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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
Credit Card Spending Trends Could Signal Softness Ahead for Casinos
Since the start of 2022, a period including a stretch of the highest inflation in 40 years and the highest interest rates in two decades, the casino gaming industry mostly dealt with macroeconomic headwinds with aplomb. Some data points indicate that could...
Rush Street Interactive Debuts Prop Central for Football Season
Looking to tap into bettors’ growing affinity for prop wagers, Rush Street Interactive introduced “Prop Central” in time for the start of the 2023 season. Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive, which operates online and retail sportsbooks under the BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse brands, noted...
ESPN Bet Unlikely to Threaten FanDuel, DraftKings Dominance, Says Analyst
In news last month that temporarily rocked the sports wagering landscape, Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) announced it will pay $1.5 billion over 10 years to license the ESPN Bet brand. That's while parting ways with Barstool Sports for a mere $1. While...
NFL Season Could Stoke Upside for Betting Stocks, Albeit Temporary
The 2023 NFL campaign commences Thursday when the Detroit Lions travel to Kansas City to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. That coupled with college football entering its second full week of action could mark the start of some favorable...
BetMGM Launches Famed Buffalo Slots on New Jersey Internet Casino
BetMGM announced the debut of Aristocrat Leisure’s beloved Buffalo on its iGaming platform in New Jersey, making it the first internet casino operator to leverage the famous slot title. Buffalo slots are available for play by BetMGM customers in New Jersey. The...
Circa on Hook for $3.5M in Overlays for Football Contests
With Saturday’s deadline to enter the Circa Million and Circa Survivor football contests right around the corner, the operator is staring at an overlay $3.5 million. The overlay is the amount Circa Sports must shell out to ensure the prize pools for...
MGM Japan Casino Debut Pushed to 2030, Cost Surges $1.29 Billion
MGM Resorts International’s planned casino resort in Osaka is contending with delays and higher-than-expected costs due to global inflation. The Las Vegas-based casino giant is partnering on the project with Japanese financial services conglomerate Orix and in April 2022, they were awarded...
Macau Mass, Premium Mass GGR Flirting with Pre-COVID Highs
In further confirmation of Macau’s recovery, gross gaming revenue (GGR) derived from mass market bettors is approaching pre-coronavirus pandemic levels while recent data suggests revenue attributable to premium mass players is exceeding 2019 levels. As measured by $2.15 billion in GGR, August...
DraftKings Stock Flashing Possible Buy Signal
Like other gaming stocks, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) struggled in August, but shares of the sportsbook operator gained 5.29% last week. That could be a sign of better things to come. Some market observers argue the recent pullback by the high-flying gaming stock...
Jim Murren Appointed Chairman of New UAE Gaming Regulator
Former MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) CEO Jim Murren has been appointed chairman of the board of the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) -- the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) newly formed gaming regulatory body. Murren, who led the Mandalay Bay operator for...