Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The NFL will not allow the Strip to be in TV commercials during NFL games to promote Las Vegas.

NFL Will Have Team in Las Vegas But Bans Strip from TV Commercials Promoting Las Vegas During Broadcasts of Games

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Jonas Peterson, Mark Prows, Rob Cornelius, Rob Dondero

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The NFL happily approved the Raiders’ move from Oakland to Las Vegas — home of

New Golden Knights forward, acquired in a trade before the deadline Monday, after the 4-1 VGK win over Dallas.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Enter Stone Age with Physical 4-1 Win Over Dallas Before 18,261

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny

By ALAN SNEL LVsportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The new guy, Mark Stone, was making his

Aviators Golden Knights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

One Final Season in Oakland (Again) for Raiders in 2019 Before NFL Team Moves to Vegas for 2020; And Other Sports Business News

February 26, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It turned out the Raiders’ goodbye to the Coliseum in 2018 was a false alarm.

VGK General Manager George McPhee is pleased with acquiring Ottawa's Mark Stone. McPhee is chatting with the media during a 4 pm media session.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Striving to Reach Bar Set High from Cinderella Inaugural Season, But Are Cracks Beginning to Show in VGK Armor?

February 25, 2019 Alan Snel George McPhee, Mark Stone

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The text to Golden Knights fans who signed up for the standing room only ticket

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Pro Touts Have Their Own Perspective on Games

February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Pity poor Pete Blackburn. Blackburn, CBS SportsLine lead NHL writer, made the Vegas Golden Knights

The Vienna Capitals in action. Photo courtesy of team.

Golden Knights Marketing

Inside Las Vegas Sports Marketing: How Vegas Golden Knights and Vienna Capitals Formed a Hockey Marriage

February 24, 2019March 8, 2019 Alan Snel Franz Kalla, Nate Schmidt

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Vegas and Vienna. An ocean apart, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Vienna

UNLV

UNLV’s Loudest Crowd of Season Watches Runnin’ Rebs Lose, 60-59, to San Diego State

February 23, 2019February 24, 2019 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Marvin Menzies, Noah Robotham

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was the loudest it’s been for a UNLV basketball game at Thomas & Mack

Raiders owner Mark Davis, like all VGK fans, looked to the heavens for answers to the VGK slump.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Drop Another Home Game as Franchise’s First Boos Heard on Home Ice

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Davis, Max Pacioretty, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was not a good night for the

VGK superfan Matt Helfst survived the winter storm outside T-Mobile Arena two nights ago.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Flagman Survives Snowy Conditions Watching VGK-Bruins Game Outside Arena Two Nights Ago

February 22, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Nothing stops Golden Knights superfan Matt Helfst from waving his VGK flag in front of

Esports Marketing

Inside Las Vegas Sports Marketing: Allied Esports On Investing In Las Vegas

February 22, 2019March 8, 2019 Alan Snel Jud Hannigan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Allied Esports is running an impressive esports arena at the Luxor hotel-casino on the Strip

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.