Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The season's biggest crowd gave Thomas & Mack Center big energy Tuesday evening.

High-Energy UNLV Arena Thundered With Hoops Life For Rivalry Game, But Rebels Lose To Rival Wolfpack, 87-70

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Alan Snel Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Desiree Reed-Francois, Jordan Caroline, Marvin Menzies

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was like the movie, Awakenings, the beast

Khabib after the UFC 229 brawl.

UFC

Khabib, McGregor Agree to Suspensions, Fines For UFC 229 Post-Fight Melee Oct. 6

January 29, 2019 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By ALAN SNEL and CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com UFC combatants and post-UFC 229 fight brawlers Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor

UFC

UFC Says UFC 229 Fight Show of Khabib vs McGregor Generated $86.4 Million in ‘Economic Output’ Oct. 6

January 28, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The end of the UFC 229 fight show was a disgrace when a brawl was

Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Bicycling

Popular and Busy Red Rock Canyon Needs a Paved Trail Along State Route 159 For Safety Purposes — Now

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas area has its fair share of paved bicycle trails. Las Vegas’ sprawling

Gambling

In Sports Betting, You Better Know Who To Trust

January 28, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Who do you trust? That’s really what it comes down to in a lot of

Gambling

Sports Gambling Giant William Hill Rolls Out Cavalcade of Super Bowl 53 Prop Bets Opportunities

January 25, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com We’re closing in on a week now to wait for the Super Bowl, which could

Nashville goalie robs VGK's William Karlsson.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Head Into Break With Loss To Nashville and Increasing Attendance

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Alan Snel Juuse Saros, Kerry Bubolz, Nate Schmidt, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Another monster crowd poured into T-Mobile Arena Wednesday

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

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.