Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Madness In Vegas: How Las Vegas Became Hub Of College Basketball Tournaments Every March

February 26, 2022 Alan Snel Barry Barto, Herb McDonald, Jon Porter, Kenny Guinn, Pat Christenson, Tucker DiEdwardo

By Pat Christenson for LVSportsBiz.com In 1992, Tucker DiEdwardo happened to be camped out at then UNLV Soccer Coach Barry Barto’s house

Photo credit: Athletes Unlimited, Jade Hewitt

Aces Basketball Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

Athletes Unlimited: New Pro Sports Model Visited Las Vegas For Women’s Basketball For Five Weeks

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Alan Snel Jon Patricof, Jonathan Soros

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For nearly five weeks in Las Vegas, women’s pro basketball players have competed. No, not

Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium

Raiders Stadium, Sisolak Prohibit Media From Videotaping, Photographing Governor’s State-of-the-State Speech At Publicly-Subsidized NFL Stadium

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com So much for freedom of the press in Nevada. Media was prohibited from videotaping or

Credit: Photos for this Q and A courtesy of Disc Golf Pro Tour

Disc Golf Pro Tour

Busy Sports Market Hosts Another Event: Growing Disc Golf Pro Tour Visits Wildhorse Course In Henderson

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Alan Snel Jeff Spring

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas sports market is about to explode with NASCAR races, a UFC fight

Allegiant Stadium Photo: Tom Donoghue for LVSportsBiz.com

Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium

Boy Band BTS Announces Four Performances At Allegiant Stadium In April

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium is booking more non-sports programming for the venue. This time, South

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Gov. Sisolak’s State-of-the-State Speech Will Be At — Where Else? — Allegiant Stadium On Wednesday

February 21, 2022 Alan Snel Jacky Rosen, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s an NFL stadium and Las Vegas’ favorite toy, the place where politicos enjoy using

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Monday Morning Gambler: Surprising Runnin’ Rebels Are Cashing Tickets For Bettors

February 21, 2022 Alan Snel Kevin Kruger, Pete DeBoer

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com If cashing betting tickets on Las Vegas teams appeals to you, you probably have picked

Basketball Sports Marketing Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

UNLV President On T-Shirt Cannon Duty To Drum Up More Students At Runnin’ Rebels-Colorado State Game; UNLV Knocks Out CSU, 72-51, Saturday

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Alan Snel Bryce Hamilton, Dan Dolby, Keith Whitfield, Kevin Kruger, Michael Nuga, Robert Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, let’s face it — those UNLV basketball games have not exactly been drawing the

Jack Eichel in action for VGK. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights NHL T-Mobile Arena

Lost Opportunity: Golden Knights Jump Out To 2-0 Lead In First Period, But Lose, 4-3, In OT To LA Kings Friday

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Alan Snel Adrian Kempe, Andreas Athanasiou, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Jonathan Quick, Laurent Brossoit, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer, Phillip Danault, Reilly Smith

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It’s unfair to compare the Golden Knights’ season 5 to

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New Knight Hawks Indoor Football Field Gets First Look Thursday

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Another first for Bill Foley’s new arena in Henderson: the playing surface for Foley’s Vegas

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.