Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Local 872 packs Raiders stadium board meeting today at county government center.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Union Members Pack Raiders Stadium Board Meeting to Hear Community Benefits Plan in Las Vegas

July 13, 2017July 14, 2017 Alan Snel Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL A feisty crowd came to the Raiders stadium authority board meeting Thursday afternoon to hear the latest

Veteran NBA executive Jerry Colangelo predicts the NBA will expand to Las Vegas one day.

NBA Summer League T-Mobile Arena

Vegas’ Big-League Harmonic Convergence Means the NBA is Next

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Snel Albert Hall, Jerry Colangelo, Jim Murren, Mark Jackson

We interrupt the Mayweather-McGregor World Promotion Tour for a small announcement: In a few years, Las Vegas will be home

Nehme Abouzeid is no longer the chief marketing officer for the Golden Knights.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Owner Foley Tells LVSportsBiz that Abouzeid Left NHL Team to Pursue ‘Personal Consulting’

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Former Vegas Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Nehme Abouzeid left the NHL expansion franchise June 30 to

UFC star Conor McGregor (left) meets Dana White at LA airfield Sunday, according to White's Twitter feed.

Boxing T-Mobile Arena

Mayweather-McGregor Entertainment Will Be During the Six Weeks of Hype Before the Fight (And It Will Be Free)

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Floyd Mayweather

By ALAN SNEL Sure, you can pay $100 for the pay-per-view for what’s going to be a boring boxing match.

Las Vegas golf journalist Dennis Silvers delivers inside Vegas golf info for LVSportsBiz.com,

Column Golf

From the Fringe: Vegas Market Loses Another Golf Course Property

July 10, 2017 Alan Snel

By DENNIS SILVERS It seems like the Las Vegas Valley is losing golf courses faster than I lose my golf

Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz's long-term marketing plan focuses on transforming kids into the next generation of VGK fans.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Prez Builds Marketing Plan with Youth Movement

July 6, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Sean Henry

By ALAN SNEL Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee isn’t the only architect designing a future for Las Vegas’ NHL

NBA Summer League founder Warren Legarie said, "We had to stop selling tickets -- yesterday" for today's sellout crowd.

NBA Summer League Thomas & Mack Center

NBA Summer League Scores Sellout, Record Attendance for Saturday’s Action in Vegas

July 6, 2017July 8, 2017 Alan Snel Albert Hall, Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL Saturday’s massive Lakers fan-dominated crowd at the NBA Summer League helped the Summer League score a record

Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson said Las Vegas can compete for hosting major sports events and concerts when the new Raiders stadium opens in 2020.

LVCVA Raiders Stadium

Las Vegas Events Chief Christenson Says New Raiders Stadium Puts Las Vegas in Hunt for Major Events

July 5, 2017July 7, 2017 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL It would be a good stadium subsidy debate to see Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson and

PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman negotiated more money for NFR stars such as Kaycee Feild pictured here. Stressman has retired and this year's NFR will be his last one.

LVCVA Stadiums/Arenas (General) UNLV

PRCA Commissioner Stressman Hangs Up His Boots with Professional Cowboys Group: ‘This will be my tenth NFR in Vegas. It’s long enough.’

July 3, 2017July 6, 2017 Alan Snel Karl Stressman

By ALAN SNEL Before T-Mobile Arena, the Golden Knights and the Raiders took root in Las Vegas, there were other

UNLV signs up a new sports marketing company, Learfield, for its sports teams.

UNLV

UNLV Athletics Dumps IMG as its Sports Marketing Firm, Hires Learfield in 10-year Deal

June 29, 2017July 1, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Big business news broke today out of the UNLV Athletic Department, where new AD Desiree Reed-Francois said

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.