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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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4293 stories by Todd Shriber
DraftKings Earns ‘Buy’ Rating From Once Bearish Analyst
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock is in rally mode of late, and Wall Street is taking note. Some analysts are turning bullish on the name ahead of the start of football season. In a note to clients today, Roth Capital analyst Edward Engel upgraded...
AGS/Inspired Deal May Not Happen or Could Reach $13 a Share: Analyst
It’s possible that Inspired Entertainment’s (NASDAQ:INSE) pursuit of AGS (NYSE:AGS) doesn’t end in a consummated deal. But it’s also plausible the suitor boosts its offer for the slot machine maker. That’s the sentiment of Stifel analyst Jeffrey Stantial who, in a note...
Lottery.com Slides Further Into Abyss as 10-Q Filing Delayed
Lottery.com (NASDAQ:LTRY) sank another 3% today, extending its one-month decline to almost 44%. That's after the gaming company told regulators it can’t afford to file its 10-Q for the second quarter. News of the delayed 10-Q arrives less than three weeks after...
David Tepper Adds Caesars, Drops Sands, Wynn from Appaloosa Portfolio
David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management reconfigured its exposure to casino stocks in the second quarter, adding a new position in Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) while eliminating stakes in Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN). Sands and Wynn, which control a combined seven...
AGS/Inspire Deal Would Be Accretive, Boost Free Cash Flow, Says Analyst
Shares of gaming device maker AGS (NYSE:AGS) jumped 7.78% today on more than double the average daily volume. That's as market participants digested news of the company rebuffing a $10 per share takeover bid, reportedly from Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE). AGS revealed it...
Daniel Loeb Pushes Disney for ESPN Spinoff, Sees Sports Betting Opportunity
Daniel Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund has initiated a new position in Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) said to be worth about $1 billion. He's pushing the company to spin off ESPN. The move could make it easier for the network to forge into...
Entain Buying Binge Makes MGM Deal Trickier
Entain Plc (OTC:GMVHY) is on a deal-making spree, and that added heft could make it harder and more expensive for MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) to potentially revisit a takeover bid for the Ladbrokes owner. Last week, Entain announced it is acquiring 75%...
Golden Entertainment Considering Options for Closed Laughlin Riverfront Casino
Golden Entertainment’s (NASDAQ:GDEN) Colorado Belle Casino Resort in Laughlin, Nev., is approaching 30 months in closure. The operator is mulling options for the venue. In response to a question from B. Riley analyst David Bain, Golden CEO Blake Sartini addressed the matter...
Soros Fund Management Eliminates Caesars, MGM Stakes, Adds Sands
Soros Fund Management, the family office of billionaire financier George Soros, sold positions in Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) in the second quarter. During the April through June period, the investment vehicle eliminated 31 positions. By order of size,...
AGS Confirms Receipt of Takeover Offer, Ongoing Talks
Slot machine maker AGS (NYSE:AGS) confirmed it received a $10 a share takeover offer, which explains the stock’s 25.25% jump today, adding the bid wasn’t accepted. In a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), AGS doesn’t identify from...