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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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Everi Scraps Buyback Plan, Could Pay Special Dividend
Everi Holdings (NYSE: EVRI) announced Monday that it's ending a previously announced $130 million share repurchase program and that it could consider paying a special dividend as a way of deploying the capital remaining on the buyback plan. About a year ago,...
DraftKings Stock Surges as Analysts Rush to Lift Price Targets
Following a surprise sell-off Friday on the back of a strong first-quarter earnings report, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) recouped those losses Monday as a slew of analysts boosted price targets on the high-flying stock. On above-average volume, DraftKings gained 5.4% to start the...
Churchill Downs Says Kentucky Derby Betting Toppled Records
Shares of Churchill Downs (NASDAQ: CHDN) notched some upside Monday after the gaming company said wagering on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby hit an all-time high. That was true of the Kentucky Derby Day program and the entire slate of Derby Week offerings. Mystik...
1 Main Capital Bullish on Caesars Entertainment Stock
Shares of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) are down 24.64% year-to-date while the S&P 500 is higher by 7.57%, but some members of the buy-side community are enthusiastic about the casino operator’s prospects. In a recent letter to clients, 1 Main Capital founder...
New York Casino Bidders Lack Backup Plans
For many of the companies attempting to procure one of the three downstate gaming permits New York will eventually award, it’s “casino or bust.” Said another way, there are not backup plans and the vast majority of the firms vying for those...
Sportsbook Operators Pared TV Advertising for First Time in 2023
Soon after the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in 2018, sportsbook television commercials became commonplace. So much so that sports fans and regulators in some jurisdictions took notice, complaining that the gaming industry was going...
Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman Unveils Plans for New Sands Lease
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said earlier this week his office is working on an amended lease agreement between the county and Las Vegas Sands that could smooth the gaming firm's efforts to win one of three downstate casino licenses in New...
DraftKings Posts Surprise Q1 EPS Profit, Again Lifts 2024 Guidance
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) delivered first-quarter results Thursday, telling investors it posted an unexpected first-quarter earnings per share (EPS) profit while again lifting 2024 revenue guidance. On the basis of non-generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP), the sportsbook operator earned three cents per share...
Flutter Investors Approve Primary Listing Move to NYSE
Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) shareholders on Wednesday approved the gaming company’s plan to move its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Shares of the FanDuel parent have been trading in New York since...
Bally’s Not Rushing Tropicana Redevelopment, Sees Chicago Casino Opening Q3 2026
On its first-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday evening, Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) told analysts it’s not rushing the issue of redeveloping the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas, and that it expects its permanent Chicago casino will open in the third quarter of...