Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The Golden Knights have reached Round 3 with anthem singer Carnell Johnson. Don't change now. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Thanks For Anthem Offer Carrie, But Golden Knights Already Have Golden Pipes

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 Alan Snel Carnell Johnson, Carrie Underwood

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com I hear a big “celebrity” has offered to sing the national anthem at Vegas Golden

My bicycle after a distracted, negligent motorist drove his car into me while I was bicycling near Fort Pierce, Fla. March 7, 2017.

Column

Broken System of Educating Motorists Is Killing Bicyclists, Pedestrians

May 11, 2018 Alan Snel

(Besides publishing LVSportsBiz.com, Alan Snel is also a bicyclist deeply concerned and upset by the deaths of bicyclists and pedestrians

MGM Resorts International backed the $750 million public subsidy for the Raiders stadium and believes the visitors who attend stadium events will help build revenue at MGM's properties.

Esports Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena

MGM Resorts Intl Highlights Sports In Presentation To Analysts, Investors

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com MGM Resorts International is hooking its wagons to Las Vegas’ growing sports industry, explaining to

Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant says the success starts with the team's character leadership guys.

Golden Knights

Expect Golden Knights’ ‘Leadership Character Guys’ Approach To Be Copied Not Only In Hockey But In Business Too

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The adventures of a former metro newspaper reporter covering the business side of Las Vegas’

Golden Knights

Hair Experts On VGK’s Wild Bill Karlsson: ‘He’s A Hair Model. It’s Very Thor’

May 9, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Snel Andre Agassi, Colin Miller, David Perron, James Neal, Jonathan Marchessault, Larry Johnson, Ryan Reaves, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com William Karlsson flipped his gorgeous blonde hair and each of the three women sitting at

D.J. Allen

Column

Column: Best Teachers – Even A Hoops Guru – Are Always Learning

May 9, 2018 Alan Snel D.J. Allen, Tim Grgurich

(Editor’s Note: D.J. Allen knows Las Vegas, sports and business. Allen will occasionally write a column for LVSportsBiz.com that will

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Conference Final Tickets Going On Sale This Week (Tix Will Cost 50 Percent More Than Round 2)

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Sean Henry, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s the Western Conference Finals for the Vegas Golden Knights — the Big Times in

Expect to see Dana White more on ESPN.

UFC

UFC Cuts Subscription Deal To Show Fight Events, Dana White Content On ESPN+, ESPN Platforms

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 Alan Snel Dana White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Expect to see more Dana White — and UFC fights and content — on ESPN,

George McPhee -- he can be a good college professor one day on assembling NHL team rosters.

Golden Knights

In Over-The-Top, Hype-Peddling Las Vegas, Golden Knights GM George McPhee Provides Grounded Personality

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The last time Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee spoke to the media, the

Golden Knights

Even Foley’s Pizza Pub At Golden Knights Training Center Is Cleaning Up

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Even when the Vegas Golden Knights are on the road — and clinching a spot

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.