Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Inside this $150 million minor league ballpark there are money-making amenities everywhere — a swanky

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Las Vegas’ First Major League Sports Team Was Born Here Because Of T-Mobile Arena, Celebrating Its Fifth Anniversary This Week

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Alan Snel Dana White, Garry DeLucia, Gary Bettman, Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof, Rick Arpin

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s this simple — Las Vegas became a major league team sports town because of

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Henderson Silver Knights Will Have 20 Percent Crowd Capacity For April Games At Orleans Arena

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The day after Gonzaga became a once-beaten team in 2021: Las Vegas-based UFCs joined the

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Break Out In St. Louis, Snap Three-Game Winless Streak Monday With 6-1 Win Over St. Louis

April 5, 2021April 6, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo, Jonathan Marchessault, Nic Hague, Robin Lehner, Tomas Nosek, William Carrier

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights limped into St. Louis with three straight losses at T-Mobile Arena.

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Monday Morning Gambler: And Then There Were Two, Gonzaga And Baylor

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Alan Snel Bryson DeChambeau, Pete DeBoer

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com From the Sweet Sixteen to the Elite Eight to the Final Four, we are down

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Golden Knights Lose Third Straight At Home, Suffer 2-1 Loss To Minnesota Wild Saturday

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Alan Snel Bruce Cusick, Cam Talbot, Cody Glass, Fleury, Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, Mark Stone, Nick Holden, Patrick Brown, Pete DeBoer, Shea Theodore, Tomas Nosek

Bicycling

Ghost Bike Memorializing Five Bicyclists Killed Outside Las Vegas Dec. 10 Installed In Downtown Summerlin To Raise Awareness About Road Safety

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Alan Snel Pat Treichel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The mom and her two daughters strolled over to the ghost bike memorial at the

Minnesota's Kevin Fiala on the shootout game-winner.

Golden Knights

It’s A Wild One: Minnesota Snags 3-2 Shootout Win Over Golden Knights In Vegas Thursday

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Brayden McNabb, Cam Talbot, Chandler Stephenson, Fleury, Jonathan Marchessault, Keegan Kolesar, Kevin Fiala, Kirill Kaprizov, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nic Roy, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Ryan Reaves, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, Zach Whitecloud

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First Loss For Golden Knights With Fans In Arena: LA Kings 4 VGK 2 Wednesday

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Iafallo, Andreas Athanasiou, Cal Petersen, Chandler Stephenson, Fleury, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Lias Andersson, Ryan Reaves, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Well, the Vegas Golden Knights don’t have

Raiders team president Marc Badain discusses new Raiders-theme restaurent at The Mo hotel in Henderson.

Raiders Team Sports Marketing

Raiders Sponsorship With The M Hotel-Casino In Henderson Yields New Raiders Restaurant With Woodson, Biletnikoff Wines Served

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Woodson, Fred Biletnikoff, Marc Badain, Todd Christensen

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders were cutting so many sponsorship deals that public relations events were

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

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.

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.

Author: Alan Snel

Ballpark In Downtown Summerlin Scheduled To Come To Life With UNLV-Arizona State Game Tuesday

Las Vegas’ First Major League Sports Team Was Born Here Because Of T-Mobile Arena, Celebrating Its Fifth Anniversary This Week

Henderson Silver Knights Will Have 20 Percent Crowd Capacity For April Games At Orleans Arena

Golden Knights Break Out In St. Louis, Snap Three-Game Winless Streak Monday With 6-1 Win Over St. Louis

Monday Morning Gambler: And Then There Were Two, Gonzaga And Baylor

Golden Knights Lose Third Straight At Home, Suffer 2-1 Loss To Minnesota Wild Saturday

Ghost Bike Memorializing Five Bicyclists Killed Outside Las Vegas Dec. 10 Installed In Downtown Summerlin To Raise Awareness About Road Safety

It’s A Wild One: Minnesota Snags 3-2 Shootout Win Over Golden Knights In Vegas Thursday

First Loss For Golden Knights With Fans In Arena: LA Kings 4 VGK 2 Wednesday

Raiders Sponsorship With The M Hotel-Casino In Henderson Yields New Raiders Restaurant With Woodson, Biletnikoff Wines Served