Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

NFL Says 300,000+ Attended Three-Day Draft Event In Las Vegas

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Mark Davis, Roger Goodell, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com More than 300,000 fans attended the NFL Draft in Las Vegas from Thursday to Saturday,

McCrimmon, DeBoer, VGK Players Meet The Press Tuesday To Wrap Up Choppy, Non-Playoff Season

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Kelly McCrimmon, Kerry Bubolz, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Todd Pollock

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com On Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights will roll out General Manager Kelly McCrimmon, coach Pete

Aces star A'ja Wilson

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Monday Morning Gambler: Aces Will Debut New Look Amid High Expectations

May 2, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Chris Paul, Dan Padover, Gregg Popovich, Liz Cambage, Pete DeBoer

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com While there’s still no official betting line, the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA will

Nico Ali-Wash delivers a powerful knockout blow at MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night. Photos for this story by Photo credit -Mikey Williams of Top Rank Boxing

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Ali’s Grandson Carving Out Own Boxing Identity In Ring In Las Vegas

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Alan Snel Alejandro Aibarra, Bubba Bolden, George Chuvalo, Jalen Nailor, Jordan Weeks, Muhammad Ali, Nico Ali-Walsh, Oscar Valdez, Shakur Stevenson

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com When boxing is the family business, expectations can be a bit overwhelming. Even more so

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New Room In Henderson Arena Offers Space For Guests With Autism Or Other Sensory Needs

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Kerry Bubolz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There’s a new room at The Dollar Loan Center arena in Henderson and it opens

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NFL Draft In Las Vegas: Day 2

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With so many former NFLers in Las Vegas for the NFL Draft, there’s an NBA

Former Gov. Brain Sandoval at Raiders draft watch party Thursday.

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Man Who Politically Signed Off On Raiders Stadium Funding Law Among Fans At Raiders Draft Party Thursday

April 28, 2022April 29, 2022 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell There were hundreds of Raiders fans of all backgrounds lounging

Gov. Steve Sisolak greets NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL Draft In Las Vegas

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NFL Meetup Of The Dudes At Flamingo and Las Vegas Boulevard: Goodell, Sisolak, Davis, Hill Open 2022 NFL Draft With Main Intersection Presser

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Jim Gibson, Mark Davis, Roger Goodell, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

Raiders owner Mark Davis chatting with Gov. Steve Sisolak Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

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NFL’s Clout, Influence In Full Bloom As League Takes Over Las Vegas Strip For Three Days At Player Draft Event

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Money buys access. When your sports league generates $18 billion a year in revenues thanks

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Postseason-Free Golden Knights Averaged Announced Attendance Of 18,100, Filled Home Arena To 104 Percent Of Capacity

April 27, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Not every seat was filled. But it was paid for. And not every fan returned.

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.