Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

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

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Hire Former Tampa Bay Bucs Marketing Exec as New Chief Marketing Officer

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL With the start of the team’s inaugural season just a few months away, the Vegas Golden Knights

Minor league soccer team owner Brett Lashbrook (named after former Kansas City Royals baseball star George Brett) recently told the Las Vegas City Council that Vegas is ready for pro soccer. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Soccer

The New Minister of Soccer in Las Vegas Promises a Pro Team with Pizzazz and Flair

July 25, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By ALAN SNEL Brett Lashbrook doesn’t mind that a new NHL team will start later this year or that the

T-Mobile Arena sign says no face-to-face purchases of boxing match tickets at arena.

Boxing T-Mobile Arena

Don’t Even Think About Buying Mayweather vs McGregor Tickets at the T-Mobile Arena Ticket Windows

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather, Royce Feour

By ALAN SNEL LAS VEGAS — The ticket windows at T-Mobile Arena said it all Monday morning. “There will be

The Golden Knights' training facility, officially called City National Arena, opens later this summer.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Cut Naming Rights Deal for Practice Facility, Calling it City National Arena

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL The Vegas Golden Knights have cut a naming rights deal with a Los Angeles-based bank for the

Executive Chef Garry DeLucia shows some of Levy's premium offerings.

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

T-Mobile Arena’s Executive Chef Offers Delights for Foodie Fans

July 23, 2017August 1, 2017 Alan Snel Garry DeLucia

LVSportsBiz.com founder/writer’s note: Arenas are just not for sports anymore. They’re entertainment centers where not only hard-core sports and music

State Senator Tick Segerblom predicts marijuana will be able to be consumed one day at the Raiders stadium.

Raiders Stadium

Marijuana Proponent State Sen. Segerblom Predicts Black and Silver Haze at Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas in 2020

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 Alan Snel Sheldon Adelson, Tick Segerblom

By ALAN SNEL Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson will probably be ticked off when he hears about this, but State Sen.

Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Ricki Barlow, whose district includes Cashman Field, celebrate minor league soccer coming to Las Vegas in 2018. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Soccer

Las Vegas City Council Approves Lease for New Minor League Soccer Team at Cashman Field in 2018

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL It may not be the Big Leagues of professional soccer, but Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was

Homeless encampment on Raiders stadium site off Dean Martin Drive in Las Vegas.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Homeless Encampments Appearing On Raiders Stadium Site In Las Vegas

July 18, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Customer Chris Kunkel was at Budget Scooter Parts in an industrial building across the street from the

Credit: Sam Morris/ Las Vegas News Bureau

NBA Summer League Thomas & Mack Center

Lakers Fans Have A Ball At NBA Summer League, Help Set Attendance Record In Vegas

July 16, 2017July 19, 2017 Alan Snel Warren LeGarie

By ALAN SNEL The 11-day NBA Summer League with 24 teams ended Monday with a Los Angeles Lakers celebration for

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.