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June 9 Special Day For Las Vegas Sports Industry: VGK Play Stanley Cup Final Game 4 While A’s Host Brewers In MLB Game At Las Vegas Ballpark

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A decade ago in Las Vegas, who could have imagined

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Las Vegas Trifecta: Aces, Lights, Aviators All Play Saturday Evening on Strip, Downtown, Summerlin; VGK vs Colorado, WCF Game 3 at 5PM Sunday

May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was a rarity: the Las Vegas sports industry had local professional

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Athletics Officials To Present Stadium Construction Update To Clark County Commissioners Tuesday

May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Las Vegas folks will get an update Tuesday from A’s officials about

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Las Vegas Tourism Increase In February, March Means Stadium Hotel Room Tax Dollars Are Up For Those Months Over 2025

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After nine months of dropping hotel room tax revenues used to

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Bicycling The Strip Corridor To Downtown Las Vegas And Back: No E-bikes, No Bike Lanes, No Trails; Old School Bicycling To Explore Las Vegas

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s hefty tank on two big tires, and it’s my marvelous form

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Sunday News Round-up: Utah Mammoth Stomp VGK With Hockey Sweater Exchange Ploy; Lights Hawk Cheap Tickets; Raiders Use Vegas Showgirls At Draft Event

April 26, 2026April 28, 2026 Alan Snel Ryan Smith

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Ah, Vegas Golden Knights, remember the good ol’ days in the inaugural

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Las Vegas Aviators Become Las Vegas ‘Villains’ For One Game Under Saturday’s Promotion; Aviators Announce Attendance Of Record 12,390

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas Aviators became the Las Vegas Villains for one

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Season Openers For Las Vegas’ Baseball Team — And Future Vegas MLB Franchise

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Zack Gelof

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The MLB Athletics have pumped up their

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Word Of The Day For A’s In Las Vegas: MLB Team Tries To Form ‘Organic’ Connection To Local Fans

March 21, 2026 Alan Snel Dallas Braden

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — There are still two years to go until the

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A’s Release Info On TV, Radio Stations Broadcasting Regular Season Games In Las Vegas For 2026

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Alan Snel Chris Caray, Jenny Cavnar, Johnny Doskow, Ken Korach

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Athletics are phasing into Las Vegas way before

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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.

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.