Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The Golden Knights will try to convince fans of other hockey teams to root for the Las Vegas home team. Photo credit: Erik John Ricado/LVSportsBiz.com

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Golden Knights Not Fazed By Opponent Fans Filling T-Mobile Arena Seats

October 15, 2017 Alan Snel Colin Miller, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL On Friday night, it was The Red Menace at T-Mobile Arena — thousands of Detroit Red

An unbelievable week in Las Vegas sports-business news -- on the ice and off it, too. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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The SportsBiz Week That Was In Las Vegas: 4 Takeaways

October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Clint McComb, Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL They’re not image, message and PR experts for nothing. Our local public tourism agency, also known

Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Brian Killingsworth shows the team's new mascot, Chance the gila monster.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights’ New Golden Gila Monster Mascot, “Chance,” Emerges From Underground Tonight

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Clint McComb

By ALAN SNEL It would have been too easy for a team named the Golden Knights to come up

The Golden Knights just opened their third team store at McCarran International Airport.

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Exclusive: Golden Knights Open Third Team Store at Airport, Look to Have More Retail Sites on Strip

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By ALAN SNEL The Vegas Golden Knights just opened a third team store at McCarran International Airport this week

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How The Outsiders Brought Las Vegas’ First Major League Team To Life

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brian Killingsworth, Gary Bettman, Gary Lawless, Gavin Maloof, George Maloof, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant, Jim Frevola, Joe Maloof, Jonny Greco, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL They say Las Vegas with its 2 million people is still a small town. Indeed,

UNLV is negotiating with the Raiders for a lease so that the Rebels football team can play at the Raiders stadium.

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UNLV Racks Up $28,000 Legal Bill (So Far) To Negotiate Stadium Lease With Raiders

October 11, 2017 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By JULIE ANN FORMOSO UNLV has piled up at least $28,000 in legal fees and assembled a negotiating team

Powerful scenes on ice before the puck dropped were moving and touching for Golden Knights fans. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz

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Strength, Healing, #VegasStrong Fuel Golden Knights First Game On Home Ice and Unites a City

October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Deryk Engelland, Gary Bettman, James Neal, Joe Maloof, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL Do you believe in #VegasStrong? I do. It was a jumble of emotions tonight

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Las Vegas 51s and Howard Hughes Corp Score $80 Million Naming Rights Payment From LVCVA For Triple A Ballpark In Summerlin

October 10, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan, John Lee, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL There was a dearth of public info on this Las Vegas ballpark subsidy deal before the

The LVCVA wants to spend $80 million on a new Las Vegas Ballpark marketing deal for a new 51s stadium in Summerlin.

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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Wants To Spend $80 Million On New 51s Ballpark Marketing Deal

October 9, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL After decades of declining to subsidize new sports stadiums, southern Nevada is jumping into the sports

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Mark Home Opener With Gold Carpet Entrance, Fan March, Special National Anthem

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL The Vegas Golden Knights will be rolling out some special features to highlight the first home game

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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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New A’s team president Marc Badain

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