Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Technically, it was a regular season game but

On Sports Betting: Amid Final Four Frenzy, Baseball Makes an Entrance with VGK Playoffs Around the Corner

April 1, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com “So what happens on Thursday?” the guy asked late Wednesday afternoon. Roughly 10 other people

Golden Knights

It’s Official: Golden Knights Face San Jose Sharks In Round 1 Of Stanley Cup Tourney

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Now that we know the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks will face

Golden Knights Lights

Knight Light is a Saturday Night Special for Las Vegas Soccer Team

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook gazed

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Prepare For Playoffs With Season Ticket Holders Getting Seat Prices Monday and ‘Knights Vow’ Postseason Ticket Program Returning

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights are back in the NHL postseason and VGK season ticket holders

VGK goalie Malcolm Subban filled in for Marc-Andre Fleury again.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Clinch Playoff Berth With Arizona Shootout Loss, But Slow Start Leads To 3-2 Loss To Minnesota Before Big Crowd Of 18,492

March 29, 2019 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Marc Andre-Fleury, Paul Stastny, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Well, at least the Vegas Golden Knights are

UNLV's new basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger meets folks before his introduction after a helicopter landed at Thomas & Mack Center to drop him off.

UNLV

Otzelberger Arrives at UNLV With 5-Year Contract and Faces Tough Challenge to Transition Once-Great College Basketball Program to National Prominence

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Desiree Reed-Francois, Joel Ntambwe, Shakur Juiston, T.J. Otzelberger

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Amid all the talk about college basketball players getting paid and the ghost of Rick

The Golden Knights' mascot, Chance, will be at the Las Vegas Lights FC game Saturday night. Chance was at a mascot event at a Lights game last season here.

Golden Knights Lights

Golden Knights and Lights FC to Share Cross-Promotional Activities at Friday and Saturday Games

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Alan Snel Chance, Eric Wynalda

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Look for lots of cross-promotional action between the Golden Knights and Lights FC when the

UFC's Conor McGregor said he's retiring, according to his recent tweet. But I guess not.

UFC

UFC’s Conor McGregor Says He’s Retiring: OK, Sure NotoriousMMA, Whatever You Say

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com If you’re confused, it’s OK. Just hours before his most recent so-called retirement

Lee Orchard, who plays the Golden Knight, takes a quiet moment with his late father's Detroit Red Wings jersey before the VGK-Red Wings game Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Golden Knights

Man Who Plays Golden Knight Character At VGK Games Had Emotional Night When Detroit Red Wings Visited T-Mobile Arena Saturday

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Alan Snel Lee Orchard

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Lee Orchard plays the role of the “Golden Knight” character so well at VGK games

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.

Author: Alan Snel

Golden Knights Beat Oilers, 3-1, in Playoff Tune-up Before 18,367

On Sports Betting: Amid Final Four Frenzy, Baseball Makes an Entrance with VGK Playoffs Around the Corner

It’s Official: Golden Knights Face San Jose Sharks In Round 1 Of Stanley Cup Tourney

Knight Light is a Saturday Night Special for Las Vegas Soccer Team

Golden Knights Prepare For Playoffs With Season Ticket Holders Getting Seat Prices Monday and ‘Knights Vow’ Postseason Ticket Program Returning

Golden Knights Clinch Playoff Berth With Arizona Shootout Loss, But Slow Start Leads To 3-2 Loss To Minnesota Before Big Crowd Of 18,492

Otzelberger Arrives at UNLV With 5-Year Contract and Faces Tough Challenge to Transition Once-Great College Basketball Program to National Prominence

Golden Knights and Lights FC to Share Cross-Promotional Activities at Friday and Saturday Games

UFC’s Conor McGregor Says He’s Retiring: OK, Sure NotoriousMMA, Whatever You Say

Man Who Plays Golden Knight Character At VGK Games Had Emotional Night When Detroit Red Wings Visited T-Mobile Arena Saturday