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Author: Alan Snel

Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant says the success starts with the team's character leadership guys.
Golden Knights 

Expect Golden Knights’ ‘Leadership Character Guys’ Approach To Be Copied Not Only In Hockey But In Business Too

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The adventures of a former metro newspaper reporter covering the business side of Las Vegas’

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Golden Knights 

Hair Experts On VGK’s Wild Bill Karlsson: ‘He’s A Hair Model. It’s Very Thor’

May 9, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Snel Andre Agassi, Colin Miller, David Perron, James Neal, Jonathan Marchessault, Larry Johnson, Ryan Reaves, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   William Karlsson flipped his gorgeous blonde hair and each of the three women sitting at

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D.J. Allen
Column 

Column: Best Teachers – Even A Hoops Guru – Are Always Learning

May 9, 2018 Alan Snel D.J. Allen, Tim Grgurich

(Editor’s Note: D.J. Allen knows Las Vegas, sports and business. Allen will occasionally write a column for LVSportsBiz.com that will

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Conference Final Tickets Going On Sale This Week (Tix Will Cost 50 Percent More Than Round 2)

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Sean Henry, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   It’s the Western Conference Finals for the Vegas Golden Knights — the Big Times in

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Expect to see Dana White more on ESPN.
UFC 

UFC Cuts Subscription Deal To Show Fight Events, Dana White Content On ESPN+, ESPN Platforms

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Alan Snel Dana White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Expect to see more Dana White — and UFC fights and content — on ESPN,

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George McPhee -- he can be a good college professor one day on assembling NHL team rosters.
Golden Knights 

In Over-The-Top, Hype-Peddling Las Vegas, Golden Knights GM George McPhee Provides Grounded Personality

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The last time Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee spoke to the media, the

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Golden Knights 

Even Foley’s Pizza Pub At Golden Knights Training Center Is Cleaning Up

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Even when the Vegas Golden Knights are on the road — and clinching a spot

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Aces coach Bill Laimbeer gives the team last-minute instructions before tip-off at the Aces' first preseason game.
WNBA Aces 

Las Vegas’ New WNBA Club Shows Its Hand With Aces On The Hardwood and With Entertainment

May 6, 2018 Alan Snel Brooke Johnson, Chet Buchanan, Lance Evans, Rushia Brown

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   It was the Las Vegas Aces’ big day. The re-branded WBNA team was making its

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Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, also known as El Chelis, is suspended and can't coach. But he takes in Saturday night's game from the upper concourse at Cashman Field.
Lights 

LV Lights FC Pushing Entertainment Norms To Enhance Soccer Product On Field In Vegas

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, El Chelis, Jose Luis Sanchez Sola

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Jose Luis Sanchez Sola wasn’t on the field Saturday night to coach the Las Vegas

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Golden Knights fans include famed rocker Vince Neil and The D owner and downtown Las Vegas developer Derek Stevens. Photo credit: L.E. Baskow/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Mania Sweeping Through Las Vegas, Team Sets Game Attendance Record With 18,693 In Game 5 Win Over Sharks

May 4, 2018May 5, 2018 Alan Snel Derek Stevens, Vince Neil

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   If you’re living in Las Vegas these days, it’s easy to feel like you’re an

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Briefs

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

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

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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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Las Vegas Sports Venues Driving Sports Industry

T-Mobile Arena home to Vegas Golden Knights and UFC
T-Mobile Arena opened in April 2016 and is home to Vegas Golden Knights and UFC
Las Vegas Ballpark home to Triple A baseball's Las Vegas Aviators
Las Vegas Ballpark opened in April 2019 and is home to Triple A baseball's Las Vegas Aviators
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
Allegiant Stadium opened in late July 2020 as home for Las Vegas Raiders and UNLV football team
Dollar Loan Center arena Henderson
Dollar Loan Center arena in Henderson scheduled to open in 2022

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