Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Lights in action Saturday night.

Lights

With Luchador Capes Handed Out To Fans, Lights Soccer Club Fly To 4-2 Win Over Sacramento At Cashman Field

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Las Vegas Lights handed out 3,000 luchador

Boxing

Daniel Jacobs Misses Promoter Golden Boy’s Imposed Weight Limit, But Canelo-Jacobs Fight Still On At T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs, Eddie Hearn, Oscar De La Hoya

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Tonight’s fighter Daniel Jacobs missed weight Saturday morning, hours prior to the biggest boxing match

Aviators Boxing

Friday’s Aviators Game Kickstarts Sports Buffet Weekend in Las Vegas

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O’Donnell Another sellout at the Aviators’ glittering new ballyard

Fans were already gathering Friday for Saturday's Canelo vs Jacobs boxing match at T-Mobile Arena.

Boxing

Canelo-Jacobs Fight Judges Familiar For Saturday’s Boxing Showdown In Las Vegas

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com The Nevada State Athletic Commission has assigned the three judges for Saturday’s championship boxing match

Raiders stadium seen from Hacienda Avenue bridge just north of stadium site. Friday morning

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Stadium Update: Tightening Roof Cables Like Truing Bicycle Wheel (Cables Tensioned In Unison)

May 3, 2019 Alan Snel Don Webb

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Leave it to Raiders stadium construction point man Don Webb — and cyclist — to

Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon at the press conference Thursday.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Promote McCrimmon to General Manager; McPhee Remains President of Hockey Operations

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Kelly McCrimmon

By Alan Snel LVSportBiz.com Meet George McPhee and Kelly McCrimmon — top of the Vegas Golden Knights hockey operations

LVCVA head Steve Hill discusses NHL awards show at Mandalay Bay in June in Las Vegas. Not included: public money spent on these sponsorship deals.

Golden Knights LVCVA Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Speedway Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena UFC

Public Price Of Subsidized Sports In Las Vegas: How Hype Doesn’t Include Public Cost

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Rob Dondero, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It was April 16 at T-Mobile Arena and it turned out the date marked the

Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook announces soda pouring rights deal with Jarritos. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Lights

Las Vegas Soccer Team Breaks Soda Pouring Rights Mold With 3-Year Deal With Jarritos

April 29, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The sports stadium and professional team world is dominated by two soda brands — Coca-Cola

Gambling

On Sports Betting: A Reminder — A Winning Bet Not Made Is Money Not Earned

April 29, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com There was a clear sense of anticipation in the air Tuesday prior to Game 7

Raiders stadium construction concrete foreman Dave Durbin announces the Raiders' fourth round pick at the construction site Saturday morning.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Stadium Construction Chief Operating Officer: Building Stadium Is Like ‘A Rubik’s Cube That’s In Four Dimensions, Not Three’

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 Alan Snel Don Webb, Maxx Crosby

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Dave Durbin, a Raiders stadium construction foreman with one helluva back story, had announced the

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2026-27 NATIONAL TV BROADCASTS

Tue. Sept. 29 vs. Chicago (ESPN)

Tue. Oct. 20 vs. Tampa Bay (ESPN)

Wed. Nov. 11 vs. Utah (TNT)

Tue. Nov. 17 vs. Dallas (TNT)

Thu. Nov. 19 vs. Dallas (ESPN+)

Tue. Nov 24 at Edmonton (TNT)

Wed. Dec. 16 vs. San Jose (TNT)

Tue. Dec. 22 at Anaheim (TNT)

Thu. Jan. 7 vs. Minnesota (ESPN)

Wed. Jan. 20 vs. Edmonton (TNT)

Sat. Feb. 20 at Dallas (ABC) 2027 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™

Wed. Feb. 24 vs. Florida (TNT)

Sun. March 7 at N.Y. Rangers (ESPN)

Tue. March 9 vs. San Jose (ESPN+)

Tue. April 6 vs. St. Louis (ESPN)

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.