Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

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

NHL Plans 2024 Draft Event At Sphere In Late June; NHL Draft Will Be First Sports Event Inside Popular Venue East Of Strip

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Alan Snel Dana White, Gary Bettman

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The National Hockey League was the first major sports league to plant a flag in

NFL Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Super Bowl

Super Bowl Pep Rally Brunch Brings Together Las Vegas Movers And Shakers To Listen To NFL Commish Roger Goodell

December 5, 2023December 6, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Kerry Bubolz, Nikki Fargas, Roger Goodell, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Sean McManus, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne The kickoff for Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas on Feb. 11

National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center

National Finals Rodeo Deal In Las Vegas Extended Until 2035

December 4, 2023 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The National Finals Rodeo will be calling Las Vegas home until 2035 under a new

College football UNLV

UNLV Football Back In Bowl Game With Match Against Kansas At Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix Dec. 26

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 Alan Snel Barry Odom

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The UNLV football team ended the regular season with a loss to San Jose State

Allegiant Stadium College football Las Vegas Bowl Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

It’s Utah vs Northwestern in Las Vegas Bowl At Allegiant Stadium Dec. 23

December 3, 2023 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl will match Northwestern from the Big Ten and Utah

Golden Knights NHL T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Play Air-Tight Defense Against Washington, Skate Away With Solid 4-1 Win Saturday

December 2, 2023December 3, 2023 Alan Snel Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Logan Thompson, Mark Stone, Tom Wilson

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Remember all the stuff about “unfinished business” during

Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium UNLV

UNLV Reaches Mountain West Championship Game, But Rebels Look Like Team Of Past As Boise State Belts UNLV, 44-20, Saturday

December 2, 2023December 2, 2023 Alan Snel Antonio Pierce, Barry Odom, Doug Brumfield, Fred Thompkins, Gloria Nevarez, Jayden Maiava, Taylen Green

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne Back in August, not many saw this coming: the

Allegiant Stadium College football Formula 1 Formula One National Finals Rodeo NBA

Last Hurrah For Pac-12 Conference As Washington/Oregon Makes History In Las Vegas (Naturally)

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Alan Snel Bo Nix

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was history Friday night. And naturally, it

Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark

Athletics Postpone Monday’s Stadium Rendering Unveiling In Light Of Deaths Of Two Nevada State Troopers

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Alan Snel Joe Lombardo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Oakland Athletics say they have postponed their scheduled stadium rendering unveiling in Las Vegas

Allegiant Stadium College football

Swansong For Proud Pac-12 Conference In Las Vegas Friday When Oregon, Washington Battle In Final Football Championship

December 1, 2023December 2, 2023 Alan Snel

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It’s just a little surreal. The fabled Pac-12

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.

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.