Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

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Gambling

On Sports Betting: Of Duke and Dunks and Rivalry Games

November 26, 2018 Alan Snel Benjamin Franklin

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Late Monday afternoon, we were in line at one of the local shops with the

Golden Knights UNLV

UNLV Basketball/Football and VGK Hockey: Polar Opposites in Attendance in Las Vegas

November 24, 2018November 26, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Marvin Menzies

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell A few UNLV basketball games ago, Marvin Menzies

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Rebrand Their Flash Seats Into VGK Ticket Exchange

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights have branded their Flash Tickets program with a new name. The

Golf

Tiger vs. Phil: Too Late, Too Gimmicky

November 23, 2018 Alan Snel Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

By STEVEN SLIVKA LVSportsBiz.com Tiger v. Phil, dubbed “The Match” with a $9 million payout at Shadow Creek in

Marc-Andre Fleury posters and pucks were hot VGK merchandise today on "Gold Friday." Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVsportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Huge Crowd For VGK’s ‘Gold Friday” Merchandise Sales

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Shunock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Fan loyalty. It’s the most coveted asset desired by major league sports teams and leagues.

Marc-Andre Fleury will be featured during "Gold" Friday at the team stores. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

VGK Rolling Out Inaugural Season Book, New Merchandise, Collector Cup Series for Holiday Shopping

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Alan Snel Deryk Engelland, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They never sleep at the Vegas Golden Knights headquarters. I’m not talking about the

Column

LVSportsBiz.com’s Top Trends for the 2020s

November 21, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is a red-hot sports market with the Raiders stadium near the Strip set

Despite small crowds at UNLV basketball games, Learfield UNLV sports marketers are finding companies to buy sponsorships.

UNLV

UNLV’s Sports Sponsorships Strategy: ‘We Don’t Use Wins and Losses To Do Business in Town’

November 20, 2018 Alan Snel Dan Dolby

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The UNLV football team is struggling through another losing season, while the UNLV basketball squad

The new Institute in China will be three times the size as the one at the IFC headquarters grounds in Las Vegas.

UFC

UFC Opens Performance Institute in Shanghai as Training Hub and Asian Headquarters

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 Alan Snel Dana White, Forrest Griffin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas-based UFC’s global reach in the fight game hit a new high when it

Gambling

On Sports Betting: Lighter Moment Punctuates Week of Sports Betting

November 19, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Toward the end of week 10 in the NFL, we witnessed an unusual conversation regarding

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.