Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Brian Killingsworth shows the team's new mascot, Chance the gila monster.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights’ New Golden Gila Monster Mascot, “Chance,” Emerges From Underground Tonight

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Clint McComb

By ALAN SNEL It would have been too easy for a team named the Golden Knights to come up

The Golden Knights just opened their third team store at McCarran International Airport.

Golden Knights

Exclusive: Golden Knights Open Third Team Store at Airport, Look to Have More Retail Sites on Strip

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By ALAN SNEL The Vegas Golden Knights just opened a third team store at McCarran International Airport this week

Golden Knights

How The Outsiders Brought Las Vegas’ First Major League Team To Life

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brian Killingsworth, Gary Bettman, Gary Lawless, Gavin Maloof, George Maloof, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant, Jim Frevola, Joe Maloof, Jonny Greco, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL They say Las Vegas with its 2 million people is still a small town. Indeed,

UNLV is negotiating with the Raiders for a lease so that the Rebels football team can play at the Raiders stadium.

Raiders Stadium UNLV

UNLV Racks Up $28,000 Legal Bill (So Far) To Negotiate Stadium Lease With Raiders

October 11, 2017 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By JULIE ANN FORMOSO UNLV has piled up at least $28,000 in legal fees and assembled a negotiating team

Powerful scenes on ice before the puck dropped were moving and touching for Golden Knights fans. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz

Golden Knights

Strength, Healing, #VegasStrong Fuel Golden Knights First Game On Home Ice and Unites a City

October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Deryk Engelland, Gary Bettman, James Neal, Joe Maloof, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL Do you believe in #VegasStrong? I do. It was a jumble of emotions tonight

51s Aviators Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Las Vegas 51s and Howard Hughes Corp Score $80 Million Naming Rights Payment From LVCVA For Triple A Ballpark In Summerlin

October 10, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan, John Lee, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL There was a dearth of public info on this Las Vegas ballpark subsidy deal before the

The LVCVA wants to spend $80 million on a new Las Vegas Ballpark marketing deal for a new 51s stadium in Summerlin.

51s Aviators LVCVA

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Wants To Spend $80 Million On New 51s Ballpark Marketing Deal

October 9, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL After decades of declining to subsidize new sports stadiums, southern Nevada is jumping into the sports

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Mark Home Opener With Gold Carpet Entrance, Fan March, Special National Anthem

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL The Vegas Golden Knights will be rolling out some special features to highlight the first home game

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Jerseys Selling For $34.99 At Costco Sold Out In Few Days

October 8, 2017 Alan Snel James Neal

By ALAN SNEL Several days before the Vegas Golden Knights took the NHL by storm after two games with

UNLV fans came ready to help Las Vegas heal at Saturday's football game. Photo credit: Erik John Ricardo for LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV

UNLV Football Game Strikes Right Chord For Healing The Hurt

October 7, 2017October 8, 2017 Alan Snel Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL The signs of coping and healing and crying are all over Las Vegas — the new

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

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation said it raised $2,001,640 through the 51/49 Raffle during the 2025-26 season. All proceeds came from the team’s home games at T-Mobile Arena from the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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.