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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
Deutsche Bank Bullish on US Sports Wagering Growth
In an expansive 47-page report, Deutsche Bank has sounded an optimistic tone on the state of the US regulated sports wagering market. The report forecast?August gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $510 million for domestic sportsbook operators. Assuming it’s accurate, that August figure...
Genius Sports Develops Predictor Game for Indianapolis Colts
Sports betting data provider Genius Sports has developed a new free-to-play predictor game on behalf of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Available on the team’s mobile application, Pick Six is presented by Caesars Sportsbook. A year ago, the Colts named Caesars Entertainment “a...
Gaming CFOs Mostly Upbeat, Strong Dollar Could Pinch Suppliers
Casino industry chief financial officers (CFOs) are mostly optimistic, but a strong dollar could be a drag on other gaming companies, says a sell-side analyst. In a report to clients today, Roth Capital analyst Edward Engel noted recent conversations with financial bosses...
Caesars Palace Adds Fees, Ups Pricing for Seating at its Lounges
Even before the 2018 Supreme Court ruling on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), it was common for Las Vegas sportsbook to charge customers for seating during football season. But Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip is ratcheting up...
Allwyn Entertainment Scraps SPAC Merger
In another sign of stress in the blank-check landscape, European lottery giant Allwyn Entertainment is scrapping plans to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Cohn Robbins Holdings (NYSE: CRHC). The deal, which was announced in January, valued the lottery company at...
Sahara Las Vegas Revamping Rewards Program
Sahara Las Vegas is among the casinos altering its customer loyalty program in a bid to attract and retain more active bettors. The Strip venue announced last Friday it’s altering its Infinity Rewards platform so that participants can earn rewards up to...
Flamingo Sale Bell Tolls with No Answer
It’s widely known that Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) is looking to sell one of its Las Vegas Strip properties -- a transaction many industry observers expected to be announced earlier this year. That news hasn’t hit the wires, and as TheStreet.com reports,...
FanDuel, Rush Street Interactive Boosting Promo as Football Season Intensifies
Tonight’s edition of Monday Night Football marks the end of week three of the NFL season, week five in college football. With the 2022 football campaign heating up, so is promotional spending by sportsbook operators. In a note to clients today, Wells...
Melco, Wynn Lead Macau Stock Rally as China Loosens Travel Restrictions
After nearly three years of punitive travel restrictions that hammered Macau’s casino industry, China is liberalizing travel to the special administrative region (SAR). That's spurring a rally in shares of gaming operators. Among the three Macau operators trading on a major US...
Playstudios, SciPlay Vulnerable in Recession, Says Bank of America
A recession is likely to adversely affect video game sales. History proves as much and that precedent pertains to social casino companies and their stocks. Potentially, that’s bad news for the likes of Playstudios (NASDAQ:MYPS), Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) and SciPlay (NASDAQ:SCPL). In a...