Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Two Mexican Winter League baseball teams are scheduled to play each other in a two-game

Why Are VGK Ticket Prices So Costly? It’s What The Market Will Pay; Knights’ Video Heralds Single Game Ticket Sales

August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Carrot Top, Christopher Green, Eric Tosi, Lee Orchard

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s supply-and-demand capitalism in its purest form — yes, Vegas Golden Knights tickets are costly

Will Aces' attendance increase for the playoffs?

Aces

Aces’ Year 2: More Wins, Less Attendance — What Gives? Will Playoffs Help Spike Attendance?

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jim Murren, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Welcome to Las Vegas — Basketball City USA, for the summers anyway. The summer of

Gambling

On Betting: As Baseball Drones On, Some Reliable Indicators Click For Bettors

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Alan Snel

By Dan Behringer LVSportsBiz.com Is there anything better on a Monday than a Major League Baseball double-header between two

Aces' star center Liz Cambage discussed mental health issues in a recent story. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell

Aces

Aces’ Cambage Shines Light On Mental Health Issues In WNBA

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Cathy Engelbert, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Sometimes things just aren’t what they appear to be. Especially from a distance. Las Vegas

Bicycling

On Travel: Grinding Up Mount Evans By Bicycle and Looking Down on Clouds and Peaks

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Mount Evans is an outdoor natural shrine in the Rockies, a 14,260-footer with North America’s

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Buyer Beware — Take Touts’ Picks with Grain of Salt

August 12, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com Psst … Would you take a betting tip from this person? When it comes to

Coors Field looked wonderful after all these years.

Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Road Trip Reveals Bicycle Ride Back in Denver History, and Scenic Pit Stops Along the Way

August 10, 2019August 11, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com I remember the final weeks of construction of Coors Field in Denver’s Lower Downtown in

Raiders stadium is Allegiant Stadium under a new naming rights deal announced Monday.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

It’s Official: Raiders Stadium is Allegiant Stadium; Naming Rights Deal Announced At Topping Out Event Monday Morning

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Alan Snel Cliff Branch, Eric Johnson, Fred Biletnikoff, Jason Gilbert, Lawrence Epstein, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Maury Gallagher, Myron Todichinii, Otis Sistrunk, Scott DeAngelo, Sonny Begay

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Raiders owner Mark Davis said his word of the day

Gambling

On Sports Betting: In the Late Summer Swelter, Everyone’s Attention Turns to Football

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com When it’s a sweltering 112 degrees in Las Vegas, there’s a noticeable dash of humidity

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.

Author: Alan Snel

Las Vegas Aviators Ballpark To Host Mexican Winter League Teams For Two Games Next Month

Why Are VGK Ticket Prices So Costly? It’s What The Market Will Pay; Knights’ Video Heralds Single Game Ticket Sales

Aces’ Year 2: More Wins, Less Attendance — What Gives? Will Playoffs Help Spike Attendance?

On Betting: As Baseball Drones On, Some Reliable Indicators Click For Bettors

Aces’ Cambage Shines Light On Mental Health Issues In WNBA

On Travel: Grinding Up Mount Evans By Bicycle and Looking Down on Clouds and Peaks

On Sports Betting: Buyer Beware — Take Touts’ Picks with Grain of Salt

Road Trip Reveals Bicycle Ride Back in Denver History, and Scenic Pit Stops Along the Way

It’s Official: Raiders Stadium is Allegiant Stadium; Naming Rights Deal Announced At Topping Out Event Monday Morning

On Sports Betting: In the Late Summer Swelter, Everyone’s Attention Turns to Football