Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Raiders Coach Gruden On Fans Witnessing Game At Allegiant Stadium For First Time Saturday: ‘It Gives You Goosebumps’

August 12, 2021 Alan Snel Jon Gruden

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com First, the fans came to Allegiant Stadium Sunday to see the Las Vegas Raiders practice

Marc Badain

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

With Allegiant Stadium Ribbon-Cutting Three Days Away, What Will Be Marc Badain’s Next Job? (Probably Not UNLV Athletic Director)

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Dan Ventrelle, Desiree Reed-Francois, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The casual Raiders fan is probably more concerned about getting to and leaving Allegiant Stadium

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Secondary Market Ticket Prices For Raiders’ First Preseason Game With Fans At Allegiant Stadium Saturday Are Soaring

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For many money-making investors who bought Raiders personal seat licenses and season ticket in hopes

NBA Summer League

NBA Summer League As Innovation Platform: League Trying Out ‘Top Shot’ Digital Game Moments And Selling Them For $5 Each

August 10, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Snel Adrienne O'Keeffe

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com While young NBA players are trying to make a name for themselves here at the

COVID-19 NBA Summer League

NBA Summer League In Las Vegas Adapts To County’s Mask Mandate, Draws 11,218 Fans On First Day Of 10-Day Event On UNLV Campus

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Alan Snel Albert Hall, Nikola Jokic, Steph Curry, Warren LeGarie

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com After a year wiped out because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the NBA Summer

Gambling UFC

Monday Morning Gambler: Gane Maintains Undefeated Status, Favorites Pay Again At UFC 265

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Alan Snel Ciryl Gane, Derrick Lewis, Francis Ngannou, Kevin Durant

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com It was all over in the third round of the interim heavyweight title fight of

COVID-19 Golden Knights Raiders Team UNLV

With Reed-Francois Taking Mizzou AD Job, Las Vegas Sports Market Loses Third Major Player In Three Weeks

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Desiree Reed-Francois, Kevin Kruger, Marc Badain, Marcus Arroyo, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tony Sanchez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With Sunday’s news that UNLV Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois took the University of Missouri’s AD

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Welcome Season Ticket Holders To Practice In Allegiant Stadium Sunday; Most Fans Wearing Masks

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Steve Sisolak

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Daniel Clark

Raiders interim president Dan Ventrelle discusses buses and vaccinations at an RTC media event Saturday.

Aviators COVID-19 Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

New Raiders Prez: Team Requires Office Workers To Be Vaccinated Against COVID

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was an RTC media event to hype expanded bus routes in metro Las Vegas

Raiders' new president, Dan Vantrelle

Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

New Raiders President Dan Ventrelle Makes First Public Appearance Saturday To Hype RTC Bus Service To Home Games At Allegiant Stadium

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Dina Titus, Jim Frevola, Justin Jones, Michael Naft, Steve Sisolak, Susie Lee

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Young Mason is a five-year-old tyke or so standing in front of the “Raider Nation”

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.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.