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Sports Tourism Still Driving Economics In Las Vegas; A’s Rally For 6-4 Win Over Colorado At Las Vegas Ballpark Friday

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Alan Snel Lawrence Butler, Max Muncy, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS,

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Not His First Stadium Construction Rodeo: A’s President Spearheading $2 Billion MLB Ballpark On Strip; Venue Taking Shape For 2028 Debut

June 12, 2026June 13, 2026 Alan Snel John Fisher, Marc Badain

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS,

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A’s Give Las Vegas Market Real Taste Of MLB Regular Season Game Product With Series Against Brewers, Rockies This Week

June 8, 2026June 9, 2026 Alan Snel Carnell Johnson, Chris Caray, John Fisher, Jonah Heim, Marc Badain, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As if hosting

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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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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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Athletics Look To Make Las Vegas Connections This Week For Big League Weekend Spring Training Games

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The A’s

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Las Vegas Becoming More Tangible For Nomadic Athletics Franchise That Began In Philly

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 Alan Snel Brent Rooker, Denzel Clarke, Jacob Wilson, Jeff McNeil, Luis Severino, Mark Kotsay, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom

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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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

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

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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.