Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in May 2018. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

From LVSportsBiz.com’s Archives: How Bill Foley and The Maloof Family Formed A Union To Create An NHL Team In Las Vegas

April 29, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Joe Maloof, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Andre-Fleury, Todd Pollock

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You might have noticed by now that the media types who determine programming on TV

Raiders Stadium

Seven Construction Workers At Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Construction Site Have Now Tested Positive For COVID-19

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The number of workers at the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium construction site who have tested positive

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center

Las Vegas Has Sports Venue, Hospitality Infrastructure To Serve As Western USA Major League Sports Hub For Interim Period Of Televised, Fan-free Games

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com These are New Normal Times of #flattenthecurve, social distancing, local telethons and donated masks and

UFC President Dana White. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Gambling UFC

Sports Betting and COVID-19: May 9 Date Is Set, Betting Lines Are Posted For UFC 249 In Florida

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Sports fans and sports bettors who were hoping to see the New York Yankees host

Receiver Henry Ruggs III celebrated in 2020 when the Las Vegas Raiders made him a first round draft pick.

Column

More Than 50 Years Ago When A Player Challenged The NFL Draft

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Alan Snel Curt Flood, James "Yazoo" Smith

By Dan Lust for LVSportsBiz.com I have a legal question for you: How are players forced to go to the

COVID-19

COVID-19 and Sports: LVSportsBiz Q and A with Economist John Restrepo

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Alan Snel John Restrepo

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Today’s “Give Me 5” Q and A is with John Restrepo, a Las Vegas-based economist

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Las Vegas and Raiders Officially Make Their Mark As One Phrase This Week With NFL Draft Merchandise; New Stadium Getting All Lit Up

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Alan Snel Henry Ruggs III, Tom Donoghue

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders made their presence known in their new market on several fronts

Bicycling

Red Rock Bicycle Safety Alert: Motorists, Do Not Park Your Cars On Nevada SR 159 Shoulders In Red Rock — Park Just Off Shoulder Pavement On Dirt Where There Is Space

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Typically, a car parked on a road shoulder is not necessarily a hazard. But traffic

Dana White at an event at the APEX building in Las Vegas last year.

UFC

UFC Back In Action With UFC 249 Scheduled For Fan-less Arena In Jacksonville, Florida May 9

April 24, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com UFC President Dana White will not be denied. Dana White is moving ahead with the

Column

Another Step To Allow College Players To Be Compensated As Paid Sponsors

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Alan Snel

By Dan Lust for LVSportsBiz.com NCAA student-athlete compensation moves one step closer to reality. Colleges are now finalizing their

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.