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Monday Morning Gambler: And Then There Were Two, Gonzaga And Baylor

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Alan Snel Bryson DeChambeau, Pete DeBoer

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com From the Sweet Sixteen to the Elite Eight to the Final Four, we are down

Basketball COVID-19 LVCVA Sports Marketing

Las Vegas Events Agency Pays One-Third Of Normal College Basketball Tournament Sponsorship Fees Because Of COVID-19, No Fans; Pandemic Forces Sports Partnership Deals To Be Renegotiated

March 26, 2021 Alan Snel Michael Mack

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Usually at the West Coast Conference basketball tourney at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, it

Basketball Gambling Golden Knights

Monday Sports Gambler: The Madness Prevails — The Bigger They Are, The Louder The Sounds When They Fall

March 22, 2021 Alan Snel

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Oh, the madness. Snaky, socially distanced lines to the betting counter. Buckets of Bud, complete

Basketball COVID-19 T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

College Hoops Take Over Las Vegas, But No Fans In Arenas; UNLV Plays Air Force In Mountain West Tourney Wednesday

March 9, 2021 Alan Snel Dick Vitale, Mark Few

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s creepy quiet on the main concourse here at Thomas & Mack Center in the

Basketball Golden Knights Speedway UNLV

Golden Knights and NASCAR Fans Are Returning To Las Vegas Venues In March, But College Basketball Fans Are Shut Out At Conference Tournaments In Vegas

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Fans of college basketball powerhouse Gonzaga typically make Orleans Arena Spokane South for a week

Mark Davis at previous Aces game. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell

Aces Raiders Team

It’s Official: Las Vegas Raiders Owner Mark Davis Also Owns WNBA Las Vegas Aces

February 12, 2021 Alan Snel Cathy Engelbert, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Flush with cash from moving the Raiders to Las Vegas, Raiders owner Mark Davis is

Aces Marketing

MGM Resorts Cuts Naming Rights Deal To Change Mandalay Bay Events Center To Michelob ULTRA Arena

February 11, 2021 Alan Snel Chuck Bowling, Mark Davis, Matt Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The home arena of the WNBA Las Vegas Aces has a new name under a

Raiders owner Mark Davis has purchased the Las Vegas Aces

Aces

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Purchases WNBA Las Vegas Aces From MGM Resorts International

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, frequently seen at Las Vegas Aces basketball games in

Aces Aviators Boxing COVID-19 Gambling Golden Knights National Finals Rodeo PBR Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UFC

LVSportsBiz’s 2020 Year In Review: A Stadium Is Born, Coping With COVID-19 And Different Paths To Racial Justice

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A highly-contagious worldwide virus shut down sports in Las Vegas for several months in 2020

All Net Arena -- Developer has two years to begin construction.

Basketball Gambling Golden Knights NFL

Las Vegas Developer Jackie Robinson Required To Begin Construction Of All Net Arena On Strip In Two Years

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Jackie Robinson, Justin Turner, Paul Liberman, Ryan Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Six years ago former UNLV basketball player and Las Vegas businessman Jackie Robinson broke ground

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

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.

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

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.