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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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Osaka Commences Integrated Resort Operator Selection Process Ahead of Rival Japanese Cities
December 26, 2019

Osaka Commences Integrated Resort Operator Selection Process Ahead of Rival Japanese Cities

Prefectural and local governments in Osaka earlier this week kicked off the process of selecting an operator for an integrated resort there. That puts it ahead of competing Japanese regions in the quest to become...

Written by Todd Shriber
Akimoto, Supporter of Japanese Casinos, Busted by Tokyo Public Prosecutor on Bribery Charges
December 25, 2019

Akimoto, Supporter of Japanese Casinos, Busted by Tokyo Public Prosecutor on Bribery Charges

Less than a week after he was questioned by authorities over his ties to a Chinese gaming company, Tsukasa Akimoto, a member of Japan's House of Representatives, was arrested today by the Tokyo Public Prosecutor's...

Written by Todd Shriber
Monarch Casino & Resort Stock Is Becoming a Hedge Fund Favorite
December 24, 2019

Monarch Casino & Resort Stock Is Becoming a Hedge Fund Favorite

Shares of regional gaming company Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) are setting a torrid pace to end 2019. The stock is up 9.51 percent just this month, boosting its fourth-quarter gain to nearly 12 percent....

Written by Todd Shriber
Caesars Entertainment to Pour $41 Million Into Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Renovation
December 24, 2019

Caesars Entertainment to Pour $41 Million Into Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Renovation

Caesars Entertainment is allocating more than $41 million to renovate Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel & Casino, one of the company's two properties in that part of Northern Nevada. The operator of the Stateline, Nevada gaming...

Written by Todd Shriber
Hard Rock International, Mohegan Gaming Greece Competition May Not Have a Victor Until Mid-2020
December 24, 2019

Hard Rock International, Mohegan Gaming Greece Competition May Not Have a Victor Until Mid-2020

Originally expected last month, the winner of the tender process to build an integrated resort at the old Hellenikon International Airport near Athens –  either Hard Rock International or Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE) –...

Written by Todd Shriber
Churchill Downs, Eldorado Resorts Could be Interesting For Investors Wagering on Sports Betting in 2020
December 23, 2019

Churchill Downs, Eldorado Resorts Could be Interesting For Investors Wagering on Sports Betting in 2020

Churchill Downs Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN) and Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI), two of 2019's best-performing gaming equities, have the potential to deliver more upside for investors next year with the help of sports betting, say some analysts....

Written by Todd Shriber
Colorado Sports Betting Will Leave Water Budget Thirsty In First Year
December 23, 2019

Colorado Sports Betting Will Leave Water Budget Thirsty In First Year

In November, Colorado voters approved Proposition DD, a ballot initiative to legalize sports wagering to direct revenue to the state's water projects. New estimates indicate that the first year of sports wagering there will leave...

Written by Todd Shriber
DraftKings Eyes 2020 IPO After Merger With Diamond Eagle Acquisition, SBTech
December 23, 2019

DraftKings Eyes 2020 IPO After Merger With Diamond Eagle Acquisition, SBTech

DraftKings, one of the largest players in the online and mobile sports wagering arena, is planning a 2020 initial public offering (IPO) after announcing a merger with investment firm Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DEACU) and...

Written by Todd Shriber
Red Rock Rejection: Casino Staffers Rebuff Culinary Workers Union Local 226
December 22, 2019

Red Rock Rejection: Casino Staffers Rebuff Culinary Workers Union Local 226

Employees at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas voted against joining the Culinary Workers Union (CWU) Local 226, one of the most powerful organized labor groups representing staffers at Sin City...

Written by Todd Shriber
Land Ahoy: Eldorado Resorts Gets Louisiana Approval to Move Isle of Capri Casino Ashore
December 22, 2019

Land Ahoy: Eldorado Resorts Gets Louisiana Approval to Move Isle of Capri Casino Ashore

Eldorado Resorts got the green light from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB) to move its Isle of Capri riverboat casino, which docks in Westlake, La., to dry land. It became the first operator in...

Written by Todd Shriber