Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Knights as Elvises at the game today. Photo: NHL

NHL Celebrates Sport With Winter Classic Showdown Between League’s Newest Franchises, VGK and Kraken; Seattle Shuts Out Knights, 3-0, As Vegas Loses Fifth In Six Games; Attendance Announced At 47,313

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 Alan Snel Eeli Tolvanen, Gary Bettman, Paul "Welcome Back" Cotter, Vince Dunn, Will Borgen, Yanni Gourde

They have fish being thrown at the Kraken as they walk out 🐟😂 pic.twitter.com/Gb1hxAG0Re — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January

VGK center Jack Eichel scores on Kings goalie Cam Talbot.

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Golden Knights Break Four-Game Losing Streak With 3-2 Win Over LA On Home Ice Thursday, With Attendance Announced At 18,595; Off To Seattle For Winter Classic New Year’s Day Game

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Alan Snel Anze Kopitar, Bruce Cassidy, Cam Talbot, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Michael Amadio, Paul "Welcome Back" Cotter, William Karlsson

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The defending Stanley Cup champs were

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Raiders Chief Financial Officer Explains How NFL Team Generated $2.29 Billion In ‘Economic Impact’ From Their Stadium, Visitors Since July 2021

December 26, 2023December 27, 2023 Alan Snel Michael Crome

(Publisher’s Note: Under a new LVSportsBiz.com editorial policy, we will publish economic impact numbers regarding sports teams, stadiums and events

Mark Davis Raiders

Antonio Pierce Makes His Case To Be Permanent Head Coach Of Las Vegas Raiders: ‘My Resume Is On The Grass’

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 Alan Snel Antonio Pierce, Josh McDaniels, Malcolm Koonce, Mark Davis, Rich Bisaccia

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It’s an employment issue. Antonio Pierce wants to go from the Raiders’ interim head coach

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Raiders Owner Mark Davis Has Another Chance To Hire An Interim Coach As Permanent Head Coach; This Time, Expect Davis To Elevate Interim Coach To Permanent Head Boss

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023 Alan Snel Antonio Pierce, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis, Rich Bisaccia

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Mark Davis has been down this road before. He installed an assistant coach as an

Bicycling Sports Tourism

It’s Another Planet: Death Valley’s Artist Drive Is Bicycle Ride Gold

December 24, 2023December 24, 2023 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Bicycle Travel Writer Death Valley, California — There’s no place like Death Valley. Think about it. I

Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas Bowl Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

With Pac-12 Dissolving And New 12-Team College Football Playoff Starting In 2024, Las Vegas Bowl Will Need To Change With The Times

December 23, 2023December 23, 2023 Alan Snel David Braun, John Saccenti, Michael Wilbon

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne The Northwestern and Utah players got to see Las Vegas magician

Allegiant Stadium College football Las Vegas Bowl Marketing Raiders Stadium Sports Marketing

Veteran Las Vegas Bowl Participant Utah Takes On Northwestern In Bowl Game Saturday, With 30K-35K Fans Expected At Allegiant Stadium

December 22, 2023December 23, 2023 Alan Snel Kyle Whittingham

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer With the Las Vegas sports landscape changing rapidly these days, there is always two December

Raiders owner Mark Davis watches team president Sandra Douglass Morgan shakes hands with Raiders player Josh Jacobs. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell

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Faces Tell Las Vegas Sports Story In 2023: LVSportsBiz.com Photographers’ Best Photos Featured In Year-end Feature

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Antonio Pierce, Barry Odom, George Toma, Josh Jacobs, Mark Davis, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Will Carrier

By LVSportsBiz.com Staff The year in pictures. LVSportsBiz.com photographers J. Tyge O’Donnell, Hugh Byrne, Jeff Goulding captured these baker’s dozen

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (left) and Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan (right) at a recent Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee breakfast in Las Vegas.

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LVSportsBiz.com’s New Policy: Economic Impact Numbers Related To Sports Events, Teams, Stadiums Will No Longer Be Published Without Explanation On How Impact Numbers Were Reached

December 20, 2023December 21, 2023 Alan Snel Greg Maffei, Jeremy Aguero, Roger Goodell, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer LVSportsBiz.com today released a new editorial policy regarding publishing information about “economic impact” numbers put

July 5, 2021

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Please read our investigative reports on:

F1 race promoting misleading economic data on race event in Las Vegas

LVCVA spending $165,000 on Super Bowl trip to LA

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill’s claiming that tourism decreases in Las Vegas in summer is wrong

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero having conflict of interest for asking Nevada Legislature for A’s stadium construction money while also working as administrative support for Las Vegas Stadium Authority.

LVCVA awarding $1.2 million contract to Phoenix-based sports marketing company that hires former husband of LVCVA’s vice president of sports & events.

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2025: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.