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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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Twin River Execs Skirt Most of Chatham Asset Stock Suit – But Board, Top Lawyer Still Face Partial Challenge
January 14, 2020

Twin River Execs Skirt Most of Chatham Asset Stock Suit – But Board, Top Lawyer Still Face Partial Challenge

High-ranking executives at Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TRWH) are in the clear in a lawsuit brought against the company by Chatham Asset Management, LLC. But the board of directors and general counsel Craig Eaton...

Written by Todd Shriber
MGM Resorts Selling Mandalay Bay, Grand to Blackstone, MGP For $4.6 Billion, Will Leaseback Strip Venues
January 14, 2020

MGM Resorts Selling Mandalay Bay, Grand to Blackstone, MGP For $4.6 Billion, Will Leaseback Strip Venues

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is selling the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip to a joint venture controlled by MGM Growth Properties (NYSE:MGP) and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) for...

Written by Todd Shriber
Activist Investor Litt Calls Gaming and Leisure Properties Meeting “Productive,” Sees Big Upside Potential
January 13, 2020

Activist Investor Litt Calls Gaming and Leisure Properties Meeting “Productive,” Sees Big Upside Potential

In a tweet Monday, Land & Buildings Investment Management founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Jonathan Litt dubbed a meeting held last week with Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLPI) “productive,” and appears enthusiastic about...

Written by Todd Shriber
Wilton Rancheria Elk Grove Casino Project Delayed Until 2021
January 13, 2020

Wilton Rancheria Elk Grove Casino Project Delayed Until 2021

Wilton Rancheria's plan to open the first tribal gaming property in Sacramento County, Calif. will have to a wait awhile longer than previously hoped because of plans to redesign some parts of the venue. Last...

Written by Todd Shriber
Eldorado Selling Namesake Shreveport, Louisiana Casino to Maverick Gaming For $230 Million
January 13, 2020

Eldorado Selling Namesake Shreveport, Louisiana Casino to Maverick Gaming For $230 Million

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI) said Monday it's selling its eponymous gaming property in Shreveport, La. to Maverick Gaming LLC for $230 million in cash. The deal to sell the Eldorado Resort and Casino, which is...

Written by Todd Shriber
Japan Casino Scandal Turning Off Public: Nearly 71 Percent Want Plans Reviewed
January 12, 2020

Japan Casino Scandal Turning Off Public: Nearly 71 Percent Want Plans Reviewed

A recent survey by Kyodo News indicates that nearly 71 percent of those polled in Japan believe their government should revisit plans to embrace integrated resorts amid a cloud of bribery that has ensnared several...

Written by Todd Shriber
Maine Gov. Mills Rejects Sports Betting While DC Forges Ahead, Plans March App Launch
January 12, 2020

Maine Gov. Mills Rejects Sports Betting While DC Forges Ahead, Plans March App Launch

Last Friday, Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have paved the way for the state to become the third in New England to permit sports betting. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Louis...

Written by Todd Shriber
A Penn/Portnoy Marriage? Penn National Gaming Rumored to be Betting on Barstool Sports
January 10, 2020

A Penn/Portnoy Marriage? Penn National Gaming Rumored to be Betting on Barstool Sports

Barstool Sports, the edgy sports and pop culture blog, could have a suitor in the form of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN), according to reports swirling late Friday. New York-based Barstool, founded by the pizza-loving...

Written by Todd Shriber
Cosmopolitan High Heel Attack Case Spiked: Mullahkhel Sisters Have Las Vegas Felony Charges Dropped
January 10, 2020

Cosmopolitan High Heel Attack Case Spiked: Mullahkhel Sisters Have Las Vegas Felony Charges Dropped

The Mullahkhel sisters, a quartet of Utah women accused of storming a penthouse at the Cosmopolitan on the Strip last year to attack one of their former spouses, will not face felony charges. That's following...

Written by Todd Shriber
Bernstein Projects Eight Percent Macau Gaming Revenue Jump as VIPs Return
January 10, 2020

Bernstein Projects Eight Percent Macau Gaming Revenue Jump as VIPs Return

Bernstein analysts are forecasting an eight percent increase for Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) this year. But that contains the familiar caveat that a return to higher numbers in the Chinese gambling territory will come...

Written by Todd Shriber