Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

It's time to retire Cashman Field and its metal bleacher benches as a ballyard.

For the Love of Wally Backman, Build That Triple A Ballpark in Summerlin Already

June 14, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL Dear Howard Hughes Corporation, What are you guys waiting for? You realize every year you wait to

Golden Knights and The D cut sponsorship deal.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Score Partnership Deal with The D Casino in Downtown Vegas

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 Alan Snel

The D casino owner Derek Stevens loves hockey, growing up as a big Detroit Red Wings fan. The new Vegas

Raiders install a "The Raiders are coming" sign at their 62-acre site at Polaris Avenue and Russell Road on the west side of I-15 across the highway from Mandalay Bay.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Stadium Site in Las Vegas Turning into Destination Three Years Before Venue Opens

June 9, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL It’s 62 acres of dirt and dust in an industrial setting along Polaris Avenue off Interstate I-15

Proposed site for another arena next to the Sahara hotel-casino.

Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Longshot Arena-Hotel Site Next to SLS on North Strip Has Dirt Moving

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 Alan Snel

It took a few years to get going, but the excavation trucks are moving dirt at the 27-acre site next

Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill chats with the media after a recent stadium board meeting. He said the stadium contractors meeting locals this week is an example of the Raiders "engaging" the community.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UNLV

UNLV Needs Time to Determine Game-day Rent at New Raiders Stadium in LV

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL UNLV will spend the next two months figuring out how much it will cost to stage football

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

How Will Our Local Officials Deal with the Lack of On-site Raiders Stadium Parking?

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 Alan Snel Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL Southern Nevada residents will get an early look at how the Las Vegas stadium board and the

Column

Horrific Crash Spawns Launch of Las Vegas’ Newest Website: The Back Story to LVSportsBiz.com

June 5, 2017June 7, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL This week’s debut of LVSportsBiz.com in Las Vegas coincides with the three-month anniversary of a distracted motorist

Steve Sisolak enjoys wearing a Raiders jersey surrounded by Raiders cheerleaders.

Raiders Stadium

Steve Sisolak: County Commissioner or Sports Commissioner? (Or Both?)

June 4, 2017June 5, 2017 Alan Snel Oakland Raiders, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL Meet Steve Sisolak. Officially, he’s a Clark County commissioner whose district includes the new $1.9 billion Raiders

Predators President Sean Henry wants opposing team fans to not get into his team's arena, but Bubolz said that strategy sends the wrong message.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Predators President Offers Marketing Tips To Grow Expansion Hockey in LV

June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Sean Henry hosted a Stanley Cup party at his suburban Tampa house back in 2004 after the

T-Mobile Arena UFC

Dana White: Mayweather vs. McGregor to Generate 2.5 million-4 million Pay-Per-View Buys

June 4, 2017June 6, 2017 Alan Snel Dana White, Mayweather, McGregor, UFC

By ALAN SNEL Dana White was in New York City last week, just two hours before checking out some MMA

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.