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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

GAN Eyes May IPO, Could Raise up to $34.5 Million in NASDAQ Listing

Online gaming software provider Gan Ltd. said today its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) will consist of 4.05 million shares priced between $6.50 and $8.50, meaning the company could raise up to $34.5 million in its US listing. It appears as though...

Todd Shriber April 27, 2020

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Misses Debt Payment, Moody’s Sees Elevated Default Risk

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA), which is owned by the Connecticut Native American band of the same name, had its credit grade downgraded by Moody's Investors Service. That puts it well into speculative territory with a “negative” outlook, as the ratings agency...

Todd Shriber April 27, 2020

Twin River Gets Trio of Steals From Eldorado, Caesars in Recent Casino Buys

Twin River Worldwide Holdings (NYSE:TRWH) may be committing highway robbery. That's apparent in its purchases of the Eldorado Shreveport Resort and Casino in Louisiana, the MontBleu Resort Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada from Eldorado Resorts (NASDAQ:ERI) and Bally's Atlantic City from Caesars...

Todd Shriber April 27, 2020

Hard Rock Confident It Will Avoid Greek Tragedy with Favorable Hellenikon Casino Ruling

Hard Rock International, the jilted party in a competition with Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) to open an integrated resort at the site of the old Hellenikon International Airport, believes a Greek appeals court will see things its way and award it...

Todd Shriber April 26, 2020

GVC Credit Rating Slips Further Into Junk Territory as Coronavirus Uncertainty Grips Sportsbooks

GVC Holdings Plc's (GVC) credit grade was lowered one notch to “BB” from “BB+” with a “negative” outlook by Fitch Ratings. That takes the mark further into non-investment grade status, as uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic takes hold in the sports...

Todd Shriber April 25, 2020

DraftKings Soars in NASDAQ Debut, Closes Below Opening Print as Investors See Long Road to Profitability

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) jumped 10.38 percent in its first day as a public company on Friday. But the newly minted stock closed below its opening print, as some investors ponder how long it'll take for the sportsbook operator to turn a profit. On...

Todd Shriber April 25, 2020

Monarch Casino a Best-in-Class Idea Among Regional Gaming Names, Says Analyst

Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) is one of the smallest publicly traded gaming companies by market value – just $496 million – but it has massive upside potential in the eyes of some analysts. The Reno-based company owns just two casinos –...

Todd Shriber April 24, 2020

MGM Note Offering Increased by 50 Percent Amid Strong Appetite for Gaming Paper

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) priced $750 million worth of senior notes coming due in 2025 on Thursday, a transaction that's slated to close on May 4. Normally, that would be no more than basic corporate news not worthy of closer examination. But...

Todd Shriber April 24, 2020

DraftKings IPO Comes with Potential Governance Baggage

On Thursday, Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DEAC) investors overwhelmingly voted in favor of a previously announced reverse merger with DraftKings and SBTech. That sets the stage for the combined entity to take the sportsbook operator's name and become a public company tomorrow,...

Todd Shriber April 23, 2020

Las Vegas Sands Management Confidence Draws Analyst Praise

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) reported first-quarter results Wednesday afternoon, and while the numbers were unattractive, they weren't as ugly as Wall Street expected. Moreover, confident tones sounded by executives are resonating with analysts. Shares of the Venetian operator are higher by 11...

Todd Shriber April 23, 2020