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On Public Relations: Astros Foul Up PR Response to Cheating Scandal; Strike Out in Spring Training Opener with Fans

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa, Davey Martinez, Dusty Baker, Jim Crane, Jose Altuve, Max Scherzer, Rob Manfred

By Toby Srebnik for LVSportsBiz.com WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – On Saturday, I took my son with me to a

1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team at the VGK game Saturday night.

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Fans Split Over 1980 Miracle On Ice U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Joining President Trump At Campaign Rally In Las Vegas Last Week

February 24, 2020 Alan Snel Donald Trump, Gerard Gallant, Robin Lehner

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that has captured the hearts of all Americans for

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Another CES Gadgetpalooza In Las Vegas Is In The Books

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Alan Snel Larry Lucchino

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, the week-long gadgetpalooza is over and the monster-sized TV screens, robots that help both

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Brace Yourself Las Vegas, CES Starts This Week (And Yes, CES Includes Sports)

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Gary Bettman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s that wonderful techy time of year in Las Vegas, when 60,000 international CES

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Year in Review: LVSportsBiz.com’s Top 10 Sports-Business Stories of 2019

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Dana White, Derek Stevens, Desiree Reed-Francois, Floyd Kephart, Garry Bettman, Jim Murren, Kerry Bubolz, Kevin Camper, Marcus Arroyo, Seth Klarman, T.J. Otzelberger, Tony Sanchez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is the frontier for sports business development in the U.S. It was difficult

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley talking with LVSportsBiz.com in 2017. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVsportsBiz.com.

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Small Business Saturday: After Banner Month For LVSportsBiz.com, We Ask For Your Help To Advertise Or Donate

November 30, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Dana White, Jim Frevola, Jim Murren, Joe Maloof, Liz Cambage, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com On the final day of November, I’m happy to report that this month had the

Dog apparel with the Golden Knights logo.

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Golden Knights Popularity Extends to Homemade VGK Crafts at Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s called a farmer’s market, though it seemed there were more Vegas Golden Knights crafts

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LVSportsBiz.com Podcast Series: Killingsworth, Lashbrook, White, Epstein

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Killingsworth, Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

Our second anniversary LVSportsBiz.com podcast series received much feedback last week. So, we have assembled all four podcasts in one

From Broncos website

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Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen Lobbied Intensely For Subsidized Broncos Stadium and Talked Bicycling With Me To End Interviews In Denver

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Alan Snel Mark Davis, Pat Bowlen

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com A little more than 20 years ago I was covering Denver City Hall for The

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As LVSportsBiz.com Turns Two Years Old This Week, We Ask Readers To Help Us Continue This Journalism Ride

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 Alan Snel

This news site is turning two years old this week and we have news on several fronts. To celebrate

July 5, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com CONTACT: Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. If you read and appreciate our free journalism, please consider donating to LVSportsBiz.com via PayPal, asnel@LVSportsBiz.com. Thank you.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2025: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.