Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The Golden Knights' training facility, officially called City National Arena, opens later this summer.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Cut Naming Rights Deal for Practice Facility, Calling it City National Arena

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL The Vegas Golden Knights have cut a naming rights deal with a Los Angeles-based bank for the

Executive Chef Garry DeLucia shows some of Levy's premium offerings.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

T-Mobile Arena’s Executive Chef Offers Delights for Foodie Fans

July 23, 2017August 1, 2017 Alan Snel Garry DeLucia

LVSportsBiz.com founder/writer’s note: Arenas are just not for sports anymore. They’re entertainment centers where not only hard-core sports and music

State Senator Tick Segerblom predicts marijuana will be able to be consumed one day at the Raiders stadium.

Raiders Stadium

Marijuana Proponent State Sen. Segerblom Predicts Black and Silver Haze at Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas in 2020

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 Alan Snel Sheldon Adelson, Tick Segerblom

By ALAN SNEL Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson will probably be ticked off when he hears about this, but State Sen.

Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Ricki Barlow, whose district includes Cashman Field, celebrate minor league soccer coming to Las Vegas in 2018. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Soccer

Las Vegas City Council Approves Lease for New Minor League Soccer Team at Cashman Field in 2018

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL It may not be the Big Leagues of professional soccer, but Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was

Homeless encampment on Raiders stadium site off Dean Martin Drive in Las Vegas.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Homeless Encampments Appearing On Raiders Stadium Site In Las Vegas

July 18, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Customer Chris Kunkel was at Budget Scooter Parts in an industrial building across the street from the

Credit: Sam Morris/ Las Vegas News Bureau

NBA Summer League Thomas & Mack Center

Lakers Fans Have A Ball At NBA Summer League, Help Set Attendance Record In Vegas

July 16, 2017July 19, 2017 Alan Snel Warren LeGarie

By ALAN SNEL The 11-day NBA Summer League with 24 teams ended Monday with a Los Angeles Lakers celebration for

Cashman Field normally is the home field for the Las Vegas 51s baseball team, but it will be converted into a soccer field for the USL team next year.

51s Aviators Soccer

Las Vegas Rebounds from Major League Soccer Defeat in 2015 with new Minor League Club for 2018

July 14, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her husband, Oscar, the former mayor, have dreamed of an NBA

Local 872 packs Raiders stadium board meeting today at county government center.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Union Members Pack Raiders Stadium Board Meeting to Hear Community Benefits Plan in Las Vegas

July 13, 2017July 14, 2017 Alan Snel Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL A feisty crowd came to the Raiders stadium authority board meeting Thursday afternoon to hear the latest

Veteran NBA executive Jerry Colangelo predicts the NBA will expand to Las Vegas one day.

NBA Summer League T-Mobile Arena

Vegas’ Big-League Harmonic Convergence Means the NBA is Next

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Snel Albert Hall, Jerry Colangelo, Jim Murren, Mark Jackson

We interrupt the Mayweather-McGregor World Promotion Tour for a small announcement: In a few years, Las Vegas will be home

Nehme Abouzeid is no longer the chief marketing officer for the Golden Knights.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Owner Foley Tells LVSportsBiz that Abouzeid Left NHL Team to Pursue ‘Personal Consulting’

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Former Vegas Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Nehme Abouzeid left the NHL expansion franchise June 30 to

July 5, 2021

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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

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