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Author: Alan Snel

COVID-19 

COVID-19 and Sports: LVSportsBiz Q and A with Economist John Restrepo

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Alan Snel John Restrepo

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Today’s “Give Me 5” Q and A is with John Restrepo, a Las Vegas-based economist

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Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

Las Vegas and Raiders Officially Make Their Mark As One Phrase This Week With NFL Draft Merchandise; New Stadium Getting All Lit Up

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Alan Snel Henry Ruggs III, Tom Donoghue

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders made their presence known in their new market on several fronts

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Bicycling 

Red Rock Bicycle Safety Alert: Motorists, Do Not Park Your Cars On Nevada SR 159 Shoulders In Red Rock — Park Just Off Shoulder Pavement On Dirt Where There Is Space

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Typically, a car parked on a road shoulder is not necessarily a hazard. But traffic

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Dana White at an event at the APEX building in Las Vegas last year.
UFC 

UFC Back In Action With UFC 249 Scheduled For Fan-less Arena In Jacksonville, Florida May 9

April 24, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com  UFC President Dana White will not be denied. Dana White is moving ahead with the

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Column 

Another Step To Allow College Players To Be Compensated As Paid Sponsors

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Alan Snel

By Dan Lust for LVSportsBiz.com   NCAA student-athlete compensation moves one step closer to reality. Colleges are now finalizing their

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Quiet Bellagio fountain this week.
Raiders Team 

Las Vegas Gets NFL Draft In 2022 After Event Was Cancelled This Year Because Of Coronavirus Pandemic

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 Alan Snel Damon Arnette, Henry Ruggs III, Kliff Kingsbury, Mike Vrabel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, it was as good a consolation prize as Las Vegas could have expected Thursday

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COVID-19 

When Will Baseball-Loving Son Be Ready To Attend Ballgame? ‘Not Until There Is A Vaccine’

April 23, 2020 Alan Snel

By Toby Srebnik for LVSportsBiz.com My son and I are passionate baseball fans. Over the last 11 years, we have

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Raiders stadium construction
Raiders Stadium 

Tour de Construction: LVSportsBiz.com Visits Six Las Vegas Construction Sites On 34-Mile Loop

April 22, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There’s no date to re-open non-essential businesses in Nevada, but construction is forging ahead all

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Sam Boyd Stadium is back in action for a Sept. 5 game between UNLV and Louisiana Tech.
UNLV 

UNLV Home Football Game For Sept. 5 Will Be At Sam Boyd Stadium, Not New Allegiant Stadium

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Jeremy Aguero

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, not every UNLV football game in 2020 will be played at the new Allegiant

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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak
Column COVID-19 

Tuesday’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Gov. Sisolak, Mayor Goodman Capture Headlines With Opposing Public Policy Perspectives

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com On Tuesday, you did not see more polar opposite public policy perspectives on the COVID-19

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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. 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

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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.

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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

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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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