Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Las Vegas Is Not Hosting World Cup Games But Will Still Try To Cash In On Global Soccer Event By Appealing To Ticket-Less Fans

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 Alan Snel Steve Hill

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Golden Knights Extend Win Streak With 4-2 Win Over St. Louis Blues Saturday; Mark Stone Scores In Seven Straight Games

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Akira Schmid, Bruce Cassidy, Carter Hart, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Robert Thomas, Shea Theodore

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CES LVCVA Tourism Travel

CES Attracts 148,000 Visitors, 4,100 Exhibitors To Las Vegas This Week And LVCVA Did Not Even Spend Event Sponsorship Dollars

January 9, 2026 Alan Snel

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Golden Knights NHL T-Mobile Arena

Elvis Night At VGK Game: Golden Knights 5 Columbus 3 Before 17,614 Thursday; VGK Goalie Carter Hart Injured, Leaves Game In First Period

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 Alan Snel Akira Schmid, Ben "EF" Hutton, Boone Jenner, Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Elvis Merzlikins, Jack Eichel, Jet Greaves, Keegan Kolesar, Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko, Mark Stone, Reilly Smith

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Bicycling CES

CES Mobility Displays Show Razzle-Dazzle Of Transportation

January 8, 2026 Alan Snel

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Some A's fans are now wearing the Las Vegas hat. Photos for this story: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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There’s Always Las Vegas Armadillos; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Denies Team’s Request to Trademark ‘Las Vegas Athletics,’ ‘Vegas Athletics’

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 Alan Snel

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Raiders owner Mark Davis

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A Fan’s Perspective: Not Only Are Raiders Losers In Las Vegas, Team No Longer Even Has Fun Reputation Of Rag-Tag Outcasts

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 Alan Snel Al Davis, John Spytek, Mark Davis, Pete Carroll

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CES

CES Unveiled Get Las Vegas’ Biggest Trade Show Off And Running Sunday; CES Displays Start Tuesday

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 Alan Snel

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Raiders coach Pete Carroll, fired

Mark Davis NFL Raiders Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

A New Year, A New Future Coach For Raiders; Owner Mark Davis Fires Head Coach Pete Carroll After 3-14 Season

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 Alan Snel Antonio Pierce, Daniel Carlson, John Spytek, Jon Gruden, Josh McDaniels, Mark Davis, Pete Carroll, Rich Bisaccia, Tom Brady

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Carroll

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Raiders’ Awful Season Mercifully Ends With 14-12 Win Over Chiefs; Is It One And Gone For Pete Carroll?; Raiders Have No. 1 Overall Draft Pick

January 4, 2026January 5, 2026 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Brock Bowers, Fernando Mendoza, Geno Smith, Harrison Butker, Kenny Pickett, Mark Davis, Maxx Crosby, Pete Carroll, Steve Yeager

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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

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.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

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.