Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Usman defeated Masvidal. Photo credit: UFC on Twitter.

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

UFC

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

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Alan Snel Buster Posey, Dana White, David Price, Kamaru Usman

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

Golden Knights UNLV

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

Gambling UFC

Even During COVID-19 Pandemic, UFC Prez White and Circa CEO Stevens In Full Promotion Mode This Week

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

UFC Fight Island events start Saturday -- Photo from UFC twitter

Basketball COVID-19 UFC

UFC’s Nimble Business Style Comes In Handy During COVID-19 Pandemic As Sports Leagues Cope With Players Testing Positive

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

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Harvick Rewards Bettors in NASCAR Cup Series Race

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Alan Snel Bryson DeChambeau, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Liz Cambage

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com The sponsored name of the race was fitting for the times: the Big Machine

Raiders Stadium

A Raiders Stadium Stroll On Fourth Of July

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Wearing masks and maintaining distance, my nephew Sam and I walked from T-Mobile Arena to

Golden Knights

City Of Henderson Says Petition To Hold Vote On Silver Knights Arena Project Has Procedure Flaw

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You didn’t think the city of Henderson — hungry to be a player in the

Dana White is heading to Florida for UFC 261 . Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

UFC

Former Hotel Valet and Ex-Trainer, UFC’s Dana White Powers Through Pandemic With MMA Fight Shows While Sports Leagues Still Have Not Played Games In COVID-19 Age

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Dana White, Gary Bettman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com He quit his hotel valet job decades ago, went on to become a workout trainer

The Strip took a beating because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Photo credit: Tom Donoghue

COVID-19 Gambling

COVID-19: Two Separate Reports Offer Bleak View for Las Vegas Gaming Operators

July 1, 2020 Alan Snel Michael Lawton

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Down, down, down. The shutdown of Nevada casinos in May because of the new coronavirus

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.