Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Aviators President Don Logan said the new ballpark will not be ready in time to host Big League Weekend in March.

Aviators Prez Logan: No Big League Weekend in 2019, But It Will Return To Las Vegas In 2020

February 6, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Big League Weekend in Las Vegas — the baseball weekend in March when the Chicago

The Las Vegas Lights FC staff is working in the former 51s sales offices at Cashman Field as both the Lights and new Aviators prepare for new seasons.

Aviators Golden Knights Lights Raiders Team

Las Vegas’ Exploding Sports and Stadium Scene Means Teams Face Logistical Business Challenges

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Chuck Johnson, Don Logan, Justin Roper

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com When you’re the secondary tenant in your sports stadium, it means the business staff behind

Alliance of American Football co-founder Bill Polian holds a paper with the list of the alliance's eight teams at a quarterback selection event in Las Vegas in late November..

Esports

New Pro Football Leagues With Las Vegas Connections Are Teed Up For 2019

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Polian, Charlie Ebersol, Joe Montana, Seth Schorr, Sohrob Farudi, Tony Hsieh

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com If you think football is over with the Brady Bowl and another Patriots coronation Sunday,

Esports Gambling

Las Vegas Startup Looks to Supply Esports, Sports Betting Content Via Streaming Technology to Sports Bars and Restaurants

February 4, 2019 Alan Snel Sameer Gupta, Seth Schorr

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com A tech operation based in Las Vegas wants to change the way fans consume sports

Gambling

Before Super Bowl Weekend, There Was a Basketball Game or Two

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Are you ready for some basketball? By last Tuesday, we definitely were. While we didn’t think

Lights

From Preseason Confetti to Pregame Llamas, Lights Soccer Club Carves Its Own Sports Marketing Path

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Eric Wynalda

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is a market where the local MMA fight show producer/promoter sold for more

Lights

Las Vegas Lights Return to Preseason Pitch Saturday for Second Year of Wacky Promotions and More Stable Roster

February 1, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Eric Wynalda

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas’ zany professional soccer team promises to return the helicopter cash drop during

Speedway

NASCAR’s Drivers Perform Tests at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to Promote Tighter Racing

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, Jimmie Johnson

LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark NASCAR knows it has to be proactive to re-claim its market share of

A scene from the new 30-second TV commercial that will run during the Super Bowl pregame show.

PBR

Professional Bull Riders Run Super Bowl Pregame Commercial to Highlight Cowboy Values in Modern Workers

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The professional bull riders who have their world championship in Las Vegas every year have

Red Rock Canyon and the State Route 159 shoulders. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Bicycling

A Deeper Dive: Red Rock Canyon’s Increased Use Requires Smart Safety Measures

January 31, 2019February 4, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com I meet all types of people in Red Rock Canyon, from local Summerlin folks to

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.