Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com UFC Writer Numbers don’t lie. However, they can be confusing. As Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Golden Knights Blow Another Third Period Lead As Buffalo Sabres Score Four Straight For 5-2 Win Friday; Attendance Announced At 18,008

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Bruce Cassidy, Casey Mittelstadt, Devon Levi, Dylan Cozens, Logan Thompson, Paul Cotter, Zach Benson

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne After Tuesday’s Knights’ 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames, I

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Raiders Went From Wrong Side Of History Sunday To Right Side Of History Thursday With Historic 63-21 Win Over Division Rival Chargers In Prime Time

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Ameer Abdullah, Antonio Pierce, Brandon Bolden, Jack Jones, Jakobi Meyers, Josh Jacobs, Justin Herbert, Mark Davis, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Tre Tucker, Wayne Mabry, Zamir White

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Raiders owner Mark Davis was stunned. So was

National Finals Rodeo Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

National Finals Rodeo Averaging 17,454 Fans A Night With Three Performances To Go In Las Vegas

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Alan Snel Tim Keener

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Jeff Goulding This time, Las Vegas Events and the pro rodeo cowboys took

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At Sunday’s VGK Postgame Presser, Knights Coach Bruce Cassidy Said He Supports ‘Stricter Gun Laws’ In Aftermath Of UNLV Shooting; VGK 5 Flames 4 On Stone’s OT Winner Before 17,814

December 12, 2023December 13, 2023 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Chandler Stephenson, Dustin Wolf, Ivan Barbashev, Logan Thompson, MacKenzie Weegar, Nazem Kadri, Yegor Sharangovich

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell In Las Vegas, people coped with loss of

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San Jose Sharks Pay Vegas A Visit, With Golden Knights Taking SO Win Over San Jose, 5-4, Sunday; Attendance Announced At 17,849

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 Alan Snel Calen Addison, Jack Eichel, Jiri Patera, Jonathan Marchessault, Kaapo Kahkonen, Kevin Labanc, Mike Hoffman, Tomas Hertl

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Golden Knights know all too well about

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No Offense, But Raiders Look Awful And Come Up Empty Sunday: Minnesota Vikings 3 Raiders 0 Sunday

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Greg Joseph, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Game Summary: Raiders played an inept offensive game, scoring no points and lacking execution after

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LeBron James Says Las Vegas Is Equipped To Host An NBA Team; NBA In-Season Tourney Final Draws Announced 19,021 At T-Mobile Arena Saturday

December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Darvin Ham, LeBron James, Tim Leiweke

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas is the king of the neutral

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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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.