Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights play Arizona in game 2 of their two-game series with the Coyotes

Hey Reb!, UNLV’s Mountain Man Mascot Character, Is Retired By University

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UNLV has officially retired the “Hey Reb!” mascot seen at UNLB basketball and football games

UNLV

Battling COVID And Mountain West Foes, UNLV Basketball Forges Ahead; Hey Reb! Mascot Officially Retired; UNLV Hockey Cancels Season Because Of COVID-19

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield, Marta Meana, Marvin Coleman, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It hasn’t been an easy season for the UNLV basketball

Golden Knights

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Golden Knights Come Back, Score Four Consecutive Goals To Defeat Arizona, 4-2, In Las Vegas Monday

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Chandler Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault, Jr., Martin Luther King, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, Willie O'Ree, Zach Whitecloud

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There was no day that showed the difference between NBA and NHL players more than

VGK captain Mark Stone donning the gold. VGK Twitter with the photo.

Gambling Golden Knights

On Sports Betting: Just Like Old Times As Vegas Golden Knights Start Season On Winning Note

January 18, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Seemed like old times. The Vegas Golden Knights were favored heavily, at around -235, in

Marc-Andre Fleury returned to goal in gold. Photo by VGK.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Go Gold Saturday Night As VGK Tie Score Late In Game, Win Seven Seconds Into OT Against Anaheim Ducks

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Alan Snel John Gibson, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Pete DeBoer, Robin Lehner, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s less than 90 minutes from puck drop inside the big arena off the Strip,

UFC

Las Vegas-based UFC Makes Appearance On ABC Network Today

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Alan Snel Alexander Volkanovski, Calvin Kattar, Carlos Condit, Dana White, Matt Brown, Max Holloway

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White is downright giddy about his Las Vegas-based UFC being on ABC network TV

UFC and Amanda Nunes fan Johnny Zimmerman

UFC

UFC and Zappos Have A Merchandise Deal

January 15, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Two very different Las Vegas-based brands are joining forces. MMA fight promoter UFC and downtown-based

Golden Knights

NHL, Golden Knights Return To Las Vegas Minus Fans Thursday Night: VGK 5 Anaheim 2

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Carnell Johnson, Jonathan Marchessault, Lee Orchard, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Shunock, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer, Robin Lehner, Tomas Nosek

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They cranked the arena’s famed powerful sound system full throttle like in the good ol’

Raiders owner Mark Davis has purchased the Las Vegas Aces

Aces

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Purchases WNBA Las Vegas Aces From MGM Resorts International

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, frequently seen at Las Vegas Aces basketball games in

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.

Author: Alan Snel

Golden Knights Seek Fourth Consecutive Win To Start Season Tonight

Hey Reb!, UNLV’s Mountain Man Mascot Character, Is Retired By University

Battling COVID And Mountain West Foes, UNLV Basketball Forges Ahead; Hey Reb! Mascot Officially Retired; UNLV Hockey Cancels Season Because Of COVID-19

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Golden Knights Come Back, Score Four Consecutive Goals To Defeat Arizona, 4-2, In Las Vegas Monday

On Sports Betting: Just Like Old Times As Vegas Golden Knights Start Season On Winning Note

Golden Knights Go Gold Saturday Night As VGK Tie Score Late In Game, Win Seven Seconds Into OT Against Anaheim Ducks

Las Vegas-based UFC Makes Appearance On ABC Network Today

UFC and Zappos Have A Merchandise Deal

NHL, Golden Knights Return To Las Vegas Minus Fans Thursday Night: VGK 5 Anaheim 2

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Purchases WNBA Las Vegas Aces From MGM Resorts International