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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 [email protected].
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4291 stories by Todd Shriber
Genting Still Mulling New York Stock Listing
Genting Malaysia Bhd is still considering a New York equity listing that would be comprised of an entity holding some of the company’s US gaming assets. The long-talked-about move is viewed as a potential avenue for delivering value to shareholders and was...
Codere Announces Fifth Restructuring to Cut Debt by 92%
Codere, the Spanish gaming giant that’s the parent of Codere Online Luxembourg (NASDAQ: CDRO), announced a fifth restructuring agreement Thursday that will result in the elimination of 92% of its debt. Under the terms of the pact with creditors, the gaming company’s...
Light & Wonder Unveils $1 Billion Share Buyback Plan
Shares of Light &Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) perked up a bit during Thursday’s after-hours trading session after the slot machine manufacturer announced a $1 billion share repurchase program. The newly announced buyback plan replaces a previously deployed $750 million repurchase effort that was...
Genting Bullish on New York, RWNY Casino License Prospects
At its annual meeting this week, Genting Malaysia Bhd sound an optimistic tone on its operations in New York, including the prospects for Resorts World New York landing one of the three downstate casino licenses the state has yet to award. In...
Casino Investors Taking Hardline Against Smoking
More major investors are pressing publicly traded casino operators to move to smoke-free environments, and the 2024 proxy is evidence of those elevated efforts. This proxy season has seen efforts by large shareholders of Bally’s (NYSE: BALY), Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD), and...
After DraftKings, FanDuel, No Second Tier in Online Sports Betting
It’s been widely noted that in the world of online sports betting, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and FanDuel control 70% or more of the market, and while they don’t lack for competitors, some analysts believe there’s not a viable second tier of rivals...
Playstudios to Purchase $24.6M Worth of Shares Held by Microsoft
Shares of social casino developer Playstudios (NASDAQ: MYPS) rallied in Tuesday’s after-hours trading session after the company announced that it's purchasing $24.6 million of its equity held by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). While not a share repurchase program in the traditional sense, the...
Bally’s Sounds Positive Tone on Bronx Casino Prospects
Although it still needs some help from some politicians, Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) is bullish on its prospects to land a permit to develop a casino hotel in the Bronx, NY. Last year, the Rhode Island-based regional casino operator acquired the lease rights...
Boyd Board Appointment Stokes Penn Takeover Chatter
Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) traded higher Tuesday after rival Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) announced a board appointment that stoked speculation it could be mulling an acquisition of the rival regional casino operator. Late Monday, Boyd said it added Michael Hartmeier...
Chicago Mayor Cautious About Bally’s Permanent Casino Property
Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) is coming off an impressive revenue showing in May at its temporary Chicago casino, and is slated to start construction on the permanent gaming venue at the Freedom Center in the River West section of the city next month....