Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

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

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

Golden Knights

COVID-19 and Sports: Looks Like Coronavirus Checks Las Vegas Out Of NHL Playoff Hub City Competition

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was only a few days ago when Las Vegas was considered a front runner

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Score Another Founding Partner For Allegiant Stadium As Molson Coors Becomes Official Beer Partner

July 1, 2020 Alan Snel Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With Coors beer cans already showing the Raiders logo, it was no surprise Wednesday when

Aviators

COVID-19 and Sports: Minor League Baseball and Las Vegas Aviators Are Shut Out In 2020

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Alan Snel Don Logan, Pat O'Conner

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There’s no joy in Downtown Summerlin today. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the 2020 Minor

Isolation and Quarantine Complex tour photos credited to J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com.

COVID-19

Homeless COVID-19 Center At Cashman Center In Downtown Las Vegas Closes Tuesday With Pandemic Still Going On

June 30, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The temporary COVID-19 isolation and quarantine center for the homeless in downtown Las Vegas was

Winemaker Margaux Alvarez defended her Mt Olympus title on the Tital Games TV show Monday night.

Column

Las Vegas Winemaker/CrossFit Athlete Alvarez Excels On Titan Games TV Show Monday Night

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Alan Snel Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Margaux Alvarez, Wayne Skivington

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas was well represented on NBC’s The Titan Games Monday night as Cirque du

Raiders Stadium

Allegiant Stadium’s Retractable Field Tray

June 29, 2020 Alan Snel

Technology: Retractable natural grass field tray. Slide in on rails for Raiders game days. Weight: More than 9,000 tons. Raiders

Texas Collegiate League received advice from Las Vegas-based U.S. Integrity. Photo from CanCutters baseball.

Gambling

Las Vegas-based U.S. Integrity Helps Texas Collegiate League To Play Ball In Sports Betting World

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Alan Snel Matt Holt, Uri Geva

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In these strange sports times, baseball fans can find joy in tracking games in the

Column

College Players Use Power Social Media To Exercise Their Leverage On Racial Equality Issues

June 29, 2020 Alan Snel Chubba Hubbard, George Floyd, Kylin Hill, Marvin Wilson

By Toby Srebnik for LVSportsBiz.com It was just 25 days ago on June 4 when I posted about FSU’s Marvin

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 27: (L-R) Dustin Poirier punches Dan Hooker of New Zealand in their lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 27, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Favorites Reward Bettors at UFC on ESPN 12

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com If you like betting on UFC favorites, UFC on ESPN 12 at the UFC’s

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.