Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com I have a hunch — and it’s only a hunch — that the Golden Knights

Basketball

Small School With Mighty Fan Base Enjoys Travelling To See Its Hoopsters In Vegas

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Alan Snel Mark Few

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The college basketball teams and their fans have begun flowing into Las Vegas for no

Race day.

Speedway

Looking For More Income, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Breaks Out Four-Wide Drag Racing Next Month

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Alan Snel Antron Brown, Marcus Smith

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s no secret NASCAR’s attendance is sliding and business documents filed by publicly-traded Speedway Motorsports

West Coast Conference is receiving $300,000 from Las Vegas Events to stage its tournament in Vegas and Orleans Arena. Credit:West Coast Conference

Basketball

College Basketball Tourneys Come To Vegas, But Springboard To March Madness Comes With A Price

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Alan Snel Michael Mack

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s that special time of the year for basketball fans in Las Vegas when four

Commercialism is in full bloom at NASCAR events.

Speedway

Old-Fashion Commercialism In Full Bloom At NASCAR Speedway In Vegas

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The trend in new arenas/stadiums is for venue owners and managers to score annual seven-figure

NASCAR fans enjoy Las Vegas Motor Speedway's new opera box-style loge seats.

Speedway

LV Motor Speedway Keeping Up With Sports Joneses By Unveiling New Premium Seating Areas

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Alan Snel Kevin Camper

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It doesn’t get any more lavish than this at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR

Raiders President Marc Badain says team takes parking very seriously. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Finalizing Land Deals For 27,000 Parking Spaces Within 1.5 Miles Of LV Stadium Site

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Mark Arnold

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Raiders President Marc Badain said the team is finalizing land deals that would offer

Clark County is spending $16 million on a baseball complex next to Mountains Edge Regional Park.

Basketball

Clark County Spends $16 Million For New Baseball Complex Next To Mountains Edge Park

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 Alan Snel Connie Hurlbut

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The new sports facilities in the Las Vegas area just keep on coming. This

Post-game interview after a disappointing loss to Nevada, Reno.

UNLV

Lost Opportunity For Runnin’ Rebels To Keep More Fans Coming

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Jordan Johnson, Jovan Mooring

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They were told to wear red and the big crowd complied. Las Vegas Mayor

Thursday's stadium board meeting should tie up a lot of loose ends to the Raiders stadium deal. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Stadium ‘Guaranteed Maximum Price’ Won’t Be Ready Thursday; Looks Like Early April

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com When Las Vegas stadium board members get around to green lighting a final stadium development

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.

Author: Alan Snel

Time For Las Vegas To Pack Golden Knights’ Arena When Playoffs Start Next Month

Small School With Mighty Fan Base Enjoys Travelling To See Its Hoopsters In Vegas

Looking For More Income, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Breaks Out Four-Wide Drag Racing Next Month

College Basketball Tourneys Come To Vegas, But Springboard To March Madness Comes With A Price

Old-Fashion Commercialism In Full Bloom At NASCAR Speedway In Vegas

LV Motor Speedway Keeping Up With Sports Joneses By Unveiling New Premium Seating Areas

Raiders Finalizing Land Deals For 27,000 Parking Spaces Within 1.5 Miles Of LV Stadium Site

Clark County Spends $16 Million For New Baseball Complex Next To Mountains Edge Park

Lost Opportunity For Runnin’ Rebels To Keep More Fans Coming

Raiders Stadium ‘Guaranteed Maximum Price’ Won’t Be Ready Thursday; Looks Like Early April