Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

You can see through the old Tropicana hotel now. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Tropicana Hotel Building Scheduled To Be Reduced To Rubble Early Morning October 9 To Make Way For A’s Stadium On Strip

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Alan Snel John Fisher

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UNLV Interested In Selling Sam Boyd Stadium To Clark County For $5 Million; Here’s An Idea: Clark County Buys UNLV Stadium, Uses It For F1 Race To Stop Complaints Of Las Vegas Grand Prix Ruining Strip

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Alan Snel Keith Whitfield, Tony Sanchez

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Raiders Prez: Team Tapping Its Intense Fan Base To Help Market Silver & Black In 2024

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Alan Snel Al Davis, Brock Purdy, Donald Trump, Gardner Minshew II, Greg Townsend, Marcus Allen, Mark Davis, Maxx Crosby, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Steve Wisniewski

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Las Vegas Consultant Jeremy Aguero, A Strong Vegas Sports Industry Booster, Shares Sobering Data At Economic Alliance Event On Challenges Facing Las Vegas’ Housing, Health Care, Education Scenes

August 22, 2024August 23, 2024 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero

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Clark County Finally Releases Las Vegas Grand Prix Transportation Plan Thursday After County Kept It Secret Since May 1 When F1 Submitted 124-Page Report

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 Alan Snel

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Wilson A Force On And Off The Court, But She Can’t Do It All; Aces Lose To Minnesota, 98-87, Wednesday

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Nikki Fargas, Sandra Douglass Morgan

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Business Investment: Raiders Open Allegiant Stadium To Fans For Free, Might Just Convert Kids Into Silver & Black Fans For Life

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Antonio Pierce, Gardner Minshew II

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The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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With Businesses, Workers Saying They Lost Money From F1 Vegas Race In 2023, Why Do Clark County Commissioners Support Las Vegas Grand Prix In 2024? (Hint: Hotels Run Las Vegas)

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Michael Naft

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After Clark County Government Lost $462,865 On Handling F1 Race Permit Applications in 2023, County Proposes New Sports and Special Events Department; Commission Hearing On Department Is Tuesday

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 Alan Snel Greg Maffei, Steve Hill

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After Former Aces Player Dearica Hamby Filed Discrimination Lawsuit Last Week, Defending WNBA Champs Take Care Of Business Against Los Angeles With Win Sunday

August 18, 2024August 18, 2024 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Dearica Hamby

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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.

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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.