Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

VGK fans Christopher Green and Alyce Wheeler at a home game this season. Photo credits: J. Tyge O'Donnell

Golden Knights Were Averaging 18,310 Fans A Game At T-Mobile Arena After 37 Home Games When NHL Paused Season

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights’ season came to a screeching halt when the National Hockey League

Raiders Stadium

Worker At Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Construction Site Tests Positive For COVID-19 Virus

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Tommy White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A construction worker at the Raiders’ construction site has tested positive for the coronavirus and

Aviators Golden Knights Raiders Team UNLV

Sports-Business During COVID-19: How Sports Social Media Teams Stay Relevant Without Sports

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alan Snel

By Toby Srebnik for LVSportsBiz.com People often make lemonade from lemons in the toughest of situations. Now imagine working in

Raiders Stadium

Las Vegas Construction Forges Ahead, While Strip Is Barren, Silent Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; UFC Prez Dana White Says He Has Lined Up Venue To Host UFC 249 April 18

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In this age of isolation, hand washing, coronavirus spreading and most of America and Las

Raiders stadium under construction. But will be the impact of COVID-19 on sports and the NFL in a few months? Photos by Tom Donoghue

Raiders Stadium

If Raiders Stadium Is Ready July 31, Will There Be NFL Season Ready To Go With Sports Industry On Hiatus In Response To COVID-19 Pandemic? So Many Questions Without Answers

March 23, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With a pandemic crisis gripping the U.S. and Las Vegas, the National Football League scrubbed

MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle next to Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis at a Las Vegas Aces WNBA game. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Jim Murren Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Tourism

Veteran MGM Resorts Executive Bill Hornbuckle Becomes MGM Resorts’ Acting CEO; Gov. Sisolak Picks Ex-MGM Resorts CEO Murren As Covid-19 Response Task Force Chief

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Jim Murren, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Bill Hornbuckle, a familiar MGM Resorts International name in the Las Vegas hotel-casino industry who

Comeback of the bicycle in the age of a coronavirus pandemic.

Bicycling

Tyke On A Bike: In This COVID-19 Pandemic Age, People Are Dusting Cobwebs Off Their Kids’ Bicycles, Repairing Bikes

March 20, 2020 Alan Snel Jared Fisher

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In this strange, new age of a coronavirus pandemic, isolation and social distancing for at

Gonzaga wons the 2020 WCC title before sports officials shut down sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. and the world. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Column

NBA Started Sports Industry Dominoes To Fall, But Big East, ACC and MLB Took Longer Than They Should To Shut Down

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Alan Snel John Swofford

By Toby Srebnik for LVSportsBiz.com Only one week ago, my son Bailey celebrated his 16th birthday. As part of his

VGK owner Bill Foley. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Pledge $500,000 To Help Game-Day Part-Timers, Arena Workers Who Work VGK Home Games At T-Mobile Arena

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Marc Andre-Fleury

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley said Thursday the team, players and the Golden Knights

Workers at Raiders stadium construction site.

Raiders Stadium

Construction Moves Along At Raiders Stadium, While What Happens On The Strip Was Closed On The Strip

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak, Zoltar

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Count building construction as one of the essential businesses that was open in Las Vegas

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.