Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Good night my sweet girl

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Good-bye to my writing companion

November 14, 2017 Alan Snel

(Note: Pugsy was not a very athletic or sporty dog. But most of the stories you read on LVSportsBiz.com were

The groundbreaking photo most likely to go viral tonight. Photo credit: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking, Vegas-Style

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Desiree Reed-Francois, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Roger Goodell, Tommy White, William Hornbuckle

By ALAN SNEL They celebrated the marriage of Las Vegas and the NFL Raiders today with a stadium groundbreaking

Raiders get ready for their Monday stadium groundbreaking in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Lou DeSalvio Twitter

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Behind That Tough-Guy, Renegade Image Is A Franchise Dealing With Stress Like All Of Us

November 12, 2017 Alan Snel Mark Shearer

By ALAN SNEL Say it ain’t so, Al. The sports franchise known for its bad-ass, renegade, we’ll-move-wherever-whenever-we-want persona

Bicycling

The Power of the Wheel and the Will on Veterans Day in Las Vegas

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL When you a ride a bicycle in a Project Hero Honor Ride, you can randomly meet

A groundbreaking building grows on the Raiders stadium site for Monday's 5 p.m. groundbreaking.

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Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking Will Not Be Your Typical Shovel-to-Dirt Ceremonial Event

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Snel Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL I bicycled over to the building that looked like a gigantic greenhouse that was quickly erected

Raiders say hiring goals for stadium construction and operations are the highest in stadium history.

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Raiders Say Stadium Construction, Operations Hiring Targets For Minorities and Women Are Highest In Stadium History

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Lynn Littlejohn, Marc Badain, Steve Hill, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL The Raiders want women, minorities, veterans, the LGBTQ community and local small businesses in Nevada involved

Ronnie Rivera of Temecula, California is in Las Vegas for the Indian Rodeo at South Point and came to Town Square with his wife when they stumbled into the new Raiders store Monday.

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Raiders Open New Team Store In Las Vegas and Surprise Guest Comes Strolling By

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Alan Snel Carl Peterson, Mark Fine

By ALAN SNEL The Oakland Raiders opened their first official merchandise store in Las Vegas Monday and to mark

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Attendance at PBR World Finals at T-Mobile Arena Down 4 Percent from Last Year

November 8, 2017 Alan Snel Andrew Giangola

By ALAN SNEL They come to Las Vegas with their beast vs. cowboy, toughest sport on dirt theme, and

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is improving fan experiences, including renovated clubhouses areas.

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway Renovating Venue to Juice Up Upscale Fan Experiences

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Alan Snel Chris Powell

By ALAN SNEL Before T-Mobile Arena and the planned new Raiders stadium and the new 51s ballpark in Summerlin

Levy Restaurants executive chef Garry DeLucia at T-Mobile Arena prepared for the PBT bull riding event from Nov. 1-5 by ordering 2,000 pounds of brisket.

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How T-Mobile Arena Prepped for the Invasion of the Meat Eaters at PBR World Finals

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Alan Snel Garry DeLucia

By ALAN SNEL They came hungry for hungry for bull riding and red meat at T-Mobile Arena and Levy

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

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