Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Nick Tomasino, SVP of construction for Madison Square Garden Construction, gave a tour of the MSG Sphere Tuesday morning.

MSG Sphere Planning Sports Partnership With Formula One Race In Las Vegas In November 2023; MMA, Boxing Events Possible, Too

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Alan Snel Lucas Watson, Nick Tomasino, Tim Leiweke

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The MSG Sphere arena in Las Vegas is designed for music and flashy LED images,

Aces coach Becky Hammon enjoys the big win tonight.

Aces Basketball Michelob Ultra Arena

Where Are You Las Vegas? You’re Missing Great Basketball; Aces 104 Los Angeles 76 Monday

May 23, 2022May 24, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Kierstan Bell, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis, Sydney Colson, Theresa Plaisance

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They’re the Golden State Warriors of the WNBA, an up-tempo, three-point-shooting team

Kelsey Plum of Las Vegas Aces. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Monday Morning Gambler: Are Las Vegas Aces A Good Bet? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes Not So Much

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Alan Snel Becky Hammon, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Betting the Las Vegas Aces? It’s tempting. They have a winning record. But if you’re

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 21: Janibek Alimkhanuly (R) knocks-down Danny Dignum (L) during their WBO middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Las Vegas on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)

Boxing Sports Tourism

Resorts World Latest Strip Property To Host Major Boxing Event In Las Vegas Saturday

May 21, 2022May 22, 2022 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Danny Dignum, Freddy Roach, Giovanni Cabrera, Jamaine Ortiz, Jamel Herring, Janibek Alimkhanuly, Scott Sibella, Steven Feder

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com In boxing, you can’t put a price on a championship breakthrough moment. Except Resorts World

Allegiant Stadium

Allegiant Stadium NFL Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Hotel Room Tax Dollars Rebounding To Help Southern Nevada Pay For Raiders Venue Construction

May 21, 2022May 22, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The COVID-19 pandemic was brutal on the hotel room tax revenues paying for Southern Nevada’s

Bill Laimbeer says goodbye to the Aces tonight. He's with Raiders owner Mark Davis before the Aces-Minnesota game.

Aces Basketball Michelob Ultra Arena

Bill Laimbeer Calls It A Career With Retirement From Hoops As Aces Defeat Minnesota, 93-87, Thursday

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Fred Biletnikoff, Jackie Young, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

Story by Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The man who played a pivotal role in

UFC President Dana White

MMA UFC

UFC’s Dana White On Holding Fight Event In France: ‘It Was The Last Place It Wasn’t Legal”

May 19, 2022 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For UFC Prez Dana White, holding a UFC fight show in Paris, France is a

Savannah Ghost Pirates players will hope to get to Henderson, then Vegas. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights NHL Silver Knights

Spooky VGK News: Golden Knights Have New ECHL Affiliate, Savannah Ghost Pirates

May 19, 2022May 21, 2022 Alan Snel Kelly McCrimmon

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights have a new minor league team in the ECHL. The team

Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium Soccer

Two Global Soccer Teams Face Off At Allegiant Stadium In July

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A blockbuster international soccer game matching two powerful worldwide soccer brands is slated for the

UFC

Nevada DMV Taps Out And Offers UFC Specialty License Plate

May 18, 2022 Alan Snel Lawrence Epstein

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You don’t have to give a rear naked chokehold to the DMV employee to get

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.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

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.