Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Interbike might be returning to Las Vegas. The LVCVA is working on it. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

LVCVA Sent Three Staffers To Bicycle Leadership Conference In Tucson To See If Bike Industry Is Interested In Interbike Trade Show Returning To Las Vegas

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Lisa Motley

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is so interested in bringing the bicycle

A's stadium for the Vegas Strip. Credit: Design by BIG/Image by Negativ

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Schools Over Stadiums’ Pitch For Public Referendum On A’s Stadium Subsidy Rejected By Nevada Supreme Court For 2024

May 13, 2024May 14, 2024 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Athletics scored a win in the legal arena Monday when the Nevada Supreme Court

NFL Raiders Raiders Team Travel

Raiders Fans In SoCal Rejoice: Silver and Black Will Hold Summer Training Camp In Costa Mesa

May 13, 2024 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Las Vegas Raiders are taking their summer training camp on the road to Costa

Bicycling LVCVA Sports Tourism

Is Bicycle Trade Show Interbike Returning To Las Vegas? LVCVA Tourism Agency Discussing Having Interbike When L’Etape Las Vegas Bicycle Event Is Also In Vegas

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It’s strictly at the discussion stage, but Las Vegas’ public tourism agency is talking

Some A's fans are now wearing the Las Vegas hat. Photos for this story: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Athletics Stadium On Strip Scheduled To Be Discussed At Thursday’s Las Vegas Stadium Board Meeting

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The A’s stadium is on Thursday’s Las Vegas stadium board meeting agenda, with this

Formula 1 Formula One LVCVA

F1 Road Disruptions Are Back Next Week: Formula 1 Closing Lanes Along Race Circuit In Strip Corridor Six Months Before Las Vegas Grand Prix In November

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Alan Snel Randy Markin

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer More than six months before the Las Vegas Grand Prix’s Nov. 21-23 race event, Formula

Golden Knights Stanley Cup Playoffs

VGK Say Adios To Season: ‘Not Happy With The End Result;’ Last Year’s NHL Champs Know They Suffered ‘Missed Opportunity’

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Bruce Cassidy, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Kelly McCrimmon

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Vegas Golden Knights packed their gear at team HQ in Summerlin to say goodbye

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Tropicana Hotel Garage Reduced To Rubble At Athletics Stadium Site On Strip

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Tropicana hotel-casino’s parking garage along the Strip was reduced to rubble this week a

Formula 1 Formula One Grand Prix LVCVA Travel

What Is Clark County Hiding About Recently-Submitted Formula 1 Traffic Report? County Refuses To Allow Public To See Las Vegas Grand Prix Traffic Report After Last Year’s Traffic Nightmares, Business Losses

May 6, 2024May 7, 2024 Alan Snel Gino Ferraro, Jeremy Aguero, Randy Markin, Steve Hill, Tick Segerblom

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Formula 1 race organizers in Las Vegas submitted a traffic plan to Clark County government

Golden Knights NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

VGK’s Stanley Cup Defense Ends In Dallas Sunday As Vegas Golden Knights Lose, 2-1, To Stars In Game 7

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Brett Howden, Bruce Cassidy, Jack Eichel, Jake Oettinger, Michael Amadio, Pete DeBoer, Radek Faksa, Wyatt Johnston

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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

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.