Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Two Behemoth Boxers Weighing Quarter-Ton Collectively Will Make Millions In Lucrative Heavyweight Rematch Saturday

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Bob Bennett, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Even though the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) put the kibosh on the traditional stare

Speedway Sports Marketing

Changing Racers’ Image from Good Ol’ Boys to Fighter Pilots, NASCAR Negotiating Through Twists and Turns of Evolving Sports Marketing Landscape, Plans to Beef Up Profile in Las Vegas

February 21, 2020February 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Camper, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Scott Warfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was 1998 and I was reporting a story on the 50th anniversary of NASCAR,

Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights Ground Red-Hot Lightning With 5-3 Win Before 18,376 Thursday

February 20, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Pete DeBoer, Ryan Reaves, Steven Stamkos

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell VGK winger Mark Stone took a feed from linemate

Heavyweight Tyson Fury

Boxing

Marketing Of Wilder-Fury Super Fight Takes A Turn Wednesday As Pleasantries End And Insults, Shoving Begin

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com At first, the fight promotions, TV spots and ads for Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury

Golden Knights

VGK See Gold In Henderson, But Some Residents See Red Over AHL Arena Traffic At Henderson Pavilion; City Working With Traffic Engineer On Issues

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights may rule the metro Las Vegas area as their fiefdom, but

UNLV

UNLV Clobbers Colorado State, 80-56, At Thomas & Mack Tuesday Night

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The UNLV basketball shooters were reigning three-point field goals

VGK goalie Marc-Andre Fleury with fan Liz Lane

Golden Knights

Knight To Remember Gala At Wynn XS Nightclub Projected To Raise $1 Million For Golden Knights Foundation

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Vegas Golden Knights generate tens of millions of

Tyson Fury at a promotion event Tuesday ahead of Saturday's big fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Boxing

Going Mainstream, Fury Becoming Six-Foot, Nine-Inch Marketing Darling

February 18, 2020 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Tyson Fury is emerging as one athletes able to transcend his respective sport of boxing

Golden Knights

‘Bend but not Break’: Golden Knights Squeeze Out Another One-Goal Win, 3-2, Over Washington Capitals Before 18,399 Monday

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Nate Schmidt, Nick Holden, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, T.J. Oshie, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Another home game, another tough one-goal win

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Golden Knights, Rebels Present Close Calls for Recreational Handicappers

February 17, 2020 Alan Snel Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, T.J. Otzelberger

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com What a game to handicap. It was the Vegas Golden Knights vs. the Minnesota Wild

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.