Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

The Oakland Alameda stadium authority executive director tells LVSportsBiz.com that he is waiting to hear from the Raiders about whether the team needs to play in Oakland in 2019 or in 2019 and 2020.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Will Raiders Play in Oakland in 2020? Oakland Alameda Stadium Chief Is Waiting to Hear from Raiders

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Scott McKibben, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL The executive director of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority told LVSportsBiz.com today that he is

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Mascot Coming Your Way; Team Embeds Season Ticketholder Names in the Ice

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Derek Stevens, Gerard Gallant, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL Everything has a sponsor these days. Even team mascots. Next week we will be

Column

Separate Politics from Sports? Does the President Ignore an Open Mic?

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Alan Snel Alejandro Villanueva, Ben Roethlisberger, Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, Jed York, Robert Kraft, Stan Kroenke

By ALAN SNEL Colin Kaepernick might not be on an NFL team roster. But his past take-a-knee protests

Golden Knights

Five Questions For A Golden Knights Fan

September 22, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL Vegas Golden Knights season ticketholders came to City National Arena to pick up their jerseys and

Interbike leaves Las Vegas for Reno. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Column

Interbike Holds Last Dance in Las Vegas Today, Rolls to Reno in 2018

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 Alan Snel Gary Mendenhall, Pat Hus, Steve Toll

By ALAN SNEL In the pantheon of Las Vegas trade shows, the national bicycle show known as Interbike might

Sam Boyd Stadium back when it hosted UNLV football games

Stadiums/Arenas (General) UNLV

Sam Boyd Stadium To Close When Raiders Stadium Opens In 2020

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Alan Snel Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL At 46 years old, he’s not exactly a stud. But then again, Sam Boyd Stadium was

Column Raiders Team

He Loves Las Vegas and Raiders, But Laments NFL Team Leaving Oakland for Sin City

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Alan Snel Al Davis

(LVSportsBiz.com Founder’s note: We will post occasional essays from fans who have a gift for explaining how we grow emotionally

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

10 Things You Need To Know About The Raiders Stadium Community Benefits Plan

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 Alan Snel Aaron Ford, Richard Copeland, Steve Seroka, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL It’s full steam ahead for the Raiders $1.9 billion stadium project in Las Vegas. The Raiders

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley says he is confident that Cox will reach a deal with AT&T SportsNet to broadcast Golden Knights games.

Golden Knights

Foley Confident AT&T SportsNet and Cox Cable TV Will Reach Deal For Golden Knights Broadcasts In Las Vegas

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL Early on, Golden Knights owner Bill Foley predicted the NHL would grant Las Vegas a hockey

Boxing

Alvarez vs. Golovkin, By The Numbers The Day After

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 Alan Snel Adalaide Byrd, Bob Bennett, Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin

There was a day when boxing, baseball and horse racing ruled this country’s sporting world, and for one night, boxing’s

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.