Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Sam Joffray, the head of the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee, at a Super Bowl announcement event at Allegiant Stadium. Photo credit: Omer Khan/LVSportsBiz.com

Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee Head: It Takes A Village To Host Super Bowl

February 1, 2023 Alan Snel Sam Joffray, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Sam Joffray has been around a few Super Bowl blocks. Joffray, president

Kenny Craven, Shriners chairman of the board inside Allegiant Stadium Tuesday

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Nonprofit Shriners Made $400,000 From East-West Bowl Game In Las Vegas In 2022, But Shriners Golf Tourney In Summerlin Loses Money

February 1, 2023 Alan Snel Kenny Craven

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Shriners love Las Vegas. Not only does the nonprofit Shriners Hospitals for

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NFL Adores Las Vegas: Two Pro Bowls, Player Draft and Super Bowl In Less Than Two Years

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Alan Snel Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Sandra Douglass Morgan

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer When you see the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader helping plant trees and spread small

UFC President Dana White. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Las Vegas Odd Couple Of Dana White and Mark Davis Facing Problems With Their Billion-Dollar Sports Organizations

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Alan Snel Candace Parker, Dan Ventrelle, Dana White, Dearica Hamby, Donald Trump, Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer They came to Las Vegas from opposite ends of the United States. And

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali

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How Did Formula 1’s Chief Reach Las Vegas? Stefano Domenicali Traveled In Fast Lane To Motor Racing Group’s Lofty Perch

January 30, 2023January 31, 2023 Alan Snel Bernie Ecclestone, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso., Greg Maffei, Kimi Räikkönen, Max Verstappen, Michael Schumacher, Renee Wilm, Stefano Domenicali, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Randy Cannon, LVSportsBiz.com F1 Racing Writer When Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali took the stage

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UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Ignite Intense, Loud Thomas & Mack Center Crowd With Stirring Rivalry Win Over Nevada After Lady Rebels Defeated UNR By 23 Points

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023 Alan Snel EJ Harkless, Elijah Harkless, Justin Webster, Kevin Kruger, Victor Iwuakor

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell UNLV’s once-powerful men’s basketball team once

A's looking at Las Vegas for a ballpark. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Nevada To Oakland Athletics: No New Taxes For Ballpark In Las Vegas But There Are Economic Programs Available For Businesses

January 27, 2023January 28, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, David Carter, Joe Lombardo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Not a single person is standing in the way of the Oakland Athletics

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More Suite Revenues: Raiders Plan To Convert Space In Two Clubs Into Suites On 100 Level At Allegiant Stadium

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Las Vegas Raiders, which manage Allegiant Stadium, plan to start next

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Are Vegas Golden Knights A ‘Sick Cat’ Best Avoiding?

January 27, 2023 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Kevin Kruger

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer “Don’t expect a sick cat to get better,” a wise sports

Chelsea Gray

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Las Vegas Aces Star Chelsea Gray Joins Gaming Society Board

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Alan Snel Chelsea Gray, Derek Jeter, Sheryl Swoopes

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, WNBA/Las Vegas Aces Writer The Gaming Society, a betting education platform company founded by NBA

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.