Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

A’s Rally For 4-3 Win Over Milwaukee In Las Vegas, Offering Their Future Home Market A Strong Dose Of The Big Leagues

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Alan Snel Mark Kotsay, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell LAS

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Carolina Evens Stanley Cup Final Series In Game 4 With 5-3 Win After Heartbreaking Game 3 Loss; It’s Game 5 In Raleigh On Thursday

June 9, 2026June 10, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brandon Bussi, Elvis Presley, Frederik Andersen, Jackson Blake, John Tortorella, Jordan Staal, Kevin Weekes, Logan Stankoven, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Nikolaj Ehlers, Rod Brind'Amour, Wayne Newton

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne and Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada

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A’s Give Las Vegas Market Real Taste Of MLB Regular Season Game Product With Series Against Brewers, Rockies This Week

June 8, 2026June 9, 2026 Alan Snel Carnell Johnson, Chris Caray, John Fisher, Jonah Heim, Marc Badain, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As if hosting

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Stanley Cup Final Game 2 From June 4 Generates Impressive TV Viewership For NHL

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Alan Snel John Tortorella

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The National Hockey League scored big with Thursday’s Game 2 of the

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Strange Golden Cinema: VGK Squander Four-Goal Lead Against Carolina In Third Period Before Theodore Scores Winner In Second Overtime In SCF Game 3; VGK Lead Series, 2-1

June 6, 2026June 7, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden, Cole Smith, Frederik Andersen, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne and Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — There is nothing

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Golden Knights Return To Home Ice In Stanley Cup Final Saturday

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Alan Snel Carter Hart

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Tighten those seat belts. The wild ride called the Stanley Cup Final

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Live Theater In Carolina: Hurricanes 4 Golden Knights 3 In OT Thriller In Wild Stanley Cup Final Game 2; VGK Blow 2-0 Lead In Third Period

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Frederik Andersen, Jaccob Slavin, John Tortorella, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Sean Walker, Seth Jarvis

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Welcome to live theater in North Carolina. The Vegas

Golden Knights NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Rolling Seven: Golden Knights Win Seventh Straight Playoff Game With Wild 5-4 Comeback Win Against Carolina In Cup Final Game 1 Tuesday

June 2, 2026June 4, 2026 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden, Frederik Andersen, Ivan Barbashev, John Tortorella, Jordan Staal, Kelly McCrimmon, Nikolaj Ehlers, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was several weeks ago early on in the NHL playoffs

NHL Commish Gary Bettman

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NHL Generates $7.5 Billion to $8 Billion In Revenue A Year; Bettman Says All Revenue Categories Are Growing

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Daly, Bruce Cassidy, Gary Bettman

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said league revenues hit $7.5 billion to $8

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June 9 Special Day For Las Vegas Sports Industry: VGK Play Stanley Cup Final Game 4 While A’s Host Brewers In MLB Game At Las Vegas Ballpark

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A decade ago in Las Vegas, who could have imagined

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

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.