Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

UFC President Dana White

UFC

UFC Prez Dana White Will Not Be Denied: ‘Fights Will Go On’ During COVID-19 Virus Crisis

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UFC President Dana White knows only one way: To put on fights. That’s why he is

Travel

On Tourism: With Sports Industry Closed For Coronavirus It’s Day Trip Time

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com No lines for food here. I have two plastic containers of dates — honey and

The SuperBook

Gambling

Life In The Sportsbook During COVID-19: ‘We’ll Spend More Time Doing Other Things We Like To Enjoy’

March 13, 2020 Alan Snel Jay Kornegay

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com These are surreal times for Jay Kornegay, who oversees the Westgate SuperBook as vice president

Golden Knights

Sports Events Workers Looking For Freelance Jobs Amid Sports Industry Shutdown Caused By Coronavirus Pandemic

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Alan Snel Carnell Johnson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The shutdown of sports and entertainment events because of the coronavirus pandemic means the freelance

Gambling

Coronavirus Deals Las Vegas a Bad Hand: Sportsbook ‘Eerily Quiet’

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Alan Snel

(Publisher’s Note: Daniel Behringer writes a weekly sports betting column and this week he added this story based a visit

Scene from Modelo beer commercial featuring Amanda Nunes.

UFC

Sports Marketing: UFC Star Amanda Nunes Stars In Modelo Beer Commercial To Highlight Her ‘Fighting Spirit’

March 13, 2020 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Cris "Cyborg" Justino, Germaine de Randamie, Holly Holm, Ronda Rousey

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Amanda Nunes, one of UFC’s biggest stars but still not a household name for many

UFC's APEX building

UFC

Two UFC Fight Night Shows Relocated To UFC’s APEX Building In Las Vegas Amid Sports Leagues Shutting Down Games Because Of Coronavirus Pandemic

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The fight shows go on for Las Vegas-based UFC in this new anxious time when

Column

Time To Shut Down Pro Sports Industry In U.S. For A While; Universal Timeout Needed In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic Health Crisis

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com As sports leagues and college sports are suspending their events one-by-one, it’s time for the

Sanitizer not too far from Pac-12 hoops tourney court at T-Mobile Arena.

Basketball Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Age of Coronavirus: NBA Suspends Regular Season, NCAA Bans Fans From National March Madness Tournament, Pac-12 Hoops Tourney In Las Vegas Will Not Allow Fans Starting Thursday, NHL Monitoring COVID-19 Crisis

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Nate Schmidt, Reilly Smith, Rudy Gobert, Tom Hanks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The breathtaking news about the COVID-19 virus unfolded quickly Wednesday afternoon. The NBA suspended its

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

Basketball

Gonzaga Pummels St. Mary’s, 84-66, In WCC Final Tuesday In Las Vegas As College Basketball Tourneys March On In Sin City This Week

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Snel Mark Few

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Longtime basketball coach Mark Few had his hands in

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.