Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Golden Knights

With Las Vegas Temps Approaching 110 Degrees, T-Mobile Arena Opens For Monday’s SCF Game 4 Watch Party

June 4, 2018 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By LVSportsBiz.com With Weather.com forecasting a high of 108 degrees in Las Vegas Monday, it’s a cool idea to stage

Barry Melrose loves Vegas -- and the hockey team, too.

Golden Knights

ESPN’s Barry Melrose Loves Vegas – And Golden Knights, Too

June 3, 2018June 3, 2018 Alan Snel Barry Melrose, Brian MacLellan, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Washington, D.C. — He was relaxing on a couch in the Grand Hyatt lobby

Caps take 2-1;lead in SCF

Golden Knights

Washington’s Big Red Crowd Soaks Up Capitals’ 3-1 Win Over Golden Knights In SCF Game 3

June 2, 2018June 3, 2018 Alan Snel George McPhee

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Washington, D.C. — It was a big, loud red-clad crowd in the downtown ice arena

Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Nothing New About Capitals Limiting Single-Game SCF Purchases To Only Fans In DC, MD, VA

May 31, 2018June 1, 2018 Alan Snel Ted Leonsis

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s that special time of year in the Stanley Cup playoffs, when some home teams

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Set Record Attendance of 18,702, But VGK Fall To Capitals, 3-2, In Cup Finals Game 2

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Alan Snel Imagine Dragons, Randy Couture

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights set a team game attendance record Wednesday with

Bill Foley from a previous interview.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Owner Foley: VGK Crushing Postseason Game Ticket and Merchandise Sales At T-Mobile Arena

May 29, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Kerry Bubolz, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Before Golden Knights owner Bill Foley went to hit golf balls Tuesday afternoon, he chatted

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Take Down Capitals, 6-4, Grab Series Lead in Stanley Cup Finals While Game Revenues Soar

May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 Alan Snel

(Publisher’s Note: LVSportsBiz.com is updating our website throughout the night and cycling photographer Daniel Clark’s photos through the site

Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Featured Golden Knights Sports Marketing

LVSportsBiz.com’s Inside Look At How Las Vegas Grew An NHL Team In The Desert

May 27, 2018February 13, 2026 Alan Snel Alex Ovechkin, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Jon Merrill, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Andre-Fleury, Steve Sisolak, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The date was Feb. 10, 2015 and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and a wealthy businessman

L.E. Baskow took this great pregame intro photo for the LVCVA. Nice work L.E.

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas Aces Make WNBA History in LV With Home-Opener Sunday, But Team Loses to Seattle Storm

May 27, 2018May 28, 2018 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Boys II Men performed the national anthem, UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer cajoled fans to

First wristbands for 11 am Golden Knights practice Sunday handed out to first fans at 7 am.

Golden Knights

First VGK Fan Bracelet Snapped On At 7AM Sunday For 11AM Golden Knights Practice

May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas got the fever. The Stanley Cup is a now a series win

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.