Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Aces COVID-19

Las Vegas Aces Easily Beat LA Sparks In Home Opener Friday Before Nearly 2,000 and New Owner Mark Davis

May 21, 2021May 22, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Mark Davis

Story by Cassandra Cousineau

Aviators

With Venues Driving Major League Sports, It’s NBA > MLB In Las Vegas

May 21, 2021May 22, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s May 21 on the Las Vegas calendar, so it just slightly bizarre that it’s

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Fans Will See First Game (Preseason) At Allegiant Stadium In Vegas August 14

May 21, 2021 Alan Snel Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Raiders and football fans will get their first look inside Allegiant Stadium for

COVID-19 Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Will Increase Arena Fan Capacity For Monday’s VGK vs Minnesota Game 5 To More Than 11,000 From 8,683

May 21, 2021May 23, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Eric Tosi, Garth Brooks, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights are increasing fan attendance capacity for Monday’s Game 5 playoff showdown

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Reverse Slow Start, Come Back To Defeat Minnesota, 5-2, In Game 3 In St. Paul; Up 2 Games To 1

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Cam Talbot, Chandler Stephenson, Fleury, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nick Holden, Patrick Brown, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Ryan Hartman, Tomas Nosek

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 5 Minnesota Wild 2 VGK goal scorers: Mark Stone

NBA Summer League

COVID-19 and Sports: NBA Summer League Returning To Las Vegas In August

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Woodstock of professional basketball is returning to Las Vegas in the summer. The NBA

Photo: Las Vegas Aces

Aces

Las Vegas Aces Bounce Back From Season-Opening Loss With Win Over Seattle Tuesday

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com It was all high fives and fist bumps in the air for Las Vegas Aces

Fury might fight at the Raiders stadium. Stay tuned.

Boxing

Fury-Wilder 3 Mega Fight At Allegiant Stadium July 24? Maybe

May 19, 2021 Alan Snel Anthony Joshua, Bob Arum, Deontay Wilder, Marc Badain, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The wheels have at least been set in motion for a potential mega heavyweight boxing

Golden Knights

Original VGK Misfits Fleury, Tuch, Marchessault Lead Vegas To 3-1 Win Over Minnesota Tuesday; Series Tied At One

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Cam Talbot, Chandler Stephenson, Fleury, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Matt Dumba, Max Pacioretty

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 3 Minnesota Wild 1 VGK goal scorers: Jonathan Marchessault,

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Q and A on Raiders Ticket Prices in Las Vegas: ‘It’s Likely Prices Remain High’

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Snel Aaron Rodgers, Jesse Lawrence

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The price of secondary market Raiders tickets at Allegiant Stadium for the upcoming season has

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.

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.

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.