Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Sure, good ol’ Dana White is having a grand time on his Fight Island

Post-COVID Shutdown Of Las Vegas’ Hotels Means $19 Million Shortfall For Raiders Stadium Debt Service

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020 Alan Snel Don Webb

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With the novel coronavirus pandemic shutting down Las Vegas’ vaunted hotels and hospitality industry in

Basketball Golden Knights

VGK’s Robin Lehner On COVID-19 Era: ‘You’ve Got To Have Something To Look Forward To’

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Elena Delle Donne, Peter DeBoer, Robin Lehner

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Players across sports and leagues have voiced various thoughts on playing during a COVID-19 pandemic

Sheldon Adelson

Raiders Stadium

Las Vegas Casino Tycoon Sheldon Adelson Emerges From Mystery As Bidder For New York Mets

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Rodriguez, David Blitzer, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Harris, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Cohen

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The man of mystery is back. The mystery bidder who wants a piece of the

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Stadium Project Budget: $1.976 Billion; Venue Is 98 Percent Done

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Snel Don Webb, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For those keeping track, the Raiders stadium budget is officially at $1.976 billion after the

Scene from a recent Yeti Cycles Twitter post. From Yeti.

Bicycling

Colorado Mountain Bike Company Will No Longer Use ‘Tribe” Term In Its Marketing

July 14, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A company in Golden, Colorado outside Denver that makes mountain bikes has stopped using the

Golden Knights

VGK Fans Come To Pick Up Game Posters, But Not Allowed To Watch Training Camp With Pandemic

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Peter DeBoer, Robin Lehner

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

Aces Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Lamar Advertising Cuts Digital Display Deal With Raiders; Redskins Will Drop Name and Logo; Aces on TV

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Snel Harry Reid

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

Golden Knights

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

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Snel Jonathan Marchessault, Matt Helfst, Robin Lehner

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.

Gambling

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

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Snel Gerrit Cole, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Max Scherzer, Patrick Rishe

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

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

No Stranger To Las Vegas, Pro Bull Riders Make History By Hosting Fans At Events During Pandemic