Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By ALAN SNEL Retailers are gearing up for the Vegas Golden Knights’ maiden season, including Sports Town in Downtown Summerlin.

Dan O'Shea, director of labor relations for the Nevada Contractors Association (left) and Peter Guzman, president of Latin Chamber of Commerce Nevada, say training businesses to apply for construction work will help in the long-run.

Raiders Stadium

Contractor Groups Team Up In Unprecedented Move To Train Local Businesses To Bid For Raiders Stadium Project

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL This time, small businesses and minority contractors in Las Vegas will be ready to compete for the

Former Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Nehme Abouzeid shows the logo for his new consulting business.

Golden Knights

Chief Marketing Officer Left Golden Knights Amid Mystery, Aims to Launch Turnkey Consulting Business

August 4, 2017August 7, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL Nehme Abouzeid had what most marketing professionals would consider a dream job – serving as chief marketing

Golf columnist Dennis Silvers at the former Badlands golf course in west valley, which has been closed. Las Vegas City Council this week narrowly rejected a housing proposal for the former course.

Golf

LV City Council Rejects Housing Project for Badlands Golf Course, But Owner Still Has Options

August 4, 2017August 7, 2017 Alan Snel Bob Beers, Steve Seroka, Yohan Lowie

By DENNIS SILVERS For those of you who think the Badlands Golf Club home development might be over because the

Interbikes leaves Vegas for Reno, but at least keeps the trade show in the state.

Bicycling

National Bicycle Trade Show Interbike Is ‘Breaking Away’ From Las Vegas and Heading To Reno-Tahoe Starting In 2018

August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 Alan Snel Pat Hus

By ALAN SNEL After losing out on the sweepstakes to snag the coveted Outdoor Retailer trade show, Las Vegas learned

Golden Knights

First Look At The Golden Knights’ Practice Facility’s Ice Rink (and Those Freshly-Painted Sponsor Logos)

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Murray Craven

By ALAN SNEL Few NHL team training centers will play a business role as much as the Vegas Golden Knights’

Dan Dolby, Learfield's new general manager for its sports marketing operations at UNLV, will be selling hope and pride to prospective UNLV sports sponsors.

UNLV

UNLV’s New Sports Marketing Company Faces 2-Minute Drill To Get Ready For Football Season

August 2, 2017 Alan Snel Dan Dolby

By ALAN SNEL With UNLV’s football season only a month away, the university’s new sports-marketing company is in a two-minute

Las Vegas golf guru Dennis Silvers discusses the changing land use landscape of the valley's golf courses.

Golf

Vegas Valley Golf Courses Face Purchase Pressure From Home Builders — Dennis Silvers Looks At The Latest Deal

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 Alan Snel

By DENNIS SILVERS If you believe in the so-called Golf Gods like I do, you must be wondering what in

A happy Bill Foley shows off the team's jersey to LVSportsBiz.com at its unveiling last month.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Release A Flurry of Single Game Ticket, Game Day Parking and TV Programming News

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Eric Tosi, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL With their inaugural season just months away, the Vegas Golden Knights went on the power play today

UFC's spacious new headquarters off the 215 Beltway in southest Las Vegas replaces the former organization base off West Sahara Avenue.

UFC

UFC Invests Millions in New Headquarters, Training Center Where McGregor Works Out for Mega-Match with Mayweather

July 27, 2017 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Lawrence Epstein, Lorenzo Fertitta

By ALAN SNEL The new sleek headquarters opened in May. But Thursday for the first time, Lorenzo Fertitta — the

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

Retailers Gearing Up For Golden Knights’ Debut In Las Vegas