Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There they were — sports in all of its big screen, in-living-color splendor at the

Raiders coach Jon Gruden. All photos courtesy of Raiders.

Gruden and The Pandemic: Raiders’ Coach Responds To Coronavirus-Related Media Questions

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Alan Snel Cory Littleton, Jon Gruden, Mike Mayock

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Raiders coach Jon Gruden did a Zoom interview with the media Thursday. LVSportsBiz.com was curious

Lights

Las Vegas Lights Soccer Team Outsources Ticket Sales To Learfield IMG

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Lights soccer team is outsourcing its ticket sales to a well-known name

Raiders Stadium

Garth Brooks Concert At Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Moved From Aug. 22 To Feb. 27

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Alan Snel Garth Brooks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Even Garth Brooks, as popular as the country music singer may be, can’t beat the

Jon Gruden gets new Ford. Photo from Southern Nevada Ford Dealers tweet.

Column

CES Will Not Be Coming To Las Vegas In January 2021 — And Six Other News Items From This Morning

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Jim Murren, Jon Gruden, Patrick Mahomes

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com This one hurts for Las Vegas. The monster-sized CES trade show — the biggest convention

Golden Knights

NHL Will ‘Touch’ On Black Lives Matter, Social Justice During Opening Night Ceremony Of Postseason Games

July 27, 2020 Alan Snel George Floyd, Steve Mayer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com National Hockey League players are known for being congenial, polite and respectful. They don’t, however,

Raiders Team

NFL Players Union Monitoring Team Markets For COVID-19 Cases, Trends; Las Vegas Ranks High In NFL For Coronavirus Cases

July 27, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com As the Las Vegas Raiders come down the home stretch of completing its $1.976 billion

Raiders Team

Lotus Broadcasting and Raiders Cut Deal To Have KOMP 92.3FM Serve As Raiders Flagship Radio Station In Las Vegas

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Alan Snel Clay Baker, Ed Graney, Jon Gruden, JT the Brick, Mike Pritchard, Scott Gulbransen, Tyler Bischoff, Vincent Bonsignore

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Lotus Broadcasting, a major radio broadcaster in Las Vegas, and the NFL Las Vegas Raiders

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Dogs Reward Savvy Bettors as MLB Season Gets Underway

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Alan Snel Allie Quigley, Crash Davis, Ebby Calvin "Nuke" Laroosh, Max Scherzer, Robert Whittaker

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com We were ready for the first pitch. It was 4:08 p.m. on a weekday, and

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.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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

Sports Might Be Back, But Many Fans Stay Home To Watch Pandemic’s Re-Boot Of Games