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Proposed Athletics ballpark site -- Tropicana hotel on the Strip. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Ballpark Funding Senate Bill 509 Spells Out $380 Million In Government Assistance For A’s Venue Construction On Strip

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 Alan Snel John Fisher

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It’s officially called Senate Bill 509, and the Athletics have a proposed baseball

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Athletics Release Ballpark Renderings For Tropicana Hotel Site On Strip; Public Funding Bill Named ‘Southern Nevada Tourism Innovation Act’ Introduced In Carson City Friday

May 26, 2023May 28, 2023 Alan Snel Brad Schrock, Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Tick Segerblom

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer With a proposed Athletics stadium bill set for consideration by the Nevada Legislature,

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Formula One Road Paving: Get Ready For Road Closures On Strip Next Week For Las Vegas Grand Prix

May 26, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Sections of Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed for road paving next week

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Cool The Celebration, Knights Aren’t Quite Stanley Cup Final Bound; Game 5 Set In Vegas Saturday

May 26, 2023 Alan Snel Mark Kotsay, Michael Malone, Roope Hintz

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Betting Writer Ah, the drama. The color, the rush, the thrill of the unexpected

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No Sweeps Week For VGK: Dallas Stars Flip Script On Knights, Defeat Vegas In OT To Force Game 5 In Las Vegas Saturday

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Jake Oettinger, Jason Robertson, Joe Pavelski, Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer As remarkable as it seems, the Florida Panthers remain the sole NHL team

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Amid Athletics Ballpark Drama, VGK Run For Stanley Cup Final Major Wrestling Promotion, AEW, Sets Up Shop For Two Performances In Las Vegas

May 25, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Wrestling Writer Professional entertainment wrestlers are a different breed of athletes. They climb on

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Nevada Governor Announces Tentative Deal For Athletics Ballpark On Strip; Deal Goes To Nevada Legislature

May 24, 2023May 25, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Matt Ortega, Nicole Cannizzaro, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Tick Segerblom

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nevada’s governor says there’s a tentative deal for a $1.5 billion Athletics ballpark

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WCF Game 3: Golden Knights Ambush Dallas For 3-0 Lead In First 7:10 Of Game And Smother Stars, 4-0, To Put Dallas At Brink Of Elimination Tuesday

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Pietrangelo, Ivan Barbashev, Jamie Benn, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, William Carrier

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The narrative was that the Dallas Stars would come out flying for their

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Even Faster This Time: VGK’s Stephenson Scores 72 Seconds Into OT To Beat Dallas, 3-2, In WCF Game 2 Before 18,358 In Vegas Sunday

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Chandler Stephenson, Jack Eichel, Jake Oettinger, Jason Robertson, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Mason Marchment, Miro Heiskanen, Pete DeBoer, Radek Faksa

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne After deflating Dallas in OT with a goal a

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MIA: Transportation, Parking Plan For Athletics Ballpark At Tropicana Hotel Site On Strip; Public Has Not Seen A’s Stadium Infrastructure Proposal

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Tick Segerblom

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Electric Daisy Carnival attendees dressed in colorful outfits staggered off the buses

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

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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.