Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

With Las Vegas Locals Making An Average $70K A Year, Can They Afford Vegas’ High End Sports Prices?

July 9, 2025July 10, 2025 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The sports options in Las Vegas seem endless. But for Las Vegas,

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill

College Basketball LVCVA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

After LVSportsBiz.com Reported LVCVA Contract Bidding Problems, LVCVA CEO Steve Hill Tells Board ‘Process Did Not Meet Our Standards’

July 8, 2025July 9, 2025 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Jeff Motley, Jim Gibson, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Michael Naft, Richard Manhattan, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The LVCVA

Steve Hill, LVCVA CEO

Allegiant Stadium LVCVA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

LVCVA Board To Vote Tuesday On Spending $26 Million On College Basketball’s Final Four In 2028

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Alan Snel Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LVCVA staff will be asking the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Allegiant Stadium College football Formula 1 Formula One Grand Prix Marketing Sports Marketing Sports Tourism UNLV

Ticket Sales Never Stop In Las Vegas As More Teams And Events Saturate Sports-Crazed Market

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — There’s no down time for Las Vegas’ sports industry and the year-round

Bicycling Sports Tourism Travel

Paved Trail Grows In Red Rock: Groundbreaking (Finally) For 19-Mile Road Safety Trail Through Red Rock Corridor From Summerlin To Blue Diamond Road Tuesday

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Alan Snel Heather Fisher, Justin Jones, Ryan Chatterton, Susie Lee

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As is the case with regrettably

Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson, who is chairman of the LVCVA board 0f directors. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Allegiant Stadium College football LVCVA Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

LVCVA Rebidding Job For 2027 CFP Title Game In Vegas After Telling LVCVA Board Chair Jim Gibson In March That Bid Process Was Fine

June 30, 2025July 1, 2025 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Jeff Motley, Jim Gibson, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s not every day the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA),

Allegiant Stadium Boxing Marketing Raiders Stadium Sports Marketing UNLV

Allegiant Stadium Announces It Will Host Canelo Vs Crawford Mega-Fight Sept. 13; UNLV Football Game Switched To Aug. 23 From Sept. 13

June 27, 2025June 28, 2025 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Dana White, Erick Harper, Terence Crawford, Turki Alalshikh

By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Allegiant Stadium has already contacted fans in hopes of selling tickets for

Ed Finger, LVCVA Chief Strategy Officer

Allegiant Stadium LVCVA Marketing Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

Let’s Try This Again: After Issues With First Bidding Process, LVCVA Holds Virtual Meeting For Companies Interested In CFP Championship Game Job In 2027

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Alan Snel Ed Finger, Melissa Grossman, Molly Castano, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s a government organization that people know by five letters

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No Comeback This Time: Las Vegas Aces Lose To Washington By 11 Thursday

June 26, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Dana Evans, Lucy Olsen, Sonia Citron, Sug Sutton

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS,

Comeback of the bicycle in the age of a coronavirus pandemic.

Bicycling

Cities Of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Earn Low Bicycle Network Scores, According To 2025 People For Bikes City Ranking Report

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Alan Snel Debra March, Jacob Snow

PSA PSA By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — If you’re in the cities of Las Vegas and

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.

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

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.