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Author: Alan Snel

UNLV 

UNLV Sports Unveils New ‘Enhancements’ For UNLV Hoops Fans, But Winning Team That Qualifies For March Madness Would Be Best Enhancement

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s hard to believe the UNLV basketball team was once the Vegas Golden Knights of

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UNLV 

NCAA Entering 21st Century

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Alan Snel Mark Emmert, Michael V. Drake

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was inevitable. The NCAA decided to take a step Tuesday to allow college sports

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MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren chatting with WNBA Las Vegas Aces center Liz Cambage after Aces' win over Seattle Storm this past season.
Gambling Jim Murren 

MGM Resorts International Signs Betting Deal With Yahoo Sports

October 29, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Greenblatt, Adam Silver, Gary Bettman, Jim Murren

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com MGM Resorts International has signed a multi-year partnership deal with Yahoo Sports. The Las Vegas-based

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Marc-Andre Fleury and the Mrs. with a Halloween outfit this week.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Inviting Fans To Dress In Costumes For Halloween Game Thursday

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, this should be interesting. You didn’t think you would sneak Halloween on a home

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Gambling 

On Sports Betting: Vegas Golden Knights Baffle Handicappers But Finally Reward Bettors

October 28, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Late Monday afternoon is a fine time for an NHL game. The weekend is history,

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A happy Nicolas Roy scored his first career goal.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Defeat Ducks, 5-2, On Kids Day At Big Ice House Before 18,110 Sunday

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Nicolas Roy, Ryan Reaves, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell A Kids Day crowd saw a big turnaround by

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UNLV 

Painful Ending To UNLV Football Game Saturday As Rebels Lose, 20-17, To San Diego State

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Alan Snel Dan Dolby, Daniel Gutierrez, Desiree Reed-Francois, Kenon Oblad, Tony Sanchez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com I strolled the sidelines at tonight’s UNLV football game and you can’t help but notice

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VGK highlights on Nevada Day -- Chance the mascot making it to the Top of the Escalator.
Golden Knights 

Avalanche Dominate Golden Knights, 6-1, On Nevada Day Before 18,420; VGK Coach Says Team Was A No-Show

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Alan Snel Garret Sparks, Marc Andre-Fleury, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Reilly Smith, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Steve Rosenthal It was Nevada Day in Las Vegas and across the

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MMA 

New MMA Fight League In Las Vegas Uses Technology Sensors In Fighters’ Gloves For Live Data Tracking and Future Prop Bets

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Alan Snel Pete Murray

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com It’s a new mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in Las Vegas with a twist. The

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Golden Knights 

VGK’s Pacioretty Lands Toyota Pitchman Job, While Schmidt Snags Hyundai Work (And Smith Says He Would Welcome Range Rover Endorsement Job)

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Alan Snel Cody Glass, Jake Bischoff, Max Pacioretty, Nate Schmidt, Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith, Ryan Reaves, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel for LVSportsBiz.com By any standard, the Golden Knights players are a likable bunch and that makes them

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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.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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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

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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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