Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Syndicated golf columnist Dennis Silvers delivers golf-business news for LVSportsBiz.com.

From the Fringe: LVSportsBiz’s New Golf Business Column

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Alan Snel

By DENNIS SILVERS Guest Columnist During the past decade, the golf industry has struggled with several business issues. They include

Raiders Hire Denver-based ICON Firm as their ‘Owner’s Advocate’ for Las Vegas Stadium Project

June 28, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel

The Raiders have hired ICON Venue Group out of Denver to monitor their Las Vegas stadium construction project and to

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

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LVSportsBiz.com Is No One-Man Show; Guest Columnists Such as Golf Guru Dennis Silvers to be Featured

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 Alan Snel Dennis Silvers

We’re off and running at LVSportsBiz.com, where business and politics meets sports, stadiums, sponsorships and teams in Las Vegas. Lucky

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

State Law Did Not Require Minority Contract Goals for Raiders Stadium

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Jo Cato used to work as a Raiders cheerleader years ago. But now, the financial stakes are

Stadium board member Ken Evans, president of the Urban Chamber of Commerce, wants diversity and inclusion in the companies that are awarded work jobs for the Raiders' $1.9 billion stadium project.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Stadium Board Member Wants ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ in the Companies Awarded Contracts to Build Stadium

June 22, 2017June 26, 2017 Alan Snel Ken Evans

By ALAN SNEL It’s not often a stadium authority board member leaves his seat on the dais and addresses his

Golden Knights Bill Foley snagged his first big catch -- Marc-Andre Fleury

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Pick Their Marquee Marketing Star to Dazzle Vegas

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL The 30 players of Las Vegas’ new NHL team were set tonight when Golden Knights fans Robert

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley Finally Gets A Chance to Hang with His West Point-inspired NHL Jersey

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Alan Snel

I covered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as a young reporter. So, when I met Bill Foley while

Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Nehme Abouzeid discusses the team's new flagship store that opens in T-Mobile Arena Tuesday. Fans can pre-order team jerseys starting after 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Unveil New Flagship Team Store at T-Mobile Arena

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL Erin Jones said it was only February when she sat down with Vegas Golden Knights officials and

Stadium authority consultant Jeremy Aguero, of Las Vegas, wrote the bill outlining the Raiders stadium deal and is a wealth of answers to anything dealing with the stadium construction project. And visit his office and you will get free M&Ms, too.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Got A Raiders Stadium Question? Team Execs Are Not Talking, So Ask the Stadium Board’s Dr. Data

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL Are you trying to figure out how an NFL stadium project in Las Vegas can cost $1.9

UFC

Nevada Athletic Commission Chief Expects No Problems Sanctioning Money vs. Conor for Aug. 26 Megafight

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 Alan Snel Bob Bennett, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Floyd Mayweather

Bob Bennett, Nevada Athletic Commission executive director, said he doesn’t anticipate any problems with his agency sanctioning the crossover superfight

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.