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VGK President Kerry Bubolz and the Knights business staff win Sports Business Journal's Team of the Year award. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Sports Business Journal Recognizes Golden Knights as Team of the Year

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Eric Tosi, Jim Frevola, Jonny Greco, Kerry Bubolz, Todd Pollock

  By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Vegas Golden Knights players are the focus, the stars, the talent.   But

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Stanley Cup Final game ticket prices sent to season ticket holders Wednesday.
Golden Knights 

Stanley Cup Final Game Ticket Prices Sent To Golden Knights Fans Wednesday

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Snel

  By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Vegas Golden Knights don’t know who their Stanley Cup Final opponent is as

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UFC 

Las Vegas-based UFC Cuts TV Rights Deal With ESPN, Finishing Agreement That Began With Digital Rights

May 22, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Snel Dana White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   After UFC sold digital rights to new streaming platform ESPN+ two weeks ago, the Las

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Sports Tourism 

‘Only Vegas Moments’ Tourism TV Spots Include Same-Sex Spot During NBA Playoffs

May 22, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   During the NBA playoffs on TV, there was an advertisement spot for Las Vegas tourism

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This NuWu dispensary sign was removed from the Las Vegas Lights game Saturday and will be updated with a new message for a June 2 home game.
Lights 

Marijuana Dispensary Advertisement At LV Lights’ Stadium Removed To Be Updated With New Message

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Dave Colvin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Las Vegas Lights FC scored lots of free buzz in April when the first-year

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Golden Knights 

Don’t Celebrate Quite Yet; Golden Knights’ GM Says There Are More Games To Win

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 Alan Snel George McPhee

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee knows he may not pass this way again.

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Golden Knights 

Las Vegas’ Golden Team Heads To Stanley Cup Final

May 20, 2018May 21, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   You might know Marc-Andre Fleury as the super nice guy with a perpetual smile who

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The Golden Knights jersey is the top selling NHL jersey these days and sales should go up during Season 2.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights’ Unparalleled Inaugural Season Success Will Translate Into Financial Revenue Windfall For Season 2

May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   By every economic metric, the Vegas Golden Knights’ journey to the doorstep of the Stanley

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Marc-Andre Fleury walls off the Jets again.
Golden Knights 

Chants of ‘Fleury, Fleury, Fleury’ After Golden Knights’ 3-2 Win; First-Year Team One Win From Cup Finals

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Alan Snel Erik Haula, Kerry Bubolz, Luca Sbisa, Nate Schmidt

  By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The VGK’s knight’s vow playoff season ticket deal did a nice job keeping LA

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Golden Knights 

Pittsburgh’s Biggest Fleury Fan, Cousin Maria: ‘If You Love Somebody, You’ll Follow Him All The Way ‘til The End. I Love The Flower’

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

  By JOE CAPOZZI LVSportsBiz.com   My friend Alan asked me to write a guest column about what it’s like

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July 5, 2021

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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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

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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