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Las Vegas Bowl In Wait-and-See Mode To See If It Could Be In Annual Rotation Of Hosting CFP Games

August 26, 2026August 27, 2026 Alan Snel Don Logan, John Saccenti, Rob Dondero, Steve Hill, Urban Meyer

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Not only has the Strip been gentrified, but Las Vegas has

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Las Vegas Bowl Expected To Get $1.5 Million From LVCVA; Tourism Board Meets Tuesday 9AM

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Another LVCVA board meeting, another chance for Las Vegas’ public tourism agency

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UNLV Is Big Dog In Revamped Mountain West Conference, With MWC Now Headquartered In Las Vegas

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Gloria Nevarez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s a big transition year for UNLV’s sports conference. And with the

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On The Open Records Beat: LVSportsBiz.com Uncovers LVCVA Sports Executive Salaries, Including $347,000/Year For Chief Sports Officer

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Janis Burke, Jennifer Hawkins, Joe Lombardo, Kevin McMahill, Steve Hill, Will Hunter

By Alan Snel, LVportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — You can make a nice living promoting sports for the Las Vegas

UNLV AD Erick Harper: UNLV mulling all options. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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UNLV Signs Athletics Director Erick Harper To Four-Year Contract Extension To 2030 With Annual Base Salary Of $505,000

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — UNLV has extended Athletics Director Erick “Harp” Harper’s c0ntract

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NFL Top Draft PIck Mendoza At Raiders Headquarters For Introduction: ‘I Know My Best Football Is Ahead Of Me’

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Alan Snel Ashton Jeanty, Fernando Mendoza, John Spytek, Kirk Cousins, Klint Kubiak, Maxx Crosby, Tim Brown, Treydan Stukes

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — He threw

Former LVCVA Chief Operating Officer Brian Yost is now working as a consultant for the LVCVA on the CFP championship game in 2027.

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LVCVA Paying Up To $200,000 A Year To Consultant Brian Yost For 2027 College Football Championship Game In Las Vegas A Few Months After Yost Left LVCVA As Chief Operating Officer

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Janis Burke, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — In some cases, government agency executives don’t really retire. They

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Vegas Chamber’s 2026 Preview Includes Aguero’s Patented Data Presentation Friday

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Alan Snel Fernando Mendoza, Jeremy Aguero, Nikki Fargas, Sandra Douglass Morgan

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Former VGK staffer Eric Tosi watches Knights' George McPhee addresses the media.

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Longtime Vegas Golden Knights Employee Eric Tosi Leaves For College Football Playoff Marketing And Communications Job

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Eric Tosi

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — One of the Vegas Golden Knights’ original team staffers,

Raiders owner Mark Davis. pictured before a Raiders game

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Raiders Execs, LVCVA Tourism Officials In Miami For College Football National Championship Game

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, John Spytek, Mark Davis, Rob Dondero, Steve Hill, Tom Brady

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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.

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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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.