Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Reckless Driving: How Clark County Allowed F1’s 90-Minute Road Race To Have Run Of Strip Corridor; Starry-Eyed County Commissioners Out Of Their League

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Jeremy Aguero, Steve Hill, Wade Bohn

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When Subsidized Stadiums Cause Team Values To Soar, Should Public Share In Franchise Value Windfalls? Raiders Value Skyrockets From $1.43 Billion In 2015 to $6.7B In 2024 Thanks To Stadium In Vegas

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 Alan Snel Alex Rodriguez, Mark Davis, Michael Jordan, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady

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Golden Knights Go Three-For-Three To Start 2024 Season, Defeat Anaheim, 3-1, Before Announced 18,027 Fans Sunday

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 Alan Snel Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl

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Another Las Vegas Implosion: Raiders Self-Destruct In Miscue-Filled Second Half To Pittsburgh, Lose, 32-13, Sunday

October 13, 2024October 14, 2024 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Alexander Mattison, Ameer Abdullah, Antonio Pierce, Chris Boswell, Divine Deablo, Dylan Laube, Justin Fields, Mark Davis, Najee Harris

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Las Vegas Stadium Board Returns To Action Thursday To Hear About A’s Stadium On Strip

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Steve Hill

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Golden Knights Hold Off Scrappy Blues, 4-3, Before Announced 17,861 Friday; Eichel-Stone-Barbashev Line On Fire

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Nic Roy, Pavel Buchnevich, Robert Thomas, Shea Theodore

Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 4 St. Louis Blues 3 VGK goal scorers: Jack Eichel (first of the year)

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Here Comes Temporary Flamingo Road Bridge For F1 Race In Vegas; Flamingo-Koval Intersection Closed Oct. 13-19 During Bridge Installation

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Alan Snel

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Bill Foley at last VGK homestand

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Eights Goals For Year Eight: VGK Season-Opener Draws 18,388 For 8-4 Win Over Colorado Wednesday

October 9, 2024 Alan Snel Alexander Georgiev, Brett Howden, Bruce Cassidy, Casey Mittelstadt, Gary Bettman, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Mikko Rantanen, Victor Olofsson, Zach Whitecloud

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Ka-Boom! Going, Going Gone Goodbye: Tropicana Reduced To Rubble Early Wednesday To Make Way For A’s Stadium, Hotel On Strip In 2028

October 8, 2024October 10, 2024 Alan Snel Arik Knowles, Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Soo Kim, Steve Hill

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After A’s Play Last Game In Oakland, Tropicana Hotel Implosion On Deck For Early Wednesday Morning To Build MLB Ballpark On Strip

October 7, 2024October 8, 2024 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, John Fisher

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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.