Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Las Vegas Sports Buffet Serves Up Team Grappling As A Snack Before UFC 245 Saturday

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Alan Snel Chad Mendes, Gordon Ryan, Kazushi Sakuraba

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just when you thought the sports industry in Las Vegas could not come up with

NFR contestant Tim O'Connell chats with UFC star Amanda Nunes after a UFC panel chat at MGM Grand hotel-casino Wednesday afternoon.

National Finals Rodeo UFC

UFC + NFR = Alphabet Soup of Modern Gladiators

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Tim O'Connell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Rodeo has down-to-earth, humble cowboys riding bulls and bucking horses when not wrestling steers to

He's back. Marc-Andre Fleury returns for his first start after his father's death.

Golden Knights

Fleury Returns In First Start After Father’s Death, Dominates Chicago In 5-1 VGK Win Before 18,319 Tuesday

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Alan Snel Deryk Engelland, Gerard Gallant, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell He mourned and coped with the loss of his

Raiders Stadium

It’s Inevitable Raiders Stadium Will Host Super Bowl One Day, But 300,000 Visitors Already Come To Las Vegas For Super Bowl

December 9, 2019 Alan Snel Roger Goodell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s nice to hear NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tell the masses that Las Vegas is

Golden Knights vs Rangers. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Hot Betting Action Warms Up Chilly Las Vegas Nights

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Alan Snel T.J. Otzelberger

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com What’s better on a cool, overcast Monday than some hot NHL action and Monday Night Football? In

Golden Knights thwarted Sunday.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Feeling Blue Sunday When Rangers Whitewash VGK, 5-0

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Snel Cody Glass, Gerard Gallant, Malcolm Subban, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Well, country star Shania Twain cranked the siren to

Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl Matches Mountain West Power Boise State Vs. Washington In Final Bowl Game At Sam Boyd Stadium

December 8, 2019 Alan Snel John Saccenti

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For the final Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium, the organizers of the ESPN-owned

National Finals Rodeo

NFR Registers 323rd Straight Sellout Saturday Night In Las Vegas — And Counting

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Tom Donoghue Saturday was the 323rd consecutive sellout at the National Finals Rodeo,

Day 1 action of then 10-day national Finals Rodeo (Photo credit: Tom Donoghue)

National Finals Rodeo

NFR Crowd Packs Thomas & Mack, Including Celebrities Who Enjoy Watching Cowboys Like Stetson Wright, Tuf Cooper, Colt Gordon

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Alan Snel Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner, Pat Christenson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell More than just cowboys in Wranglers and women

Raiders Stadium UNLV

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Consultant: Raiders-UNLV Stadium Use Deal Does Not Require Raiders To Have Allegiant Stadium Available For Rebels Home Games On Sept. 5 and 12

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders-UNLV joint-use stadium agreement does not require the Raiders to have their new Allegiant

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.