Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

51s Aviators

Las Vegas Ballpark Sign Letters Go Up, Pedestrian Flashers To Be Installed For Crosswalk At Aviators Ballyard

January 23, 2019January 28, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Crews began hanging a “Las Vegas Ballpark” sign on the Las Vegas Aviators’ new $150

Losing New Mexico squad leaves the Thomas and Mack Center floor.

UNLV

UNLV Hoopsters Win Again in Conference in Front of Lively Small Crowd

January 22, 2019 Alan Snel Marvin Menzie

BY ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com You get the sense the small crowds at UNLV basketball games may have bottomed out

VGK's young star. Alex Tuch, playing esports Tuesday afternoon with friends. Photo from the Vegas Golden Knights Twitter.

Esports Golden Knights

Golden Knights Using Esports to Connect with Fans — and Convert Others Into Fans

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Colin Miller, Erik Haula, Nate Schmidt

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Golden Knights TV broadcaster Dave Goucher is a talented play-by-play sportscaster, but who knew the

Golden Knights

Some (Not All) Golden Knights Season Ticket Holders Face Ticket Price Increases

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The average Vegas Golden Knights season ticket cost for a game is going up from

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Flag Man Part of Cast of VGK Characters; Knights Lose 4-2 to Wild During Matinee; VGK D-man Brad Hunt Traded to Minnesota

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 Alan Snel Derek Stevens

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Every team has its superfans, regular Joes and Janes who change into Superheroes of

Manny Pacquiao had a rough 48 hours after his Saturday night win with a break-in at his house and a scratched cornea.

Boxing

Pacquiao Fight Attracted Decent Crowd Saturday, But Manny-Floyd Rematch In Question Because of Pacman’s Eye Injury

January 21, 2019 Alan Snel Adrien Broner, Floyd Mayweather, Jim Gray, Manny Pacquiao

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com T-Mobile Arena is a bigger venue than MGM Grand Garden Arena across the street on

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Paying the Price to Bet the Vegas Golden Knights

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Early last week, we were out and about and recognized a familiar face, that of a

VGK owner Bill Foley talking with LVSportsBiz.com during season one.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Owner Foley Involved in Creative Development of New VGK Pregame Video, Used His Own Helicopter in Vid

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Chance, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Bill Foley has appeared in Vegas Golden Knights videos before. But Saturday night, not

Marchy

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Draw Monster Crowd, Defeat Penguins with Marchy Hat Trick and Roll Out Updated Pregame Show with Return of Sword-in-Stone

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Colin Miller, Jonathan Marchessault, Lee Orchard, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Monster crowd of 18, 511. A playoff

Bicycling

My Pregame for Tonight’s Golden Knights Game

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s the middle of January and around 11 a.m. or so on a Saturday and

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.