Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Weekend Sports Gambler: Brace Yourself And Prepare For Fan-Demonium

June 2, 2023 Alan Snel Aleksander Barkov, Jack Eichel, Kelsey Plum, Mark Stone, Paul Maurice

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer Here we go. Brace yourself for fan-demonium. This is it, the

Long line of Vegas fans wait to get into practice arena for VGK practice time.

Golden Knights Stanley Cup Playoffs T-Mobile Arena

Second Time In Stanley Cup Final For Golden Knights Means It’s All About Taking Care Of Business After Vegas’ Cinderella Ride To Cup In Year 1

June 1, 2023June 4, 2023 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Bruce Cassidy, William Carrier

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne It’s Las Vegas, so there’s going to be a

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill -- at NFL Draft in las Vegas in April 2022. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Baseball LVCVA Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Athletics Stadium Subsidy Fact Check: LVCVA Chief’s Claim That Tourism Drops In Summer In Las Vegas Not Supported By LVCVA’s Visitors Data

May 31, 2023June 1, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Steve Hill, Zach Conine

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Talk about a wild pitch. When making his case for a proposed $380 million

Golden Knights NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs T-Mobile Arena

Golden Tickets: Stanley Cup Game Tickets Went On Sale Tuesday; Game 1 Set For Saturday In Vegas

May 30, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVsportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Secondary market ticket prices in Las Vegas and South Florida for the Golden

Speaker Steve Yeager at state hearing on proposed Athletics ballpark funding bill.

Baseball Marketing Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Stadium Subsidy Debate: Backers, Opponents Of Athletics Ballpark Subsidy Of $380 Million Argue Points At State Hearing On Memorial Day

May 29, 2023May 30, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Zach Conine

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nevada. First in stadiums. Last in a lot of other stuff. Nevada lawmakers

Bill Foley Golden Knights NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs T-Mobile Arena

Stanley Cup Finals Bound: Golden Knights Close Deal In Dallas, Prepare For Upstart Florida Panthers For SCF Game 1 In Las Vegas Saturday

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Dave Goucher, Jonathan Marchessault, Kelly McCrimmon, Michael Amadio, Pete DeBoer, William Carrier, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Vegas Golden Knights knocked out Dallas in Game 6 Monday to claim

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A’s President Quoted As Saying Ballpark Funding Bill Will Advance ‘In A Responsible Way;’ Hearing For A’s Proposed Ballpark Subsidy Legislation Set For Memorial Day

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Not much has been heard from the Oakland Athletics management after the Nevada

Bicycling Outdoor Sports Travel

On Bicycling: Cottonwood and Bootleg Are Great Vegas Area Mountain Bike Settings, But Don’t Forget McCullough Hills In Henderson

May 29, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos/Design by Anna Barantez Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City and Cottonwood Valley

Golden Knights NHL Sports Marketing Stanley Cup Playoffs T-Mobile Arena

Resilient Dallas Forces Game 6 After ‘Gutsy Win’: Stars Score Twice In Third Period To Break Tie For 4-2 Win Before 18,546 In Las Vegas Saturday

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Bruce Cassidy, Chandler Stephenson, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Jake Oettinger, Pete DeBoer, Ty Dellandrea

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell They’re squeezing every ounce of effort out

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Sold Out Las Vegas Aces Crowd Celebrates WNBA Championship Rings, Title Banner Saturday As Aces Cruise By LA Sparks In Home-Opener

May 27, 2023May 28, 2023 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Anita Baker, Becky Hammon, Candace Parker, Chelsea Gray, Curt Miller, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Sydney Colson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Cassandra Cousineau Photos by Hugh Byrne They waited 250 days for tonight. The Las

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

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

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Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

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.