Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

UFC

UFC Prez Dana White Invites Fired Best Buy Employee To UFC 246 After Worker Stopped Shoplifter At Store In Hawaii; White: ‘What A Bad Ass This Chick Is’

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Donald Cowboy Cerrone, Summer Tapasa-Sararaka

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was classic Dana White. The UFC president saw a Best Buy worker take down

Golden Knights

Deja Lose: LA Kings Jump Out To 4-0 Lead Over Golden Knights After First Period, Hold On For 5-2 Win Before 18,281 Thursday; Gallant: ‘Same Old Story’

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Malcolm Subban, Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Arena announcer Bruce Cusick used his soft voice between

Raiders Stadium

Proposed Raiders Stadium 10-Year, $30 Million Sponsorship Deal With Southern Nevada Water Authority Has Time Commitment That Is Too Long, Several Water Authority Advisory Committee Members Say Wednesday

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 Alan Snel John Restrepo, Peter Guzman, Scott Huntley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Raiders, don’t count on that $30 million, 10-year stadium sponsorship deal with the

Golden Knights

Golden Knights’ Winning Streak Snapped as Pittsburgh Defeats VGK, 4-3, Before Announced 18,298 Tuesday

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Alan Snel Cody Eakin, Gerard Gallant, Marc Andre-Fleury, Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell This time, the Vegas Golden Knights could not stage

Aviators

Goodyear Blimp Beats The Nasty CES Show Traffic In Las Vegas

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The traffic around Las Vegas Convention Center is a mess with the mega CES show

Bicycling

CES Features Exhibitors Peddling Bicycle Light Safety Features

January 6, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There are isolated cases when motorists intentionally drive into bicyclists. But typically, motorists’ get-out-jail and

Raiders Stadium

Visual Update of Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Under Construction

January 5, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They post their images of the stadium on a daily basis. Locals driving on Interstate

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Party Time: Golden Knights Roll, Runnin’ Rebels Have a Win Streak

January 5, 2020 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, T.J. Otzelberger

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com There was a little party in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve, and about 330,000

Column

Brace Yourself Las Vegas, CES Starts This Week (And Yes, CES Includes Sports)

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Gary Bettman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s that wonderful techy time of year in Las Vegas, when 60,000 international CES

UNLV

UNLV Defeats Air Force, 71-59, at Thomas & Mack Saturday, Moves to 8-8 on Season

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Marvin Coleman, Mbacke Diong, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was the first Saturday night of 2020 in Las Vegas, a night to pay

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

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.

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

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.