Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

USA national team vs WNBA all-stars in Las Vegas. Photo: USA Basketball Twitter

Bigtime Basketball Takes Over Las Vegas This Summer

July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Damian Lillard, Dearica Hamby, Kelsey Plum, Kevin Durant, Liz Cambage, Matt Metcalf

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Known as the fight mecca, Las Vegas has also morphed into the summertime center of

Former Raiders president Marc Badain Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Prez: Traffic/Parking On Roads Around Allegiant Stadium On Event Days Needs Improvement After Saturday’s Garth Concert

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Tick Segerblom

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Marc Badain said there was some good news about the Raiders stadium’s first-ever 65,000-fan, 100

Marketing Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders, Stadium Founding Partner America First Team Up To Help Small Business In Las Vegas

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Snel Lincoln Kennedy, Marc Badain

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

Garth Brooks played the first full-capacity event at Allegiant Stadium. Photo: Garth Brooks Twitter

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Top 10 Recommendations For Allegiant Stadium Events After Venue Hosts First Full-Capacity Event Saturday

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Snel Garth Brooks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The massive stadium that stood silent for so long last year during the pandemic pulsed

Dustin Poirier Photo: UFC

Aces Basketball Gambling UFC

Monday Morning Gambler: Poirier’s Victory at UFC 264 Delights Favorite Bettors

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com That line of people you saw late Saturday night and early Sunday at your local

Raiders Stadium

The Morning After: Las Vegas Recovers From Garth, Conor and Giant Venue Crowds

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s about ten minutes before 7 AM Sunday and the three middle-aged guys on electric

Sports Marketing T-Mobile Arena UFC

A Loser In UFC Octagon Saturday, McGregor Still Padding His Bank Account In Branding Game

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Oliviera, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Ronda Rousey

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com If you ask Conor McGregor if he’s a businessman, the brash MMA fighter will tell

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team T-Mobile Arena UFC

COVID, Record Heat Be Damned, Las Vegas Packed Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena For Events Saturday Night

July 10, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Donald Trump, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s the building that Southern Nevada has invested so much in, a domed stadium that

COVID-19 Fans Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena UFC

Garth, UFC, Bruno — Plus COVID Cases and Record Heat — On Entertainment Menu For Historic Saturday In Las Vegas

July 9, 2021July 10, 2021 Alan Snel Bruno Mars, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Deontay Wilder, Donald Trump, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks, Tyson Fury

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Garth Brooks. Conor McGregor. Bruno Mars. COVID-19. Record-breaking 117-degree heat. Welcome to Saturday night in

UFC

Now More Notorious For His Trash-Talking Than Cage Wins, McGregor Hurls Insults At Poirier At UFC 264 Presser Thursday

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com It was only 18 months ago in January 2020 when UFC’s ol’ trash-talking money bags

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.