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Author: Alan Snel

Gambling Golden Knights NFL UFC UNLV 

Monday Morning Gambler: Countdown to Super Bowl Sunday Is Underway

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Alan Snel Israel Adesanya, Kevin Kruger, Matthew Stafford, Tom Brady

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com With the Pro Bowl in the history books, it’s on to Super Bowl 56 —

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Allegiant Stadium NFL Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Marketing Sports Tourism 

Las Vegas All-Star Games A Buffet For Sports Fans; NFL Pro Bowl Takes Center Stage Sunday

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 Alan Snel AJ Cole, Denzel Perryman, Hunter Renfrow, Justin Hebert, Maxx Crosby, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Steve Sisolak

    Story by Alan Snel   Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell They’re all here in Las Vegas — the fans,

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NHL 

Hockey Party On Strip: NHL All-Stars In Las Vegas Saturday For Big All-Star Week; NFL Pro Bowl Caps Action Sunday

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Chris Kreider, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Pete DeBoer

    Story by Alan Snel   Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell  “There’s Kreider! He’s coming.” The woman with the Rangers

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NHL Sports and Social Issues Sports Marketing T-Mobile Arena 

NHL Comes To Las Vegas With Fun Times Friday Before Saturday’s All-Star Game

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Alan Snel Gary Bettman, Kim Davis, Rocky Wirtz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The marketing-challenged, uni-demographic National Hockey League did the best it could in Las Vegas to

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A'ja Wilson
Aces Basketball 

Las Vegas Aces Re-Sign Superstar Wilson As WNBA Looks To Grow With $75 Million In Capital

February 4, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Cathy Engelbert, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com From the moment she was drafted first overall in 2018, A’Ja Wilson has been a

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Allegiant Stadium College football 

Shriners Charity, Familiar Title Sponsor In Las Vegas, Back In Vegas For East-West Shrine Bowl All-Star Game

February 3, 2022February 4, 2022 Alan Snel Charles Williams

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They’re an unlikely player in the world of major sports sponsorship deals. They’re not Budweiser

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NFL NHL 

Las Vegas’ All-Star Week Moves Into Gear With NFL Pro Bowl Practices In Summerlin, East-West Shrine College Game At Allegiant Stadium Later, NHL On Strip Friday

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Alan Snel A.J. Cole, Patrick Mahomes, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The snazzy ballpark usually is normally home base for the Oakland Athletics’ Triple-A ballplayers, but

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Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores. Credits: CBS Mornings.
NFL Raiders Team 

NFL Credibility Gap: Anti-Racism Slogans On NFL Stadium Fields and One Black NFL Coach

February 2, 2022February 3, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Belichick, Brian Daboll, Brian Flores, Jon Gruden, Josh McDaniels, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Known for his legendary attention to detail, Bill Belichick clicked the wrong Brian in his

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Allegiant Stadium NFL 

Pro Bowl Skills Competition Takes A Swing At Las Vegas Ballpark This Week

February 2, 2022February 3, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Back in the good ol’ days of the National Football League, the Lords of the

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Allegiant Stadium COVID-19 NFL Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

NFL Requiring Fans Attending Pro Bowl Game At Allegiant Stadium To Show Proof Of Vaccination

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com All fans will be required to show proof of vaccination to attend Sunday’s Pro Bowl,

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July 5, 2021

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.  

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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