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Author: Alan Snel

Golden Knights 

Misfits Reunion Tour Brings Fleury To Vegas; Blackhawks Defeat VGK, 2-1, In Sluggish Effort Saturday

January 8, 2022January 9, 2022 Alan Snel Ben Hutton, Fleury, Jujhar Khaira, Pete DeBoer, Riley Stillman, Ryan Carpenter

Story by Alan Snel   Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell He was the emotional heart of the franchise’s first four seasons

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VGK goalie Marc-Andre Fleury gets banged up in this collision.
Allegiant Stadium COVID-19 Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

Golden Knights/Fleury Game Ticket Starts At $100 On VGK Ticket Exchange, While Cheapest Raiders Game Ticket Is $280 On Ticketmaster

January 7, 2022 Alan Snel Fleury

  By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The get-in ticket price for the Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks/Fleury game Saturday night

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights, Fans Give Warm Reception To Former Coach Gallant, Popular Reaves Before VGK Polish Off Rangers, 5-1, Thursday; Fleury Visits Next In Two Days

January 6, 2022January 7, 2022 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Chris Kreider, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Mattias Janmark, Robin Lehner, Ryan Reaves

    Story by Alan Snel    Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Sometimes it seems like the Vegas Golden Knights

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Allegiant Stadium Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team T-Mobile Arena 

Power-Packed And Emotional Four Days For Las Vegas’ Two Major League Teams

January 6, 2022 Alan Snel Fleury, Gerard Gallant, Henry Ruggs III, Ryan Reaves

Story by Alan Snel   Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Outside of NHL playoffs, the Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas

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Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

John Madden Presence Will Be Felt Sunday With Family Lighting Al Davis Torch, Madden Cruiser On Display

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Alan Snel John Madden, RaiderRita

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The legendary John Madden may have died last week. But his name and his spirit

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NFL 

NFL Opens Flagship Theme Store at Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Jan. 15

January 5, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The National Football League continues to embrace Las Vegas by opening a retail store in

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Come To Life Too Late, Drop 3-2 Decision To Nashville Tuesday; Pacioretty, Stone, Lehner Still Out

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Alan Snel Chandler Stephenson, Evgenii Dadonov, Filip Forsberg, Logan Thompson, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer, Robin Lehner, Shea Theodore, William Carrier, William Karlsson, Yakov Trenin

  Story by Alan Snel    Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Just the facts: Nashville Predators 3 Vegas Golden Knights

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Marketing Sports Tourism 

New Year In Las Vegas Starts With Year’s Biggest Trade Show: Subdued, Lowkey CES Showing Gadgets, Devices, Gizmos Until Friday

January 4, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The biggest trade show in Las Vegas is back this week, just a little more

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Secondary Market Tickets For Biggest Raiders Game In Las Vegas Start At $280 For Win-Or-Go-Home Showdown With Chargers Sunday Night

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Alan Snel Daniel Carlson, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com After the Kansas City Chiefs pummeled the Las Vegas Raiders  Dec. 12, the Raiders dropped to

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Becky Hammon, new Aces coach. Photo credits: Aces
Aces Basketball 

Aces/Raiders Owner Mark Davis All In With Hiring Of Hammon And Other Key Women Leaders For WNBA Las Vegas Team

January 3, 2022January 4, 2022 Alan Snel Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Blair Hardiek, Cathy Engelbert, Jennifer Azzi, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Enter Michelob Ultra Arena during a Las Vegas Aces home game and you can’t miss

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Briefs

July 5, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com CONTACT: 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Please read our investigative reports on:

F1 race promoting misleading economic data on race event in Las Vegas

LVCVA spending $165,000 on Super Bowl trip to LA

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill’s claiming that tourism decreases in Las Vegas in summer is wrong

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero having conflict of interest for asking Nevada Legislature for A’s stadium construction money while also working as administrative support for Las Vegas Stadium Authority.

LVCVA awarding $1.2 million contract to Phoenix-based sports marketing company that hires former husband of LVCVA’s vice president of sports & events less than a month after.


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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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