Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Bill Foley

VGK Owner Bill Foley’s Global Soccer Empire Expands With Acquisition Of Portuguese Soccer Team

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Alan Snel Bill Foley

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Allegiant Stadium College football Investigative LVCVA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

After LVSportsBiz.com Reported LVCVA Contract Bid Irregularities, LVCVA VP Of Sports And Special Events Is No Longer With Las Vegas Public Tourism Agency

June 17, 2025June 18, 2025 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Brooks Downing, Jeff Motley, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Richard Manhattan, Steve Hill

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Golden Knights’ First Team President Kerry Bubolz Assumes New Role In Bill Foley’s Sports Empire As Foley Hires Vikings Exec To Run VGK Business Ops

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Alan Snel John Penhollow, Kerry Bubolz

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Las Vegas Aces At .500 After Ten Games With 76-70 Loss To Phoenix on Father’s Day Sunday; Wilson Out Again

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Kahleah Cooper, Kiah Stokes, Kierstan Bell, Mark Davis, Satou Sabally

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Without A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces Stage Scrappy Fourth Quarter Comeback To Defeat Dallas, 88-84, Before Packed House Friday

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Arike Ogunbowale, Dearica Hamby, Elizabeth Kitley, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Nikki Fargas, Paige Bueckers

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LVCVA’s Aces $100,000/Player Sponsorship Returns For Season Two; Aces Drop 97-89 Decision To LA Wednesday; A’ja Wilson Leaves Game With Head Injury

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Crystal Bradford, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Joyner Holmes, Kelsey Plum, Rickea Jackson

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LVCVA Decides To Re-Bid Request For Proposal On 2027 CFP Title Game Consulting Job After LVSportsBiz.com Reported Irregularities With Bidding Process

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Alan Snel Jeff Motley, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Steve Hill

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WrestleMania Returning To Allegiant Stadium In Las Vegas In April 2026

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Alan Snel Steve Hill

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It’s Canelo, Crawford In ‘Once In A Lifetime Fight’ In Las Vegas Sept. 13

June 10, 2025June 11, 2025 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Dana White, Saul Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford

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A’s Announce June 23 Groundbreaking For $1.75 Billion Domed Stadium In Las Vegas

June 10, 2025 Alan Snel

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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.