Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Dog apparel with the Golden Knights logo.

Golden Knights Popularity Extends to Homemade VGK Crafts at Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s called a farmer’s market, though it seemed there were more Vegas Golden Knights crafts

Marketing UNLV

Inside Las Vegas Sports Marketing: UNLV’s Megan Caligiuri on Trying to Shape the Best Sports Family Value in Town

June 24, 2019July 10, 2019 Alan Snel Megan Caligiuri

UNLV’s Megan Caligiuri By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com You might not hear much about Megan Caligiuri. She’s usually the one

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Even the Best of All Possible Bets Sometimes Go Awry

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com It was just another day ending in “y” in the race and sports books. We

MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle celebrates next to Raiders owner Mark Davis after a fan made a promotion shot during a break in the Aces win Saturday night.

Aces Aviators

Las Vegas’ Busy Sports Night With Aces, Aviators, Lights In Action

June 22, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Raiders owner Mark Davis and MGM Resorts Intl

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Begin Working with NFL, Local Las Vegas Committee on NFL Draft Event in Las Vegas in 2020; How Will Stadium Construction Site Be Blended Into Event?

June 21, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Badain

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com As Thursday’s NBA Draft showed, leagues staging player draft events in host cities have become

Less than 5,500 tickets sold for the Fury-Schwarz fight Saturday.

Boxing

Fury-Schwarz Bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday Draws 5,489 Tickets Sold and 1,187 Comps

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Deontay Wilder, Tom Schwarz, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com If you caught last week’s pre-fight hoopla for the Tyson Fury -Tom

Aces Aviators Lights UNLV

Beer Chugging in Las Vegas: Both Las Vegas Aces and Las Vegas Aviators Stage Beer Promotions Thursday Night

June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Not only did the Las Vegas Aces

NHL Awards Show at Mandalay Bay Events Center Wednesday.

Golden Knights

LVSportsBiz.com Goes 1-on-1 With NHL Commissioner Bettman Before NHL Awards Show Takes Over Mandalay Bay Events Center

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 Alan Snel Alex Meruelo, Alex Trebek, Barry Trotz, Brent Burns, Gary Bettman, James Holzhauer, Kenan Thompson, Mark Stone

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com We chatted 1-on-1 with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Wednesday, with the commissioner saying the league

Golden Knights release preseason sked.

Golden Knights

VGK Home Preseason Games Feature Bobbleheads, Local TV Coverage Besides AT&T SportsNet

June 18, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights fans are hungry for hockey — or even just watching VGK players

UFC Prez and ringmaster Dana White

UFC

UFC’s White Plays Tour Guide to Show Fight Promotion’s New Studio/Mini-Arena Facility, Part of HQ Site’s Master Plan

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Steve Rosenthal Dana White was in a chipper

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.