Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Marchessault Makes It Rain Hats In Vegas With Golden Trick As Knights Melt Avalanche, 5-1, With VGK Heat Before 18,081 Sunday; Playoff Series Tied 2-2

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Alan Snel Brandon Saad, Fleury, Jared Bednar, Jonathan Marchessault, Max Pacioretty, Patrick Brown, Philipp Grubauer

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The hats came flying down

Aviators Golden Knights

Golden Knights Getting Help To Sell Playoff Tickets

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com If you’re getting text alerts about available Vegas Golden Knights tickets for Sunday’s VGK vs

Raiders Stadium

Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Gets An August Event: WWE’s SummerSlam

June 5, 2021June 6, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders have lined up the WWE’s “SummerSlam” event for Allegiant Stadium on Aug. 21,

COVID-19 Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

How T-Mobile Arena Got Its VGK Fan Groove Back Thanks To Attendance That Went From 0 Jan 14 To 17,504 June 4

June 5, 2021July 1, 2021 Alan Snel Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Shunock, Max Pacioretty

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The first home games for the Vegas Golden Knights in mid-January were surreal when the

Max Pacioretty with the game-winner in the VGK 3-2 win over Colorado Friday.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights’ Two Late Goals Deliver 3-2 Comeback Win Over Colorado Before 17,504 At T-Mobile Arena Friday; Avs Lead Series, 2-1, With Game 4 In Vegas Sunday

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Cameron Hughes, Carl Soderberg, Fleury, Jonathan Marchessault, Max Pacioretty, Mikko Rantanen, Pete DeBoer, Philipp Grubauer, William Karlsson

Story by Alan Snel Photos

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Soccer

Raiders Give Season Ticket Holders Chance To Buy Tickets For Aug. 1 Soccer Championship At Allegiant Stadium

June 4, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders have reached out to their season ticket holders to tell them

Ball Arena in Denver. Photo: Avalanche Twitter

Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Golden Knights Vs Colorado Game Five In Denver Today: Q and A With Ball Arena Ops Executive Chris Joswick

June 3, 2021June 8, 2021 Alan Snel Chris Joswick

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com What a week for the arena that opened off Speer Boulevard in 1999 to replace

Las Vegas Raiders President Marc Badain

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena

With Allegiant Stadium Moving To 100 Percent Capacity, Raiders Outline Parking Strategy Thursday

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Alan Snel Chuck Bowling, M.J. Maynard, Marc Badain, Michael Naft

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Marc Badain knows parking will be a challenge at the new Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium. But

Colorado wins in OT. Photo: Avalanche Twitter

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Lose Painful 3-2 Overtime Decision To Colorado Wednesday, Return To 100 Percent Capacity Crowds For Games 3 And 4 At T-Mobile Arena In Vegas

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Brandon Saad, Fleury, Mark Stone, Mikko Rantanen, Philipp Grubauer, Reilly Smith, Tyson Jost

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was a nice bounce-back performance by Vegas in Game 2 Wednesday after

Allegiant Stadium

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium

Ultimate Vaccination Shot Bribe: Go Inside Allegiant Stadium For Free To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Snel George Blanda, Jon Gruden

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There’s a free way to get into Allegiant Stadium without paying the $53.10 Nevada resident

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.