Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

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.

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

Aces coach Bill Laimbeer gives the team last-minute instructions before tip-off at the Aces' first preseason game.

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas’ New WNBA Club Shows Its Hand With Aces On The Hardwood and With Entertainment

May 6, 2018 Alan Snel Brooke Johnson, Chet Buchanan, Lance Evans, Rushia Brown

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was the Las Vegas Aces’ big day. The re-branded WBNA team was making its

Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, also known as El Chelis, is suspended and can't coach. But he takes in Saturday night's game from the upper concourse at Cashman Field.

Lights

LV Lights FC Pushing Entertainment Norms To Enhance Soccer Product On Field In Vegas

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, El Chelis, Jose Luis Sanchez Sola

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Jose Luis Sanchez Sola wasn’t on the field Saturday night to coach the Las Vegas

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.