftKings' (NASDAQ:DKNG) attempt to acquire Entain Plc (OTC:GMVHY) -- MGM's partner in the BetMGM venture. While noting MGM has “a great relationship” with BetMGM, and that the casino operator...

Todd Shriber October 6, 2021
Skillz stock

ARK Pares Stake in Slumping Skillz Stock

Mobile games developer Skillz Inc. (NYSE:SKLZ) is probing new lows today. That's as stocks sag and as market participants price in the fact that a major investor reduced its stake in the gaming name. On Tuesday, Cathie Wood's ARK Investment Management dumped...

Todd Shriber October 6, 2021
VICI stock

VICI Properties Stock Slump Presents Buying Opportunity, Says Analyst

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) stock is off almost 10 percent over the past month. But that slide could present investors with an opportunity to get involved with shares of the casino landlord, according to one analyst. In a note to clients today, KeyBanc...

Todd Shriber October 6, 2021
Esports Stock

Esports Technologies Stock Volatile Following $75.9M Acquisition

It's not often that acquisitions valued at less than $76 million create massive turbulence in a stock. But shares of Esports Technologies (NASDAQ:EBET) are all over the map today, after the company said it's buying Aspire Global's business-to-consumer (B2C) unit for $75.9...

Todd Shriber October 1, 2021
MGM stock

MGM Stock Downgraded as DraftKings’ Entain Bid Puts Casino Operator in Tough Position

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) stock is trading higher today, joining other gaming equities to the upside despite an analyst downgrade of the Bellagio operator. In a note to clients today, Susquehanna Financial Joseph Stauff cuts his rating on MGM stock to “negative”...

Todd Shriber October 1, 2021
David Portnoy Hamptons

Portnoy Thought Penn Would Win Cosmo, Implies Bidding Process Wasn’t Fair

Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy was fairly certain Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) would emerge victorious in bidding for the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. But now he says the process to gain control of the plush Strip venue may not have been on the...

Todd Shriber September 30, 2021