Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Vivi Lin for LVSportsBiz.com TW: @vivishootvids IG: @vivionthespot4tv FB: ViviLinOnTheSpot LI: vivionthespot The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than

Jon Taffer: ‘Sports Teams Need To Play, We Have To Get Back To Work’

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Alan Snel Chris Hartweg, Jon Taffer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was a doubleheader of Facebook Live interviews today as we spoke with Jon Taffer

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raider on the Roof: NFL Team Has Roof in Place at Allegiant Stadium

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Alan Snel Mark Davis, Roger Goodell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, it looks like the roof to the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium is done. All the

COVID-19

COVID-19 and Sports: NFL Was Supposed to Take Over Strip for Draft This Week; Instead Follow Social Distancing and Stay United Behind Health Care Workers Who Are Saving Lives

April 20, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com This was supposed to be the week that the Strip would be closed at Flamingo

Gambling

Sports Betting in Age of COVID-19: Optimistic Sportsbook Officials Post Betting Numbers on College Football

April 20, 2020 Alan Snel Ed Ogeron, Nick Saban, Steve Sisolak

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Desperate times call for desperate measures. While Las Vegas, the nation and the rest of

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Stadium Update: Let er Roll at Allegiant Stadium

April 18, 2020February 14, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A road-paving crew was on the job Saturday afternoon, adding a beefy layer of asphalt

Aces

After Staging Player Draft, WNBA Faces Task of Starting Season With COVID-19 Pandemic Hovering Over Pro Sports

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Alan Snel Cathy Engelbert

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com This week’s WNBA Draft gave sports fans — especially Las Vegas Aces fans here in

Life in the arena: VGK superfan Jason Griego AKA The Wolverine was very different before the pandemic. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

COVID-19 Fans

Sports and COVID-19: Tampa Doctor Suggests Surveillance and Game-Day Testing of Fans to Check for Virus

April 17, 2020 Alan Snel Dr. Jason Wilson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way fans will consume sports in profound ways, including

Gambling

COVID-19 Update: Construction Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus At Downtown Circa Project, Home Of The Gigantic Sportsbook Screen

April 16, 2020April 18, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Stevens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders stadium construction site is getting lots of attention these days amid the COVID-19

Raiders Team

Want To Become A Las Vegas Raiders Cheerleader? Raiders Holding Virtual Auditions

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Alan Snel

The Las Vegas Raiders will not allow a novel coronavirus pandemic get in the way of hiring cheerleaders to root

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.

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.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

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.

Author: Alan Snel

Basketball Great/World Philosopher Bill Walton Uses Bicycle As Vehicle For Pandemic Fundraiser