Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

‘It’s Only A Matter Of Time’: Consensus Say Las Vegas Prime For NBA Franchise, But League Commish Is Mum On Topic

December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Bill Hornbuckle, Darvin Ham, Doc Rivers, Gary Bettman, Mark Davis, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tim Leiweke

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NBA Sports and Social Issues Sports Marketing Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena Travel

Las Vegas’ Next Sports Event Visitor: NBA Cup Takes Over T-Mobile Arena For Games Saturday, Tuesday

December 13, 2024 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Giannis Antetokounmpo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — This sports tourism town hosts quite a few events. The Formula

Allegiant Stadium College football UNLV

Erick Harper Gets His Man: Former Florida Football Coach Dan Mullen Introduced As UNLV’s New Coach Friday

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper

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Allegiant Stadium College football Fans UNLV

UNLV Hires Another Former SEC Coach As Dan Mullen Is Next Rebels Coach; Mullen Introduced On Campus Friday

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper

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College football COVID-19 NFL UNLV

UNLV Academic All-American Wants NFL Career, Then It’s Off To Dental School To Become A Surgeon

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Jackson Woodard

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A's Stadium Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Rubble From Old Tropicana Buildings Getting Moved To Make Way For A’s Stadium, Bally’s Hotel On Strip

December 11, 2024 Alan Snel John Fisher, Steve Hill

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Thomas & Mack Center hosting the Mountain West Conference tourney/ Photos for this story by J. Tyge O'Donnell of LVSportsBiz.com.

Fans UNLV

Conference Shuffle: UC Davis Joins Mountain West For Basketball, Baseball, Other Sports, But Not Football

December 10, 2024 Alan Snel

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College football Fans Marketing Sports Marketing Travel UNLV

College Football Playoff Exec Director On UNLV: Committee Watched Rebels Very Closely

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Alan Snel Abe Madkour, Austin Karp, Barry Odom, Richard Clark

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NFL Raiders Raiders Stadium

With NFL Team Values Soaring, Selling Franchise Shares Is Lucrative Business Strategy For Raiders Owner Mark Davis

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 Alan Snel Al Davis, Egon Durban, Mark Davis, Michael Meldman, Richard Seymour, Tom Brady, Tom Wagner

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College football Fans Las Vegas Bowl UNLV

Bye, Barry Odom; UNLV Coach Takes Purdue Job; Rebels Play Cal At LA Bowl; Las Vegas Bowl Matches USC, Texas A&M

December 8, 2024December 10, 2024 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Del Alexander, Erick Harper, John Saccenti

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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.