Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Carnell "Golden Pipes" Johnson in action singing the anthem at the NBA Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center Friday.

Golden Pipes Sings Anthem At NBA Summer League Day 1, Looking To Parlay New Recognition Into Musicals’ Starting Lineup

July 6, 2018 Alan Snel Carnell Johnson, Warren LeGarie

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com NBA Summer League organizer and agent Warren LeGarie thanked Carnell Johnson for performing the national

NBA Summer League Thomas & Mack Center

Las Vegas’ Sports Industry Heats Up During Summer Months

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 Alan Snel David Perron, Gennady Golovkin, James Neal, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com No time off. There was a time when Las Vegas’ sports industry had some

Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Golden Knights and StubHub Engage In Legal Feud Over Playoff Ticket Sales Revenue

June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com A legal brawl has broken out between the Vegas Golden Knights and their secondary market

NBA Summer League

Puma Made Big News With Hoops Sneaker Deals But Will Not Have Presence At NBA Summer League In Vegas Next Month

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 Alan Snel Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III, Walt Frazier

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Puma made splash headlines this week by signing some of the biggest names in Thursday’s

Zach Collins at Gonzaga Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Basketball

In a Sports World of Entitlement, Gorman’s Zach Collins Kept Battling Daily To Become NBA’s 10th Overall Pick In 2017 Draft

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 Alan Snel Zach Collins

(Publisher’s Note: Las Vegas D.J. Allen wrote a story in light of today’s NBA Draft.) By D.J. ALLEN Special

Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Missed Out On Winning Cup, But Karlsson, Gallant, Engelland, McPhee Sweep NHL Honors For VGK At League Awards Show In Vegas

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Deryk Engelland, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Phil Pritchard

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman — and the team owners — just can’t get enough of

Golden Knights

NHL Rolls Out Esports Championship Event In Vegas To Capture More Young Fans

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Chris Golier, Malcolm Subban, Mark Shunock, P.K. Subban

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Photos By DANIEL CLARK, LVSportsBiz.com With the sports world and fans spending dollars more

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas Aces Working On Forging Their Identity In Their New Host City, Both Off and On the Court

June 17, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Kayla McBride

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces are not a new team in the WNBA. But the

The new dispensary advertisement sign installed by the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe for Saturday night's game.

Lights

Dispensary Advertisement At LV Lights Soccer Stadium Returns With New Obtuse Message To Comply With State

June 16, 2018June 16, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Dave Colvin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe’s dispensary advertisement sign at the Las Vegas Lights FC game

Bicycling Column Stadiums/Arenas (General)

LVSportsBiz Bicycle Tour of Las Vegas Stadiums and Arenas

June 15, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Every few weeks I would take a bicycle ride from Summerlin to the Raiders stadium

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.