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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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5739 stories by Todd Shriber

Sinclair Broadcast Talking to Betting Companies on Bally’s-Like Accord
April 26, 2021

Sinclair Broadcast Talking to Betting Companies on Bally’s-Like Accord

Sinclair Broadcast Group is looking to strike more deals akin to the one media company reached last year with casino operator Bally's Corp. (NYSE:BALY). The moves come as it's scrambling to rework the debt load...

Written by Todd Shriber
Betway Parent Reveals $4.75B Merger with SPAC Where NFL Commissioner’s Brother Is Director
April 26, 2021

Betway Parent Reveals $4.75B Merger with SPAC Where NFL Commissioner’s Brother Is Director

Super Group, the parent company of global online sports betting operator Betway, is merging with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:SEAH). It's a transaction with a pre-equity valuation of $4.75 billion....

Written by Todd Shriber
ARK Sears Skillz Stock Shorts, Calls Bear Reports Misleading
April 24, 2021

ARK Sears Skillz Stock Shorts, Calls Bear Reports Misleading

Embattled Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) got some relief this week. The stock soared 20.25 percent, as ARK Investment Management gobbled up shares of the mobile games developer while defending it against bearish commentary. On Tuesday, shares of...

Written by Todd Shriber
Washington State Aiming for NFL Season to Start Sports Betting at Tribal Casinos
April 23, 2021

Washington State Aiming for NFL Season to Start Sports Betting at Tribal Casinos

Washington State's slow road to debuting regulated sports betting appears to have a launch date: The start of the 2021 NFL season. In February 2020, policymakers in the Pacific Northwest state signed off on sports...

Written by Todd Shriber
China, Japan, South Korea to Drive Asian Gaming Markets, Says Goldman Sachs
April 23, 2021

China, Japan, South Korea to Drive Asian Gaming Markets, Says Goldman Sachs

China, Japan and South Korea -- three of the continent's richest countries -- will drive the bulk of casino gaming activity in Asia in the years ahead, notes Goldman Sachs. Speaking at the recent Japan...

Written by Todd Shriber
BetMGM Has Analysts Fawning for MGM Stock
April 22, 2021

BetMGM Has Analysts Fawning for MGM Stock

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is one of the largest operators of land-based casinos in the world, managing some of the most well-known venues on the Las Vegas Strip and elsewhere. But it's internet gaming and...

Written by Todd Shriber
Las Vegas Sands Mulls Boosting Sands China Investment with Venetian Sale Cash
April 22, 2021

Las Vegas Sands Mulls Boosting Sands China Investment with Venetian Sale Cash

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) is considering using some of the proceeds from the sale of its Strip assets to increase its stake in Sands China, its Macau unit. Executives from the largest US gaming operator...

Written by Todd Shriber
Bally’s Bounces as Jefferies Calls it ‘Transformative’ Casino Stock
April 21, 2021

Bally’s Bounces as Jefferies Calls it ‘Transformative’ Casino Stock

Bally's (NYSE:BALY) is rallying Wednesday, chipping away at a 20 percent slide over the past month on more upbeat analyst commentary. Shares of the casino operator jumped 4.20 percent today, good for one of the...

Written by Todd Shriber
Skillz Stock Slump Reaches Epic Proportion as Another Bear Report Emerges
April 20, 2021

Skillz Stock Slump Reaches Epic Proportion as Another Bear Report Emerges

Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock is getting pounded again today after another bearish research report surfaced on social media – this one alleging the company is using accounting gimmickry to overstate the health and size of its...

Written by Todd Shriber
Macau Stocks Ebullience Is Fading, Says Analyst
April 20, 2021

Macau Stocks Ebullience Is Fading, Says Analyst

In Macau, gross gaming revenue (GGR) and visitation trends are showing modest signs of improvement. But those upticks may not be enough to be enough to support near-term upside in shares of concessionaires. That's the...

Written by Todd Shriber