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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
Wynn Resorts Upsizes Bond Tender Offer
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) has boosted the size of a recently announced tender offer for a portion of its senior notes maturing in 2025. Earlier this month, the casino operator said it would repurchase $300 million worth of that debt, which bears...
China Economic Woes Not Yet Weighing on Macau
Macau’s six casino operators are forecast to notch in aggregate third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) at 80% of the levels seen before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Morgan Stanley. That could be a sign that...
Millennials Place Most Sports Bets, Black Men Wager More Frequently Than White Males
In terms of frequency of wagering, millennials bet on sports more than other age groups and within that demographic, Black men place more wagers than their white counterparts. That’s according to a survey by Men’s Health that served as the foundation for...
Billy Walters Claims Steve Wynn Lobbied Trump Against Pardon
Billy Walters, the legendary sports bettor, claimed a long-running spat with Steve Wynn is the reason former President Donald Trump commuted his insider trading sentence rather than granting him a full pardon. In his widely anticipated autobiography, "Gambler: Secrets from a Life...
Light & Wonder Stock Has Big Upside Potential, Says Analyst
Light & Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) stock is on a torrid pace in 2023, posting a year-to-date gain of 29%. But at least one analyst sees the potential for much more upside. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Redburn Atlantic analyst Andrew...
FanDuel Strikes Deal with NFL Sunday Ticket
FanDuel, the largest US online sportsbook operator, announced Monday that it's partnering with NFL Sunday Ticket to provide bonus bets to the gaming company’s clients and lure new customers to the football viewing package. The unit of Flutter Entertainment (OTC: PDYPY), the...
Macau Retakes Lead as World’s No. 1 Casino Hub from Las Vegas
The Chinese gaming enclave is getting its groove back. In the first half of this year, Macau’s six concessionaires generated a combined GGR of $10 billion, well ahead of the $7.5 billion notched by Nevada casino operators, according to the Wall Street...
With NFL Season Looming, Expect More Sports Betting Ads
The 2023 NFL Season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 8, with the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the upstart Detroit Lions. Whether or not the Chiefs can hoist the Lombardi Trophy again remains to be seen. But there is...
First World Problems: Portnoy Chides New York Post on Hamptons Mansion Article
A Hamptons real estate controversy was sparked Thursday when the New York Post reported Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy dramatically cut the price of his mansion on Old Montauk Highway, implying he’s “desperate for cash.” Thing is Portnoy said his property in...
Fanatics Will Eventually Add Trading Cards, Collectibles to Betting Loyalty Program
In the future, Fanatics will add collectibles, including Topps trading cards, to its sports wagering loyalty platform though an exact date for the addition isn’t yet known. A spokesman for the company told Casino.org that collectibles will be part of the Fanatics...