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Raiders owner Mark Davis

Aces

Raiders Owner Is A Regular At WNBA Aces Games — Even the 12 Noon Camp Day Games

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com No matter when the Las Vegas Aces tip off their WNBA games at Mandalay Bay

Las Vegas' three teams this summer have found their niches.

Aces Aviators Lights

Las Vegas Teams of Summer Carve Out Unique Demographic Bases in Expanding Sports Market

June 29, 2019June 30, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Adam Silver, Bill Laimbeer, Brett Lashbrook, Jim Murren

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com At just after 7:30 pm Saturday, Las Vegas hit the trifecta. The WNBA Las

NBA Summer League

NBA Summer League’s First Two Days in Las Vegas Are Sold Out for July 5, 6

June 27, 2019July 3, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com (UPDATED Saturday) Last year’s NBA Summer League drew nearly 140,000 fans in 12 days to

Aces center Liz Cambage scored 14 points in the team's 60-56 win over Seattle.

Aces

WNBA Aces Draw Announced Attendance 4,215, Beat Seattle, 60-56

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dearica Hamby, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Only 12 seconds were left in the Las Vegas

MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle celebrates next to Raiders owner Mark Davis after a fan made a promotion shot during a break in the Aces win Saturday night.

Aces Aviators

Las Vegas’ Busy Sports Night With Aces, Aviators, Lights In Action

June 22, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Raiders owner Mark Davis and MGM Resorts Intl

Aces Aviators Lights UNLV

Beer Chugging in Las Vegas: Both Las Vegas Aces and Las Vegas Aviators Stage Beer Promotions Thursday Night

June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Not only did the Las Vegas Aces

Aces

LeBron, Raiders Owner and VGK PA Announcer Among Star-Studded Courtside Fans As Las Vegas Aces Wipe Out Liberty, 100-65

June 14, 2019June 15, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Liz Cambage, Russell Westbrook

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Photos by LVSportsBiz.com photographer J. Tyge O’Donnell LeBron James craned his neck to

Aces coach Bill Laimbeer said the team is still learning how to win.

Aces

WNBA Aces Lose Sloppy Game To Connecticut Sun, 80-74, As Attendance Dropped To 2,747

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Jackie Young, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Don’t reserve the Strip for an WNBA championship parade quite yet. The much heralded

Aces star A'ja Wilson scores during Aces' game with Los Angeles Sparks.

Aces

MGM Resorts Chief Murren, Raiders Owner Davis, Kobe In House For Aces’ Season-Opening Win, 83-70, Win Over LA Sparks

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Ed Winkle, Jim Murren, Kobe Bryant, Lance Evans, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was 10 minutes before the Las Vegas

Aces Aviators UNLV

Wilson, Otzelberger Make Pitches To Make Basketball Big-Time Again In Las Vegas

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com A’ja Wilson is a gifted 22-year-old basketball player from South Carolina and and T.J. Otzelberger

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.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

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A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.