When it comes to LVCVA sports sponsorships, the bank is open.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors board Tuesday morning approved a $5 million sponsorship to help WWE put on WrestleMania 41 April 19-20, 2025 in Las Vegas.
The LVCVA also will spend another $1.2 million to sponsor the NBA Summer League July 12-22 and in July 2025.
Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com.
Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle.
In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com.
After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent.
Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
