Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

UNLV President Len Jessup addresses Nevada Board of Regents regarding UNLV-Raiders stadium joint use deal. The Regents did not vote on the stadium agreement. It was strictly a discussion forum. UNLV Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois is at table, listening.

Raiders Stadium UNLV

UNLV Might Have To Pay $250,000 Per Game To Use Raiders Stadium Starting In 2020

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Alan Snel Cedric Crear, Dan Etna, Desiree Reed-Francois, Len Jessup, Mandy Shavinsky, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Nevada Board of Regents got its first public chance to hear the UNLV-Raiders

Raiders, building a $1.8 billion stadium project, throws Henderson a $100 million bone in the form of a training center.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

After Infamous Chris Milam Stadium Fiasco In Henderson, City Happily Sells Land For Raiders Training Center

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Alan Snel Christopher Milam

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com After infamous developer Chris Milam took the city of Henderson for a forgettable stadium ride

New season ticket depositers for Golden Knights games might get shot at -- get this -- Stanley Cup playoff tickets. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Coach Gallant Will Fine Players Who Talk Playoffs — But Team Business Staff Is Mentioning Playoffs

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights Coach Gerard “One Game At A Time” Gallant doesn’t want his players

Golden Knights team president Kerry Bubolz met up with Nashville Predators president Sean Henry in match-up of teams from comparable entertainment markets.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

T-Mobile Arena Hockey Atmosphere Impresses Predators President: ‘I Love The Way This City Loves This Team’

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Sean Henry

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Sean Henry sat in the front row of suite 45 and his eyes scanned T-Mobile

The Golden Knights are in first place in the west. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Will Place Fans’ Hats Tossed on Ice from Karlsson Historic Hat Trick on Display

December 31, 2017January 1, 2018 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL If you tossed your hat onto the T-Mobile Arena ice when Vegas Golden Knights forward William

Joey Totaro and Luc Roy check out Totaro's Golden Knights game poster collection.

Golden Knights

Poster Child for Golden Knights Home Game Poster Collectors

December 30, 2017December 31, 2017 Alan Snel Chance, Joey Totaro, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL It was a few weeks ago when Vegas Golden Knights fan Joey Totaro made a new

The Raiders would have to deal with a few issues to turn a former golf course into a stadium parking lot off the Strip.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Need to Overcome Hurdles to Use Bali Hai Golf Club for Stadium Parking If Team Gains Control of Land

December 30, 2017December 30, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Walters, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL There’s no secret the Raiders have been eyeing the Bali Hai Golf Club on the Strip

AEG's CEO Dan Beckerman said T-Mobile Arena has "exceeded expectations." Photo credit: Sam Kalra/LVSportsBiz.coim

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

AEG’s Top Exec Says AEG Competes Against Golden Knights On Ice, Yet Partners With Them Off Ice At T-Mobile Arena

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Alan Snel Dan Beckerman

By ALAN SNEL Los Angeles — AEG’s top executive told LVSportsBiz.com tonight that he is thrilled with the economic

My bold prediction: UNLV will play its games at the new Raiders stadium.

Raiders Stadium UNLV

LVSportsBiz.com Bold Prediction: Various Public Boards Will Approve Deals, Raiders Stadium Will Be Built, UNLV Will Use Venue

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Alan Snel Len Jessup, Mark Davis

By ALAN SNEL In case you are wondering, LVSportsBiz.com is going to make the following outlandish predictions that there

One of the first fans inside Honda Center was wearing a David Perron jersey.

Golden Knights

Honda Center vs. T-Mobile Arena: Old School vs. Modernistic

December 27, 2017December 28, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL ANAHEIM — Like any arena, when the Honda Center opened in 1993 people gushed. But

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.

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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.