Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

They even bet on Aviators games.

On Sports Betting: If It Looks Too Easy, That’s The NBA — Sometimes

May 20, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com Well, that was easy. We glanced briefly at the lines for the first game of

Kayla McBride defends the inbound pass in the final seconds of an Aces' 79-75 preseason loss to Minnesota at UNLV's Cox Pavilion Sunday afternoon.

Aces

WNBA Aces Preseason Game Has Feel Of Regular Season Match On UNLV Campus Sunday

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Jackie Young, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Only a preseason game in 3,000-seat Cox Pavilion next to Thomas & Mack Center?

Special Olympics runners arrive with the torch Friday at the Raiders stadium site.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Uncategorized

Raiders Stadium Site Is Backdrop For Special Olympics Torch-Bearing Runners Friday

May 17, 2019 Alan Snel Jerry Robinson, Steve Wisniewski

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders stadium is still more than a year away from opening, yet its skeleton

The Lights beat an amateur California team, 2-0, in a Lamar Hunt tournament game at Cashman Field Tuesday night.

Lights

City of Las Vegas Changes Cashman Field’s Locks, Takes Over Pro Soccer Team’s Downtown Home As New Landlord From LVCVA

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Eric Wynalda

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Las Vegas Lights FC soccer team won

Photo credits: Tom Donoghue

Aviators

Aviators Draw Season-High Crowd of 12,111 For Annual School District Day Game Tuesday

May 14, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aviators are leading the 30 teams of Triple A baseball in total

Bill Laimbeer turns into Bill LaimBEER at an Aces home game on June 20. Photo credits: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com.

Aces

Dollar LaimBEER Night Is Coming To Las Vegas Aces Game On Throwback Thursday Next Month

May 14, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The cheapest beer deal in Las Vegas sports is not at Las Vegas Aviators games

Aces start Season 2 later this month. The home opener is May 26. Photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Aces

WNBA Aces More Settled For Year 2 At Mandalay Bay Events Center

May 13, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Carolyn Swords, Jackie Young

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Jackie Young is the rookie on the team, but even she knows a basic

Photos by Tom Donoghue

Basketball Gambling

On Sports Betting: NBA’s Thrill-a-Minute Games Make For Exciting Product

May 13, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com You have to admit the NBA has an exciting product. There are those ridiculous dunks

Lights goalie Thomas Olsen stretches while the smoke after a Lights goal lingers at Cashman Field tonight.

Lights

Lights FC Shedding Circus Act Reputation From Season 1, Getting Down To Business Of Winning Soccer Games In Season 2

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 Alan Snel Eric Wynalda

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell In Season 2, the Las Vegas

The NBA 2K League and its 21 teams rolled into Las Vegas Thursday.

Esports

NBA 2K League Brings Esports Basketball Tournament To Las Vegas This Week

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Alan Snel Brendan Donohue

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell If you put Las Vegas, the NBA and

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.