Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

LVCVA Prepared To Give $100 Million To F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix; Public Tourism Agency Cites Economic Impacts That Are Not Verified

July 10, 2026 Alan Snel Emily Prazer, Jeremy Aguero, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After spending tens of millions of public dollars on the NFL

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Epicenter Of Global Hoops Here In Las Vegas Through July 19; NBA Summer League Enjoys 17,500 Sellout For Day 1 Thursday

July 10, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Jerry Colangelo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Year after year, I refer to the NBA Summer League

Jerry Colangelo from 2017's Summer League. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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Colangelo-Led Group Enters NBA Expansion Competition In Las Vegas With Bid To Create Las Vegas Jacks Team

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, David Levy, Jay Williams, Jerry Colangelo, Jonathan Thomas, Scott Colangelo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After VGK owner Bill Foley entered the Las Vegas NBA expansion sweepstakes

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A’s To Vegas: Athletics Have Sold 92 Percent Of 294 High-End Seats In Exclusive Athletic Club Behind Home Plate At Luxurious Stadium On Strip

July 8, 2026July 9, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The A’s might be plummeting in the standings, but Las Vegas’ future

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Las Vegas, World’s So-Called Sports Capital, Sits Out World Cup Spectacle; Raiders Stadium Unable To Accommodate FIFA World Cup 2026 Games

July 6, 2026July 7, 2026 Alan Snel Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Las Vegas’ tourism and hotel industry officials never miss a chance to

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Without A’ja, Las Vegas Aces Lose, 84-68, To Indiana Sunday; Attendance 17,796 At T-Mobile Arena

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Caitlin Clark, Jackie Young, Jim Gray, Kelsey Mitchell, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

* Photos by Hugh Byrne with story by LVSportsBiz.com LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was an impressive crowd of announced 17,796

Allegiant Stadium College football Investigative LVCVA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

On The Open Records Beat: LVSportsBiz.com Uncovers LVCVA Sports Executive Salaries, Including $347,000/Year For Chief Sports Officer

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Janis Burke, Jennifer Hawkins, Joe Lombardo, Kevin McMahill, Steve Hill, Will Hunter

By Alan Snel, LVportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — You can make a nice living promoting sports for the Las Vegas

Basketball NBA Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Proposed Jet Terminal Part Of NBA Arena Proposal On Strip Across From Mandalay Bay

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Tom Letizia

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The development company proposing to build an NBA arena across from Mandalay

Photo image for LVSportsBiz.com by Hugh Byrne

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Not Great Timing: Potential MLB Lockout For 2027 Season Could Slow Down Athletics Building Momentum For Move To Las Vegas In 2028

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Talk about rough timing. The Athletics plan on opening a

Veteran A's broadcaster Ken Korach, who lives in Henderson, NV

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In Age Of Social Media Videos And High-Tech Visuals, Baseball’s Radio Storytelling Still Effective Way To Cultivate Fans In Athletics’ Future Market

June 22, 2026June 23, 2026 Alan Snel Chris Caray, Chris Townsend, Dick Enberg, Jenny Cavnar, Johnny Doskow, Ken Korach, Steve Sax, Vin Scully

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Athletics have another MLB season and a half to play in

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July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.