Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com No fans. Before this most unusual season for the Vegas Golden Knights, practices during the

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By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Much has been written about the public $750 million for the Las Vegas Raiders’ new

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Boys Are Back For NHL Pandemic Playoffs; Golden Knights Players Gather For Practice Monday Morning

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By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A toasty furnace blast of 113 degrees of red-hot Las Vegas weather was sauteing good

UFC 251 took place on Fight Island. Photo credit: UFC on Twitter.

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On Sports Betting: Favorites Rule in UFC 251 from ‘Fight Island’

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By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com It was a seemingly normal Saturday afternoon at a locals casino in western

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LVSportsBiz’s 10 Questions For Golden Knights Fans As VGK Prepare To Return To Play After Four Months

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Today is July 12, exactly four months after the National Hockey League turned off the

Usman defeated Masvidal. Photo credit: UFC on Twitter.

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Sports and COVID-19: UFC, White Pull Off Fight Island Event From Abu Dhabi

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White had some fun promoting Fight Island, but the UFC president’s shtick could not

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Las Vegas-Based UFC Anchored On Fight Island In Abu Dhabi, While U.S. Sports Leagues, VGK, Aces Embark On Pandemic’s Great Unknown

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By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com When you watch ESPN’s promotional coverage of Las Vegas-based UFC’s fight events these days during

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NHL Playoffs and Golden Knights Return In August, While UNLV Non-Conference Football Games With Cal, Arizona State At Allegiant Stadium Are Scrubbed

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The National Hockey League will go toe-to-toe with the COVID-19 pandemic this summer when it

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July 9, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Derek Stevens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Like UFC President/Frontman/Ringmaster Dana White, downtown Las Vegas hotel owner and developer Derek Stevens is

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July 6, 2020July 8, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Gilbert Burns, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Lawrence Epstein, Tyron Woodley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For all the goofy “Fight Island” shtick and references to tiki huts and beaches, Las

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.

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

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