Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Weekend Sports Gambler: Major College Football Bowl Games Poised To Tantalize Bettors

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Josh McDaniels, Kevin Kruger, Nick Saban

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer Ready to do some serious bowling? The first flight of college

Formula 1 Formula One Grand Prix Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

Brother, Can You Spare $5 Million? I Want To Take My Friends To The Las Vegas Grand Prix Next November; Caesars Offers $5M ‘Emperor Package’ For F1 Race Weekend

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Even by Las Vegas standards, where over-the-top promotions are ho-hum commonplace, paying

Golden Knights NHL Sports Marketing Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena

In Yet Another Wild One With St. Louis, Golden Knights Rally For 5-4 Shootout Win Against Blues On Christmas Eve Eve Friday; Attendance Announced At 18,125

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Chandler Stephenson, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Logan Thompson, Mark Stone, Michael Amadio, Paul Cotter, Pavel Buchnevich, Phil Kessel, Shea Theodore, Vladimir Tarasenko, Zach Whitecloud

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It’s just a little bizarre

Gambling Golden Knights Raiders Raiders Team UNLV

Weekend Gambler: Raiders Are ‘dogs To Steelers In Holiday Classic On Christmas Eve

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Kevin Kruger, Mark Stone

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Betting Writer Ready for the Holiday Classic? Nah, not that hopelessly dated weeper with

That's Jim Frevola in the center flanked by VGK/Foley group president Kerry Bubolz (right); former VGK Chief Marketing Officer Brian Killingsworth (left).

AFC Bournemouth Bill Foley Golden Knights Marketing NFL NHL UFC

Former Golden Knights Business Executive Returns To Bill Foley’s Sports Group To Run AFC Bournemouth’s Business Operations

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Jim Frevola

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Jim Frevola, a key Bill Foley sports group business executive who helped launch

Golden Knights Marketing T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Break Loose With Four Goals In Final Period To Polish Off Scrappy Arizona, 5-2, Wednesday

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Daniil Miromanov, Juuso Valimaki, Karel Vejmelka, Logan Thompson, Mark Stone, Michael Amadio, William Carrier

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Vegas Golden Knights’

Golden Knights Marketing T-Mobile Arena

Bill Foley’s Cross-Promotion With AFC Bournemouth Starting In First Quarter Of 2023; VGK Lose Another Home Game, 3-2, To Buffalo Monday

December 19, 2022December 20, 2022 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Tuch, Bill Foley, Jeff Skinner, Lawrence Pilut, Mark Stone, Reilly Smith, Tage Thompson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Have no fear wine drinkers of AFC

Allegiant Stadium Mark Davis Marketing Raiders Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Most Of Life Is Scripted And Staged, Except Endings To Raiders Games; Insane Lateral On Final Play Gives Raiders Wild 30-24 Win Over Patriots Sunday; ‘In Football You Never Know’

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Belichick, Chandler Jones, Derek Carr, Jakobi Meyers, Josh McDaniels, Mac Jones

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer It looked like the game the Raiders were winning, then losing, then tied

Bill Foley Golden Knights Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General) T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Win As Many As They Lose On Home Ice; Islanders Leave Vegas With 5-2 Win Over VGK; Attendance: 18,007

December 17, 2022December 18, 2022 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Anders Lee, Bruce Cassidy, Casey Cizikas, Hudson Fasching, Mark Stone, Reilly Smith, Semyon Varlamov, Simon Holmstrom, Zach Parise

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer By losing to the New York Islanders Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights have

Marketing Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

Las Vegas Tripleheader 2nd Game: UNLV Drops First Game Of Season, 75-73, To San Francisco With Weak Finish Saturday; Attendance: 6,446

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 Alan Snel Elijah Harkless, Luis Rodriguez

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer They tried to lure the Las Vegas basketball faithful to Thomas &

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.