Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

NFR Will Hit 350 Consecutive Sellouts At Thomas & Mack When Final Round Of Competition Closes; Thursday’s Opening Night Draws 16,929

December 1, 2022December 2, 2022 Alan Snel Pat Christenson, Tim Keener

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer They crowed about the Pac-12 football championship game being a sellout at Allegiant

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Paying Off A Stadium Debt: How Much Does Las Vegas Still Owe For Its Share Of Building Raiders Stadium? (Think Ten Figures)

December 1, 2022December 2, 2022 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer They each have their cult followings, the rodeo fans who descend on Las

Utah vs USC on Friday in Vegas. Photo: Pac-12 Conference Twitter

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USC vs Utah Sold Out For Pac-12 Championship Football Game In Vegas Friday; Stadium Capacity For This Event Is 61,195

December 1, 2022December 3, 2022 Alan Snel George Kliavkoff, Lance Evans

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Southern California vs Utah Pac-12 championship football game set for Friday in

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Aces’ A’ja Wilson Speaks Out About WNBA Defending Champs Opening 2023 Season On Road, Receiving Championship Rings Month Into New Season

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer When Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson believes something is off kilter, the

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Las Vegas Events Cuts Check for $15,170,128 To Pro Rodeo Cowboys As Super Bowl Of Rodeos Takes Over Las Vegas For 10 Days Starting Thursday

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Long before the Vegas Golden Knights, Raiders, Allegiant Stadium and speedy Formula 1

New Las Vegas Events President Tim Keener using a bicycle to check on displays for National Finals Rodeo at Thomas & Mack Center. Photo: LVSportsBiz.com

Bicycling National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center

On Bicycling: New Las Vegas Events Head Man Hops On Metal Horse To Get Around Arena For National Final Rodeo Start In Las Vegas

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Alan Snel Pat Christenson, Tim Keener

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer As Thomas & Mack Center workers arranged souvenir shirts, installed posters and

UNLV Athletic Director Erick Harper (right) has his biggest hire to make. Photo: LVSportsBiz.com

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Erick Harper Faces His Biggest Hiring Decision As UNLV Athletic Director; Will Arroyo’s Replacement Be Big Name Splash Hire?

November 29, 2022November 30, 2022 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Jon Denton

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com, Publisher/Writer Erick Harper knows college football. The UNLV athletic director played on the

Marcus Arroyo at his final game. The UNLV football coach was fired, a university announcement said Monday morning.

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UNLV Fires Football Coach Marcus Arroyo; Win Over Rival Nevada Friday Could Not Save His Job

November 28, 2022November 29, 2022 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer If the Vegas Golden Knights felt compelled to ax former coach Pete DeBoer

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Raiders’ Josh Jacobs Makes Case To Be Re-Signed After Epic 86-Yard TD Run In Overtime To Give Las Vegas Entertaining 40-34 Win Over Seattle Sunday

November 27, 2022 Alan Snel Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Josh Jacobs

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Raiders’ start was painful to watch for Silver & Black fans Sunday.

Source: Twitter photo from Austin Render handle showing Las Vegas Invitational scene at a ballroom in the Mirage on the Strip.

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Women’s College Basketball Tournament At Mirage On Strip Gets Blasted With Criticism For Event Promoter

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Alan Snel Jen Wilfong, Teri Moren

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, Publisher/LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas has become a popular mecca for all types of college basketball tournaments,

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.