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Reporter: Todd Shriber

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 todd.shriber@casino.org.

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4264 stories by Todd Shriber

Lottery.com

Lottery.com Endures Another Miserable Week Amid Executive Mass Exodus

Shares of embattled Lottery.com (NASDAQ:LTRY) closed higher today. But that doesn’t obfuscate a weekly decline of 15.50% -- one that was hastened by news of four resignations by board members. This week’s slump by the internet lottery company extends the stock’s year-to-date...

Todd Shriber September 9, 2022
Apple

Apple, Google Casino App Case Heading to Ninth Circuit

Cases against three technology titans in which plaintiffs claim the companies provide platforms to illegal gaming are heading to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. That's after a federal judge in a lower court asked for clarity on unfamiliar precedent. The...

Todd Shriber September 8, 2022
VICI dividend

VICI Properties Boosts Dividend Eight Percent

VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI), the largest casino landlord in the US, said today it is raising its quarterly to 39 cents a share, an 8.3% increase from current levels. The move elevates the Caesar Palace owner’s annual payout to $1.56 a share...

Todd Shriber September 8, 2022
PlayAGS Inspired

PlayAGS Plunges After Ending Merger Talks with Inspired Entertainment

PlayAGS (NYSE:AGS) ranked as Thursday’s worst-performing gaming stock , tumbling 20.76% after the company announced merger discussions with Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE) ended. Last month, Inspired Entertainment offered $10 a share in cash for AGS, valuing the target at $370 million. At that...

Todd Shriber September 8, 2022
PointsBet

PointsBet US Operations a Hot Mess, Says Former Employee

PointsBet (OTC:PBTHF) is well-known in its home country of Australia, and it’s aiming for similar status in the US. But a former staffer claims the bookmaker’s US operations are beset by strategy missteps and a toxic culture. The ex-employee, identified only as...

Todd Shriber September 7, 2022
Tropicana

Bally’s Wins Nevada Approval to Run Tropicana Las Vegas

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has approved Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) to operate Tropicana Las Vegas. The approval came today, Sept. 7, more than a year after the gaming company bought rights to manage the famed Strip venue. In April 2021, Bally’s...

Todd Shriber September 7, 2022
Red Rock

Red Rock Resorts an Alluring Growth Story, Says Analyst

Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ: RRR) possesses multiple favorable fundamental drivers that could make it one of the more attractive long-term opportunities among casino equities. That’s the sentiment of Jefferies analyst Cassandra Lee, who initiated coverage of the gaming company today with a...

Todd Shriber September 7, 2022
Same game parlays

DraftKings Offering Same Game Parlays Across Multiple Contests

Same game parlays are among the innovations brought about by mobile sports wagering, and DraftKings is going further. It is now allowing bettors to use multiple games to build a potentially more lucrative wager. Typically, a same game parlay lives up to...

Todd Shriber September 6, 2022
Club Fortune Casino

Las Vegas-Area Casino Guaranteeing $574K Progressive Slot Jackpot

Club Fortune Casino in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson is guaranteeing the largest jackpot in that town’s history. It announced today (Tues. Sept. 6) it’s partnering with slot machine manufacturer Light & Wonder to award $573,777 on a Quarter Millions machine....

Todd Shriber September 6, 2022
Circa contests

Circa Staring at More Than $4M in Overlays for Football Contests

With less than four days before entry deadlines arrive, Circa Sports is looking at overlays -- the cash the gaming company has to pony up itself -- to meet the guaranteed $12 million in prizes for its two famous NFL contests. On...

Todd Shriber September 6, 2022