About Todd Shriber
Todd Shriber has spent more than a decade reporting on financial markets and the gaming industry, with a track record that spans Bloomberg News, hedge fund trading desks, and some of the most widely read financial and gaming publications in the United States. He currently serves as a West Coast Bureau reporter at Casino.org, where he covers iGaming, sports betting, casino business, and gaming sector equities with the same analytical rigour he applied to financial markets early in his career.
His background is not that of a generalist writer who pivoted to gaming. Shriber came up through the financial markets, which gives his iGaming and casino reporting a distinctly different quality: he reads earnings calls, dissects operator margins, tracks gross gaming revenue trends state by state, and situates individual company developments within the broader investment landscape. That foundation matters when covering an industry where regulatory shifts, public company performance, and market consolidation are constant storylines.
Career and Professional Background
Shriber began his journalism career at Bloomberg News, where he developed the habits of precision and speed that define serious financial reporting. He subsequently moved into the trading side of the industry, joining a Southern California-based long/short hedge fund where he specialised in sector and international ETFs through the volatility of the financial crisis. That period gave him hands-on experience with the mechanics of institutional investment, risk management, and market structure that few journalists can claim.
Following his trading years, he became web editor at ETF Trends and later served as a senior ETF analyst at Benzinga, where he covered the full spectrum of exchange-traded products, from volatility instruments and commodity funds to emerging market and dividend strategies. His analysis during that period was cited in Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com, MarketWatch, Fox Business, and Nasdaq.com.
His transition to gaming coverage was a natural extension of his financial expertise. iGaming and sports betting are, at their core, industries driven by operator economics, regulatory arbitrage, and investor sentiment. Shriber covers them with the same frameworks he applied to equities: who is gaining market share, what the margin profile looks like, and what the M&A landscape signals about where the industry is heading.
He is based in Las Vegas, which gives him direct proximity to the world’s most concentrated gaming market and the executives, analysts, and events that shape it.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism, Texas Christian University (TCU)
Areas of Expertise
Shriber’s reporting sits at the intersection of financial analysis and gaming industry coverage. His core areas of focus include:
iGaming and Online Casino – Shriber tracks the expansion of regulated iGaming across US states, covering operator performance, product developments, market share movements, and the structural factors driving growth. He has reported on the trajectory of the iGaming market from a niche offering to a multi-billion-dollar segment with projections that consistently attract institutional attention.
Sports Betting – He covers the US sports wagering landscape with a focus on operator economics, competitive dynamics between major platforms such as DraftKings and FanDuel, and the emergence of newer entrants challenging established positions.
Gaming Financials and M&A – Drawing directly on his financial markets background, Shriber analyses earnings results, brokerage upgrades and downgrades, and merger and acquisition activity across both traditional casino operators and digital gaming companies.
Macau and International Markets – His coverage extends beyond domestic US markets to include Macau GGR trends, regional gaming stock performance, and the influence of major events such as Chinese Lunar New Year on Asia-Pacific gaming revenues.
Editorial Principles and Independence
Shriber’s reporting follows Casino.org’s editorial standards, which maintain a clear separation between journalism and commercial interests. His analysis reflects publicly available data, brokerage research, company filings, and direct reporting rather than operator relationships or affiliate arrangements.
When covering publicly listed gaming companies, Shriber relies on documented sources: earnings releases, analyst notes, regulatory filings, and on-record commentary from industry figures. He does not accept payment from companies he covers, and his coverage is not subject to review or approval by any third party.
Where he expresses a view on industry direction, that view is grounded in data and sourced analyst opinion rather than editorial position. He distinguishes clearly between what companies report, what analysts project, and what the evidence reasonably supports.
Selected Publications and Coverage
Shriber’s bylines span some of the most authoritative names in financial and gaming media:
- Casino.org (current, gaming financials and iGaming)
- Benzinga (ETF analysis)
- ETF Trends
- MarketWatch
- Fox Business
- Nasdaq.com
- TheStreet
- Advisorpedia
His work has been referenced and quoted in Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC.com.
A Note on Personal Experience
Shriber is not a detached observer of the gaming industry. He lives in Las Vegas and engages with the local casino environment directly. He wagers on college football and the NBA, plays three-card poker, and approaches the gaming floor with the same informed scepticism he applies to market analysis. That personal familiarity with how casinos operate from a player’s perspective informs the practical dimension of his reporting, particularly when covering product launches, player incentives, and operator promotional strategy.
Contact Todd Shriber
Todd welcomes correspondence from industry analysts, PR contacts, and readers with tip-offs, corrections, or questions about his published work.
Email: todd.shriber@casino.org Twitter/X: @etfgodfather Published work: casino.org/news/author/todd-shriber/
For corrections or editorial queries related to specific articles, please include the article URL and a brief description of your concern. Corrections that are verified against primary sources are issued promptly and noted within the relevant article.