Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By ALAN SNEL I spent the first half of my journalism career working as a metro government reporter, covering

About 500 soccer players dreaming of making the Las Vegas Lights FC came out on Saturdau and that group was trimmed to 75 for Sunday's scrimmages. Maybe one or two could be signed by the United Soccer League team that begins pre-season play in February.

Lights

Las Vegas Lights To Begin Signing Players This Week

December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By ALAN SNEL The downtown Las Vegas Lights FC soccer team is getting down to the details of signing

Las Vegas Lights FC owner Brett Lashbrook accepts every opportunity to discuss his team with the media, while MGM Resorts International has been mum about its new WNBA team. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Lights Stars

Transparency vs. Crickets: LV Lights FC and WNBA’s ‘New Las Vegas Team’ Follow Divergent Marketing Approaches

December 10, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman

By ALAN SNEL Two new professional sports teams in Las Vegas are launching in 2018. But you could

The Golden Knights' opening night ceremony received high marks. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights UNLV

In-Game Entertainment Leaders at Golden Knights, UNLV Games Shape Fans’ Experience

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Jonny Greco, Kerry Bubolz, Megan Caligiuri, Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL A year ago, neither Jonny Greco nor Megan Caligiuri were living in Las Vegas. But

National Finals Rodeo

There Are Sports Fans; Then, There Are NFR Fans

December 7, 2017December 11, 2017 Alan Snel Tim O'Connell

By ALAN SNEL They stormed Thomas & Mack Center, packed the main concourse and then moved to their seats

PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman relaxes in his MGM Grand suite Wednesday. This is Stressman's tenth and final NFR, which starts Thursday.

National Finals Rodeo

PRCA Commissioner Stressman Riding Into the NFR Sunset With His Tenth and Final Rodeo

December 6, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Snel Karl Stressman

By ALAN SNEL Dressed in jeans and a ball cap in the MGM Grand lobby, the 67-year-old man with

Lights owner Brett Lashbrook and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman recently announced that the Lights would also play three pre-season games against MLS team.

Lights

Zappos Partners With Las Vegas Lights FC on 3-Year Sponsorship Deal

December 6, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Tony Hsieh

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com called this one. We predicted Zappos and downtown Las Vegas’ new professional soccer team,

Vic Salerno says not so fast to celebrate any possible legal sports gambling across the country.

Column

Sports Betting Exec: Too Soon For High Fives Over Legal Sports Gambling

December 6, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Snel Vic Salerno

By VIC SALERNO As a long-time casino sports book industry executive, I am amazed by the exuberance of the

The Vegas Golden Knights love overtime and giving fans their money's worth. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Column Golden Knights

Golden Knights Work Hard For The Money, So How About Awarding Them Time And A Half Pay For All Those Overtime Wins?

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Gerard Gallant, Malcolm Subban

By ALAN SNEL Overtime. To the American worker, it means time and a half pay. For the

Learfield chief Dan Dolby is with Savannah Sallworth, a Learfield employee. Dolby's son, Brendan, works at the Golden Knights, while Stallworth's father manages the arena at South Point hotel-casino.

Golden Knights UNLV

Las Vegas’ Next Generation of SportsBiz Leaders is Legacy of Current Sports Marketers

December 5, 2017December 6, 2017 Alan Snel Brendan Dolby, Carley Sisolak, Dan Dolby, Pat Christenson, Savannah Stallworth, Steve Sisolak, Steve Stallworth

By ALAN SNEL How big is the sports marketing industry in Las Vegas? Well, it’s reached the point

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

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