Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Chances To Bet Knights As ‘dogs Are Rare — But They Do Happen

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com If you’d been thinking about betting on the Vegas Golden Knights but were looking for

VGK's Cody Eakin scored his 20th in the second period to tie the score at one.

Golden Knights

Sluggish At Start, Golden Knights Lose, 3-2, In OT To Red Wings Before 18,437 At T-Mobile Arena

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Malcolm Subban, Marc Andre-Fleury, Max Pacioretty, Reilly Smith, Valentin Zykov, William Carrier

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They came off a spirited 5-0 shutout over Stanley Cup contender Winnipeg Jets and

VGK's William Karlsson congratulates goalie Malcolm Subban on his first career shutout ater 5-0 over Winnipeg Jets at T-Mobile Arena Thursday.

Golden Knights

Misfits Show Up Bigtime Against Jets As Golden Knights Win, 5-0, Before 18,430 At T-Mobile Arena

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Alan Snel Connor Hellebuyck, Gerard Gallant, Laurent Brossoit, Malcolm Subban, Reilly Smith, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell An upset VGK coach Gerard Gallant asked

Basketball Gambling

Las Vegas Still a March Madness Hotspot

March 21, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Utah State is my sleeper to knock out Washington and North Carolina for a trip

Golden Knights

Dollar-for-dollar, VGK’s Jon Merrill Proving a Good Value in Golden Knights’ Year 2

March 20, 2019March 21, 2019 Alan Snel Colin Miller, Jon Merrill, Nate Schmidt, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com In a sport where its major league players are known for their politeness and modesty,

Gary Arlitz, Las Vegas Aviators director of game entertainment

Aviators Golden Knights

Aviators’ New Ballpark Will Take Game Entertainment to New Level Thanks to Giant Scoreboard, More Cameras

March 20, 2019 Alan Snel Gary Arlitz, Wayne Danielson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com A new $150 million minor league ballpark in Downtown Summerlin will deliver everything from better

UFC President Dana White and friends

UFC

Dana White: Art of Controlling the Message (And He Signed Up For Another Seven Years As UFC’s Ringmaster)

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The former boxing trainer who left Boston on a Delta flight for Las Vegas in

Raiders Stadium

LVSportsBiz Confidential: Raiders Still Eyeing Bali Hai Golf Course Site To Serve Stadium

March 18, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com For the record, the Raiders may have a Las Vegas stadium parking plan of four satellite

Gambling

On Sports Betting: In College Hoops, High And Mighty Often Unmasked As Mere Mortals

March 18, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Sometime last Tuesday afternoon, two handicappers on a radio program devoted solely to sports betting

The amazing Bill Walton during Saturday's ESPN broadcast of Oregon vs Washington for the Pac-12 tourney championship. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Basketball

The Legend of Bicyclist Bill Walton (Yes, He Was a Legendary Basketball Player, Too)

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bill Walton, Paul Sherwen

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Like we all did in college when we were not feeling well, ESPN broadcaster/basketball legend

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.