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Friday’s Aviators Game Kickstarts Sports Buffet Weekend in Las Vegas

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O’Donnell Another sellout at the Aviators’ glittering new ballyard

The pool has lifeguards and fans drinking beer.

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With Golden Knights Bounced From Playoffs, Aviators’ New Ballpark Is Now Vegas’ Star Sports Attraction This Spring

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The beer flowed on $2 beer night Thursday as two-fisted drinkers gulped from cans of

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On Sports Betting: Take Me Out To The Ballgame With A Winning Team

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com Monday looked like a beautiful day for a ballgame at 1060 W. Addison St. in

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Suburban Summerlin Becoming Sports Hub

April 14, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Summerlin is known for its intense soccer moms and giant expensive houses as the suburban

Not Thirsty Thursday beers. It was Tuesday's home-opener.

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Thirsty Thursdays Won’t Be The Same At Aviators’ Fancy New Ballpark

April 13, 2019 Alan Snel Garry DeLucia, Mimmo Ferraro

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The old Thirsty Thursdays at Cashman Field where beers cost a buck each will be

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Aviators’ New Swanky Ballpark Makes Debut In Summerlin Amid Gusty Winds; Team Prez Logan: ‘This Place Has A Wow Factor’

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Alan Snel Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark and J. Tyge O’Donnell Reporting contributions by Cassandra Cousineau

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New Triple A Minor League Ballpark in Summerlin Getting Last-Minute Touch-ups; First Pitch is Tuesday Evening

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Alan Snel Howard Hughes

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com While the Vegas Golden Knights were practicing to prepare for the San Jose Sharks and

LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell

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On Sports Betting: Every Dog Has His Baseball Season

April 8, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer LVSportsBiz.com Who let the ‘dogs out? Some bettors might have been singing (or barking) along to

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Las Vegas’ Biggest Baseball Star This Summer Will Be New Ballpark Holding 10,000 Fans In Summerlin

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan, Paul Blackburn, Ryan Dull

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell We chatted with Triple A pitchers Paul Blackburn,

Gary Arlitz, Las Vegas Aviators director of game entertainment

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Aviators’ New Ballpark Will Take Game Entertainment to New Level Thanks to Giant Scoreboard, More Cameras

March 20, 2019 Alan Snel Gary Arlitz, Wayne Danielson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com A new $150 million minor league ballpark in Downtown Summerlin will deliver everything from better

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

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

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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.