Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Hunter Thompson, the basketball player, not the dead writer.

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Return To Win Column With 86-72 Win Over Wyoming Tuesday

January 24, 2023January 25, 2023 Alan Snel EJ Harkless, Hunter Thompson, Jordan McCabe, Kevin Kruger

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell We all knew Hunter Thompson could

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Las Vegas Grand Prix Plans To Stay In Vegas As ‘Monaco Of North America;’ More Race Tix On Sale Late Feb/Early March For F1 Event In November

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Alan Snel Lucas Watson, Renee Wilm, Stefano Domenicali

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Well, it looks like the Formula One Grand Prix race in Las

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Golden Knights Cruise To 6-2 Win Over Washington Saturday, Snapping Three-Game Losing Skid; Attendance Announced At 18,251

January 21, 2023January 22, 2023 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Alex Ovechkin, Bruce Cassidy, Charlie Lindgren, Darcy Kuemper, Jonathan Marchessault, Logan Thompson, Michael Amadio, Nic Roy, Paul Cotter, T.J. Oshie

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Bruce the veteran

Dearica Hamby

Aces Basketball

WNBA Champs’ Surprise Move: Las Vegas Aces Trade All-Star Dearica Hamby To LA Sparks

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Alan Snel Amanda Zahui B., Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Natalie Williams

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com WNBA Writer In a surprising announcement early Saturday morning, Las Vegas Aces said the

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Most Bettors, Rowdiest Crowds This Weekend Will Be Watching The NFL — Bet On It

January 20, 2023 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Glover Teixeira, Jamahal Hill, Kevin Kruger, Mike McCarthy

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer You will be able to find many sports to bet on

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Golden Knights Lose Third Straight At Home, 3-2, To Detroit Red Wings Thursday; Attendance Announced At 17,911; VGK Coach Cassidy On Eichel: ‘Expectations Not Being Met’

January 19, 2023January 20, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Pietrangelo, Bruce Cassidy, Dominik Kubalík, Jack Eichel, Joe Veleno, Lucas Raymond, Ville Husso, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Vegas Golden Knights home games are

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Betting On UFC Fights Restored In Canadian Province Of Ontario; UFC Makes Changes To Athlete Conduct Policy

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Alan Snel Darrick Minner, Hunter Campbell, Shayilan Nuerdanbiek

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com UFC/MMA Writer In the first bit of good news for recently-embattled Ultimate Fighting Championship,

Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame

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Endless Licensed Sports Merchandise Possibilities On Display In Las Vegas This Week

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer You don’t realize how much stuff is out there with sports team logos

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Listless Golden Knights Blanked By Dallas, Former Coach Pete DeBoer In MLK Day Monday Holiday Game; Stars 4 Knights 0 With Attendance Announced At 17,895

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Jake Oettinger, Jamie Benn, Joel Kiviranta, Logan Thompson, Mark Stone, Pete DeBoer, Ryan Suter, Shea Theodore, Tyler Seguin, William Carrier, Zach Whitecloud

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by Omer Khan It’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today and

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Golden Knights Drop Another Game To Division Opponent; This Time, Edmonton Oilers Outscore VGK, 4-3, Before 18,143 Saturday

January 14, 2023January 15, 2023 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bruce Cassidy, Jonathan Marchessault, Keegan Kolesar, Klim Kostin, Leon Draisaitl, Mattias Janmark, Nic Roy, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, William Carrier, William Karlsson

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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. 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.