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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
Okada Manila SPAC Deal Nears Closure Amid Founder’s Coup Attempt
Despite a recent coup attempt by its founder -- one some describe as violent -- Okada Manila is close to finalizing a merger with Jason Ader’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) 26 Capital (NASDAQ:ADER), setting the stage for a US listing. The...
Bally’s Improving Access to Child Care for Workers
Bally’s is expanding access to child care for its employees, announcing a partnership with WeeCare that’s accessible to the gaming company’s 7,500 workers in 14 states. WeeCare is the largest child care network in the United States, providing parents with an extensive...
Melco Dividend Not Returning Prior to 2024, Says Moody’s
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) is unlikely to join the ranks of casino operators restoring dividends this year or in 2023. In a recent note, Moody’s Investors Service says Lawrence Ho’s gaming company probably won’t be able to restart its cash payout...
Las Vegas NBA Expansion: Commissioner Adam Silver Says Don’t Soon Bet On It
The NBA-to-Las Vegas rumor mill may be poised for closure, and a lengthy one at that, as Commissioner Adam Silver refuted the notion the league will be expanding over the next several years. In remarks delivered earlier today prior to the start...
Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho Remaining Shuttered Through June 2023
At least two of the four gaming venues temporarily closed by Station Casinos during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic will remain that way for another year. The North Las Vegas City Council signed off on extending the “non-operational” status of...
Sands CEO Rob Goldstein Sees Macau Rebounding, Comfortable with Licensing
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) CEO Rob Goldstein is comfortable with the gaming licensing situation in Macau, and believes it’s just a matter of time before the world’s largest casino center rebounds. Goldstein made the remarks at Bernstein’s 38th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference,...
Boyd Gaming Joins Buyback Binge with $500M Plan
Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is joining the gaming industry share buyback bonanza, today revealing a $500 million repurchase program. Potentially making that announcement all the more meaningful for investors is that this isn’t a new buyback scheme. Rather, the $500 million worth of...
Coolbet CEO Svendsen Rips GAN Leadership in LinkedIn Post
Former Coolbet CEO and founder Jan Svendsen recently took to LinkedIn with scathing commentary on GAN Ltd. (NASDAQ:GAN) -- the gaming technology provider that acquired his company last year. Svendsen, a 35-year gaming industry veteran with a track record of starting companies...
Caesars Offering $5,250 Annually in Student Loan Assistance for Staffers
Workers across a variety of industries struggle to service student loan obligations. But Caesars is easing that burden for its employees. The largest domestic gaming company by number of venues today announced a new education assistance program for its nearly 50,000 workers,...
Casino REITs Destination for Inflation Protection
Confirming the notion that the real estate sector is a good place to be when inflation is high, as is the case today, Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) and VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) are both sharply outperforming the S&P 500, as well as...