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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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5726 stories by Todd Shriber

Analyst: Odds Looking Good for Eldorado Resorts to Buy Caesars Entertainment
May 30, 2019

Analyst: Odds Looking Good for Eldorado Resorts to Buy Caesars Entertainment

The possibility of Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERI) acquiring Caesars Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: CZR) is increasing, according to a gaming and lodging analyst. “We believe the likelihood for an ERI/CZR pairing has increased and we...

Written by Todd Shriber
Controversy Follows Arapaho Business Council Decision on Wyoming Casino CEO
May 29, 2019

Controversy Follows Arapaho Business Council Decision on Wyoming Casino CEO

Wind River Hotel and Casino CEO Jim Conrad can keep his current position at the helm of Wyoming's largest gaming venue until the end of June, but there is some controversy regarding whether he will...

Written by Todd Shriber
SciPlay Stock Offering Considered Attractive Bet Among Wall Street Analysts
May 29, 2019

SciPlay Stock Offering Considered Attractive Bet Among Wall Street Analysts

SciPlay Corp, the maker of mobile and online casino games which is a unit Scientific Games, launched an initial public offering (IPO) earlier this month and is already drawing bullish commentary from Wall Street analysts....

Written by Todd Shriber
Police Close Georgia Video Rental Store Masquerading as Bookmaking Shop
May 28, 2019

Police Close Georgia Video Rental Store Masquerading as Bookmaking Shop

Police in Lawrenceville, Georgia, closed a video rental store that was allegedly doubling as a center for an illegal bookmaking operation. Law enforcement officers arrested owner Boonlert Boonsawang on Monday, and charged him with running...

Written by Todd Shriber
Massachusetts Man Busted for Using Fake Slot Mailers at Rhode Island Casino
May 28, 2019

Massachusetts Man Busted for Using Fake Slot Mailers at Rhode Island Casino

A Massachusetts man with a lengthy rap sheet is facing felony charges for orchestrating a scam in which he and other gamblers used phony mailers to gain free slot play at the Tiverton Casino Hotel...

Written by Todd Shriber
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Denies Entry to Rapper Meek Mill, Social Media Firestorm Ensues
May 27, 2019

Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Denies Entry to Rapper Meek Mill, Social Media Firestorm Ensues

Rapper Meek Mill was reportedly denied entry to the Cosmopolitan on Saturday, prompting the musician to accuse the Las Vegas hotel and casino of “extreme racism” in an Instagram post. Meek Mill, whose birth name...

Written by Todd Shriber
Despite Recent Returns, Analysts Bullish on MGM Resorts Stock as Company Seeks to Control Costs
May 27, 2019

Despite Recent Returns, Analysts Bullish on MGM Resorts Stock as Company Seeks to Control Costs

Shares of MGM Resorts International are up just 5.3 percent year-to-date, barely more than half the year-to-date gain of rival Las Vegas Sands Corp. and just over a third of the returns notched by Wynn...

Written by Todd Shriber
Iowa Casino Gaming Making Bank, ‘Significant’ Contributor to State Revenues in 2018
May 26, 2019

Iowa Casino Gaming Making Bank, ‘Significant’ Contributor to State Revenues in 2018

A new report from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) indicates that the Hawkeye State hauled in approximately $1.5 billion in casino gaming revenue in 2018, the best figure for the state in six...

Written by Todd Shriber
SugarHouse Casino $250K Lawsuit Filed by Two Pennsylvania Players Alleges Bad Card Decks and Shufflers
May 24, 2019

SugarHouse Casino $250K Lawsuit Filed by Two Pennsylvania Players Alleges Bad Card Decks and Shufflers

Two Pennsylvania gamblers are suing the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia for $250,000, alleging the gaming venue used card shufflers that failed to function properly and decks that had too few -- or too many --...

Written by Todd Shriber
No Pot Near Casinos: Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Pushes New Bill to Keep Marijauna Away from Gaming
May 23, 2019

No Pot Near Casinos: Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Pushes New Bill to Keep Marijauna Away from Gaming

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) wants the state to regulate its ever-growing legal marijuana industry, calling for possible cannabis lounges to be located well away from casinos, churches, synagogues, and mosques, as well as parks...

Written by Todd Shriber