Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The Las Vegas Lights FC introduce their new mascot Cash before fans and the media at the Red Rock Harley-Davidson on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. L.E. Baskow

Lights

New Las Vegas Lights Soccer Club Rolls Out ‘Cash the Soccer Rocker’ Mascot At New Sponsor’s Dealership

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Chelis

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Lights FC Technical Director Chelis was sporting a big smile. And that’s

Golden Knights fans will help the team generate more ticket revenues in the playoffs. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Playoffs Will Be Multi-Million-Dollar Ticket Sales Windfall For Golden Knights

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights’ unprecedented run to the Stanley Cup playoffs means the first-year team

Raiders President Marc Badain has resigned Monday.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Give Free Stadium Luxury Suite To Las Vegas Stadium Authority

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com One of my favorite stadium stories I wrote in Tampa was how the members of

The stadium board will be told Thursday the Raiders stadium construction costs will be $1.8 billion -- which has been the estimate all along. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Stadium Total Construction Costs = $1.8 Billion (Sound Familiar?)

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Badain

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s turned out the construction bean counters/estimators for the new Raiders stadium were on the

Grand Canyon Development Partners, a Las Vegas company, is reviewing the Raiders stadium design to make sure it meets the requirements in Senate Bill 1. Pictured are Sam Nicholson, president of Grand Canyon Development Partners (right) and Tony Cosentino (left).

Raiders Stadium

Las Vegas Consulting Construction Management Firm Charged With Reviewing Raiders Stadium Plans

March 19, 2018March 20, 2018 Alan Snel Al Davis, Jack Boyle, Jeremy Aguero, Mark Arnold, Sam Nicholson, Tony Cosentino

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com So many documents. So many numbers. The Raiders stadium legislation has produced a storm

VGK gave their season ticket holders some options Monday for the upcoming season. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVsportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

With Five Home Games Left, Golden Knights’ Attendance Revenues To Hit About $65 Million In Inaugural Season

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com With only five home games left in the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights’ announced

The Las Vegas Lights FC's first game during the regular season was not on local TV in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Erik Ricardo/LVSportsBiz.com

Lights

Cox Refused To Televise LV Lights’ First Regular Season Soccer Game On City TV Channel Saturday

March 18, 2018March 19, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Dave Riggleman, Juergen Barbusca

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Cox Communications, which distributes cable TV programming in Las Vegas, blocked the non-commercial telecast of

Bicycles and LVSportsBiz.com converge at the T-Mobile Arena bike racks.

Column

Return To Las Vegas To Complete The Cycle: The Long Trek To LVSportsBiz.com

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com A year ago I was spending most of my life on my back in a

The Big Leagues come to Las Vegas this weekend.

51s Aviators

Big Leagues Visit Las Vegas In Busy Sports Month In Sin City

March 17, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Dick Calvert, Kris Bryant, Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was a test run and the Cashman Field turf stayed sturdy through three pre-season

A Wild crowd at T-Mobile Arena tonight.

Golden Knights

The Crowd Goes Wild At Golden Knights Game Friday

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 Alan Snel David Perron, Erik Haula, Gerard Gallant, Mikko Koivu

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s hardly new, but it’s getting annoying. Fans from the visiting team at T-Mobile

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.