Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Recent drone shot of the stadium site.

Raiders Stadium

Subdued Raiders Stadium Meeting Allows MGM Resorts’ Hornbuckle’s Parking Concerns To Draw Spotlight

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Don Webb

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Gone are the days when a good ol’ Raiders stadium meeting used to pack ’em

The Golden Knights tickets are the hottest in hockey.

Golden Knights

National Ticket Broker Association Enters Golden Knights’ Ticket Resale Debate

September 20, 2018 Alan Snel Gary Adler, Kerry Bubolz, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The national trade group representing ticket brokers has issued strong comments regarding the Vegas Golden

The Golden Knights ticket broker policy is not the most strict in the NHL. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com.

Golden Knights

Predators’ Ticket Broker Policy: No Brokers Allowed; Also Golden Knights Have New Gambling Partner, William Hill US

September 19, 2018 Alan Snel Sean Henry

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights have the right to cancel season ticket holder accounts if the

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Cancelling Season Ticket Accounts If Holders Re-Sell Tix Through Non-Verified Third Party Sites

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights “have canceled several hundred (season ticket) accounts and counting and will

Boxing

Saturday’s Fight Net Contestant Shares: GGG, $4M; Canelo, $2,348,550

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Gennady “GGG” Golovkin left the ring disappointed after his rematch loss to Saul “Canelo”

51s Aviators

Oakland Athletics To Have Triple A Team In Las Vegas Under 2-Year Deal Starting In 2019

September 17, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com There’s now another Oakland sports connection to Las Vegas besides the Oakland Raiders moving to

Golden Knights

‘It Feels Like a Playoff Game and It’s Our First Exhibition Game’

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Max Pacioretty

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell There’s no such thing as “it’s only an exhibition

Speedway

With Speedway Motorsports Revenues Down, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Rolls Out Fan Amenities

September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL and DANIEL CLARK LVSportsBiz.com Photos by DANIEL CLARK It was 20 years ago when

The Scorecard shows majority decision that gave Canelo the middleweight championship.

Boxing

Boxing’s Uber Events Part of Las Vegas’ Evolving Sports Market As Canelo Defeats GGG

September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Long before the Vegas Golden Knights showed up and the Oakland Raiders decided to move

Things get physical between GGG and Canelo during a face-off Friday at T-Mobile Arena.

Boxing

Alvarez/Golovkin Weigh-in Produces Shoving Match Ahead of Saturday’s Mega-Rematch in Las Vegas

September 14, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin

By ALAN SNEL and CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com The days leading up to the year’s biggest boxing match have featured

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.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

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

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

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

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.