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Author: Alan Snel

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UFC 

UFC Prez Dan White Forges Ahead With UFC 249 Event April 18 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic As U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 10K

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Justin Gaethje, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com If you thought Dana White pulling of a magic trick like getting Conor McGregor to

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Raiders Stadium 

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Has Sufficient Cash Flow To Cover Bond Payments With Expected Hotel Room Tax Revenue Decreases For March, April

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s obvious hotel room tax revenues being collected to help fund the Raiders’ $1.97 billion

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Column COVID-19 

How Sports Teams Can Beat COVID-19

April 5, 2020 Alan Snel Katie Taylor

By Vivi Lin for LVSportsBiz.com TW: @vivishootvids IG: @vivionthespot4tv FB: ViviLinOnTheSpot In the wake of COVID-19, team owners and leaders

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Raiders Stadium 

Raiders Stadium Update: Making of a Sports Palace

April 5, 2020February 14, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They grow up so fast these days. Sports venues — domed stadiums and baseball parks.

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COVID-19 

On COVID-19: LVSportsBiz.com Goes 1-on-1 With Las Vegas Small Business Owner Who Generates Major Revenue From Sports Events

April 2, 2020 Alan Snel Anthony Rossi

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown of small businesses deemed non-essential under a state order

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Brian Sandoval leaves MGM Resorts International to pursue University of Nevada, Reno president's job.
Column Raiders Stadium 

Former Gov. Sandoval, Advocate For Raiders Stadium Subsidy Bill, Leaves MGM Resorts To Pursue University of Nevada, Reno Prez Job

April 2, 2020 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com He’s the forgotten man who made the Raiders stadium a reality in Las Vegas. No,

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COVID-19 

COVID-19 Update: Cashman Center Including Cashman Field To Be Evaluated For Potential Hospital Overflow

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In these conoravirus pandemic times when sports venues and public buildings are doubling as COVID-19

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Wednesday's scene at Raiders stadium
Raiders Stadium 

One Sports Market, Two Contrasting Scenes of Pavement At Las Vegas Stadiums In This Age of Coronavirus

March 31, 2020 Alan Snel Tim Burch

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Pavement may not sound like the most exciting element of a construction project. But asphalt

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Basketball Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UFC 

LVSportsBiz Recommendation: Make Las Vegas Western U.S. Sports Hub During Interim Period When Major League Sports Are Phased Back Into American Society

March 31, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

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

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Raiders Stadium 

Raiders Stadium Construction Site Installs COVID-19 Safety Signs After Worker Tested Positive For Coronavirus

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 Alan Snel Anthony Fauci

  By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The building contractor team of Mortenson-McCarthy at Raiders stadium has installed “COVID-19 stay safe

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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.

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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

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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.

 

 

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