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AD Desiree Reed-Francois with UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez

UNLV

Faced With Competitive Las Vegas Sports Market, UNLV Athletics Release ‘Be A Rebel’ Branding Campaign

August 2, 2018 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com When Desiree Reed-Francois arrived on the UNLV campus from Virginia Tech in 2017, she

Will baseball and Howard Hughes Corporation be combined into a new Aviators name in Summerlin?

51s Aviators

When You’re Naming Housing Developments, ‘Reverence,’ You’re Probably Not Going To Give Your Ball Team an Irreverent Name

August 2, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Cosmo, Howard Hughes

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s no secret Howard Hughes Corporation, owners of the Las Vegas 51s, is considering re-naming

Las Vegas Aces coach and president of basketball operations Bill Laimbeer. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas Aces Offer Unique Entertainment Attraction — The Tall Dude Who Likes To Berate Refs

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Kayla McBride

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The WNBA has a home in Las Vegas and some of the world’s most

The NBA has reached a historic sports gambling partnership with Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International.

Basketball Gambling

With MGM Resorts and NBA Forging Historic Sports Betting Partnership, When Will This Romance Conceive An NBA Team For MGM’s T-Mobile Arena?

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Jim Murren

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Now that we have learned that MGM Resorts International has become the official sports betting

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Golden Knights

Golden Knights Sending Cease-and-Desist Letter to Las Vegas Gun Store for Using VGK Logo and Mark on Glock

July 30, 2018 Alan Snel Eric Tosi, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights officials say they are contacting a Las Vegas gun and ammo shop

Raiders President Marc Badain (left) and Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz (right) followed different career paths to Las Vegas. Photo credits for this story: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights Raiders Team

Two Big-League Team Presidents Charted Very Different Routes To Las Vegas

July 28, 2018July 30, 2018 Alan Snel Gary Bettman, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Badain, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com One guy has spent his entire adulthood with a single NFL team from California that

UFC

UFC Needs Fresh, Talented Fighters And To Move Away From McGregor, Lesnar Stunts

July 26, 2018 Alan Snel Brad Hunt, Brock Lesnar, Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Demetrious Johnson, Floyd Mayweather, Jon Merrill, Nate Schmidt, Ronda Rousey

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com No sports organization has mixed mano-a-mano cage violence, soap opera and spectacle as successfully as

South Point hotel-casino has a rich motorsports history.

Speedway

South Point Hotel Flooring The Pedal With South Point 400 Title Sponsor Activations

July 25, 2018 Alan Snel Michael Gaughan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com South Point, the Michael Gaughan-owned hotel-casino that loves rodeo and car racing, stepped up to

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez chats with local Vegas media Wednesday.

UNLV

UNLV Football Waiting For NCAA Permission To Bring Recruits To Las Vegas Stadium Construction Site

July 25, 2018 Alan Snel Tony Sanchez

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez can easily show the new on-campus football training center

The 'Eat All You Can' ticket deal for UNLV football games was being promoted at Thomas & Mack Arena during the NBA SUmmer League.

UNLV

UNLV Football Using ‘Eat All You Can’ Nachos and Hot Dogs As Bait To Lure Fans To Sam Boyd Stadium

July 24, 2018 Alan Snel Craig Thompson, Josh Watson, Mark Wallington, Mike Bobo, Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s no secret that UNLV football games are not exactly the hottest ticket in Las

July 5, 2021

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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