Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Vegas Golden Knights minority owners Joe Maloof (left) and Gavin Maloof (right) at the VGK first home game on Oct. 10, 2017. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Walk Back In Time: How Foley Combined Forces With The Maloofs To Create Vegas Golden Knights

May 2, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com (Bill Foley is the public face of ownership for the Vegas Golden Knights. He’s a

LeBron James wants to own an NBA team in Vegas and arena projects are lining up. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Basketball COVID-19

LVSportsBiz.com Legal Analysis: May 10 Is Key Date For NBA To Avoid Cancelling Season

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Alan Snel LeBron James

By Dan Lust for LVSportsBiz.com May 10 is the first hurdle to avoid a cancelled NBA season. I had the

COVID-19 Golden Knights Raiders Team

NHL, Players Release Statement On Returning To Ice; No Timelines But Maybe Small Player Groups Practicing Mid Or Late May

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The NHL and the players association issued a statement Thursday, with the best case scenario

Raiders owner Mark Davis signing stadium worker's helmet in January.

Raiders Team

Different From Most NFL Owners, Raiders’ Down-to-Earth Davis Makes Mark In Las Vegas

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Joe Maloof, Jon Gruden, Marcus Allen, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com At the Raiders event in January when the NFL team was officially dubbed the Las

COVID-19

Gov. Sisolak Extends Stay-at-Home Directive To May 15, But Loosens Restrictions On Outdoor Activities Like Golf

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Nevadans, you’re ordered to keep staying at home until May 15. Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office

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

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.