Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

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Showtime In Las Vegas Saturday Features Philly Special: Welterweight Boots Ennis A Rising Star

October 31, 2021 Alan Snel Bernard Hopkins, Errol Spence Jr, Floyd Mayweather, Jamal James, Jaron “Boots” Ennis, Radzhab Butaev, Thomas Dulorme

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com With UFC off to its international home base of Yas Island, Abu Dhabi,

COVID-19 Golden Knights

VGK Win Shootout Against Anaheim After Blowing 4-1 Lead In Third Period Friday; Golden Knights Lead NHL In Attendance Capacity Percentage

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Alan Snel Adam Henrique, Alex Pietrangelo, Evgeni Dadonov, Isac Lundestrom, Jonathan Marchessault, Nic Hague, Nic Roy, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Sonny Milano, Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry

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Raiders Team

Former Raiders Controller Stands By Her Statement Of No Financial Impropriety After Owner Davis Cites ‘Accounting Irregularities’ For Team Biz Execs Leaving In July

October 29, 2021 Alan Snel Araxie Grant, Ed Villanueva, Marc Badain, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For the first time, Raiders owner Mark Davis this week publicly discussed the

Owner Mark Davis instituted the Raiders proof of vaccination policy before start of season.

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Rough Three Months For Raiders Owner Mark Davis: Team President, Finance Execs Resign From ‘Accounting Irregularities;’ Gruden Quits Amid Toxic Emails; His WNBA Team Loses In Playoffs

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Jon Gruden, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Rich Bisaccia

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Raiders owner Mark Davis confirmed in media reports Thursday that “accounting irregularities”

Bill Foley's wines at the VGK arena. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Foley Business Strategy Involves Cross-Promotions Of Sports, Wineries, Hospitality; VGK Breaks Four-Game Losing Streak With 3-1 Win Over Colorado In Denver Tuesday

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Chandler Stephenson, Keegan Kolesar, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Beers flow at NHL games. But Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley has

Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Just Tour Baby: Allegiant Stadium An Attraction Even When There’s No Raiders Game

October 25, 2021October 28, 2021 Alan Snel Al Davis, Jon Gruden, Josh Jacobs, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Before sports and music fans began pouring into Allegiant Stadium in July, the

Gambling Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UNLV

Monday Morning Gambler: Golden Knights Test Bettors’ Patience With Their Bankrolls

October 25, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Derek Carr, Marcus Arroyo, Rich Bisaccia

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com As bettors have discovered, gambling on the Vegas Golden Knights in the early

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Injury-Plagued Golden Knights Shut Down By Islanders, 2-0; Only $20 To Get In Before Puck Drop Sunday

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Alex Tuch, Ilya Sorokin, Josh Bailey, Mark Stone, Mat Barzal, Max Pacioretty, Robin Lehner, Zach Whitecloud

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just the facts: New York Islanders 2 Vegas Golden Knights 0 Golden Knights

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After Slow Start (Again), Raiders Bury Eagles, 33-22, With Carr Command Performance At Allegiant Stadium Sunday

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Alan Snel Bryan Edwards, Derek Carr, Foster Moreau, Henry Ruggs III, Hunter Renfrow, Jalen Hurts, Jon Gruden, Josh Jacobs, Kenyan Drake, Mark Davis, Rich Bisaccia, Tom Flores, Zay Jones

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is a tourism-based economy. Former Gov. Brian Sandoval did make

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Missing Firepower, Golden Knights Drop 5-3 Decision To Edmonton With Stone, Pacioretty, Martinez, Tuch Out For VGK Friday

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Alex Tuch, Chandler Stephenson, Connor McDavid, Dylan Coghlan, Leon Draisaitl, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nic Hague, Nic Roy, Pete DeBoer, Peyton Krebs, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Zach Hyman, Zach Whitecloud, Zack Kassian

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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

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.