Dan Katz

San Antonio

News Director at Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)

Journalist, writer, editor, proud dog dad, Texan, VP of News @TPRnews. Previously @WSHUPublicRadio and @WUFTNews. Tips: [email protected]

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Three key moments from TPR’s San Antonio mayoral debate

1 week ago | tpr.org | Dan Katz

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. San Antonio’s mayoral runoff candidates— Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos—faced off for a debate on Texas Public Radio’s live call-in program “The Source” on Monday May 26, 2025, presenting competing visions for the future of the Alamo City. Each candidate was given a chance to give open and closing statements and took questions from host David Martin Davies and TPR listeners.
Local Businessman Proposes Plan for Georgia Riverboat Casino

1 week ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

For years, there have been attempts to expand gambling in the state of Georgia, but nothing has ever come to fruition. Sports betting, casinos, online poker, nothing – and most attempts at legalization haven’t gotten particularly far. Georgia has the lottery, but that’s about it. And now there is another push for casino gambling in the state, but this time, it is from a different angle.
Circa Sports Announces $100,000 Buy-In NFL Survivor Pool

1 week ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

Circa Sports has announced a new ultra-high stakes NFL survivor pool called Circa Grandissimo. The contest costs a staggering $100,000 to enter and has a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool. Those who enter will receive the “Grandissimo Experience,” regardless of how they fare in the competition.
Maryland Casino VIP Hosts Arrested for Loyalty Card Scam

2 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

Two employees – or former employees – of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland have been arrested for allegedly engaging in a scheme to steal $27,000 from the casino. Unlike other incidents in which casino staff implemented scams, Sonejah Richards and Allen Hill were not table game dealers but rather VIP hosts. According to The Baltimore Sun, the two created fake casino rewards accounts, put comps onto the rewards cards, and then gave those cards to players.
DealDash Is Not a Legit Auction Site, It Is a Gambling Site

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

I work from home and thus sometimes have the television on in the middle of the day, which provides an interesting insight into commercial programming compared to ads I see during primetime viewing. Along with commercials for personal injury attorneys and reverse mortgages, one of the ads I see often is for the “auction” site DealDash.
Mohegan Tribe Looking for Buyer for WNBA’s Connecticut Sun

3 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

The 2025 WNBA season kicks off Friday, and excitement could not be higher after a historic 2024 season that saw the league enjoy an unprecedented level of fan interest. But a cloud will be hanging over players, staff, and fans of the Connecticut Sun, as the team’s owner has engaged an outside firm to explore the possibility of selling the franchise, a financial move which could ultimately lead to relocation.
MLB Commissioner Unbans Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson

3 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that players who were previously on the league’s permanently ineligible list are reinstated once they pass away. This means that 16 players, including on-field legends Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who were banned for gambling violations, are now back in the good graces of MLB. “Obviously, a person no longer with us cannot represent a threat to the integrity of the game,” Manfred said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
MLB Commissioner Posthumously Reinstates Pete Rose

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

In a decision that will likely come as a shock to many sports fans, Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced that Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and other deceased baseball players have been expunged from MLB’s “permanently ineligible” list. The major upshot of the decision is that both men could now be inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame, if voters see fit to elect them.
PokerGO Unveils 2025 WSOP Livestreaming Schedule

3 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

With the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) just a couple weeks away, PokerGO has unveiled its livestreaming schedule for the year’s most anticipated poker festival. The broadcasts begin May 31, a few days after the start of the 2025 WSOP, and will go almost every day through the end of the Series. PokerGO will air every day of the Main Event from July 2 through July 16. The only days that PokerGO is not livestreaming are June 15 and July 14.
Online Sports Betting Scam Targeting Retail Casino-Goers

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

A new scam is reportedly targeting US casino gamblers on the Gulf coast, though as far as scams go, there is nothing particularly creative about it. Then again, sometimes the simplest lies are the most effective. According to Will Polston of Fox 10 News in Biloxi, Mississippi, scammers are trying to get people to sign up for non-existent online sportsbooks by offering seemingly juicy incentives.