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My bicycle after a distracted, negligent motorist drove his car into me while I was bicycling near Fort Pierce, Fla. March 7, 2017.
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Broken System of Educating Motorists Is Killing Bicyclists, Pedestrians

May 11, 2018 Alan Snel

(Besides publishing LVSportsBiz.com, Alan Snel is also a bicyclist deeply concerned and upset by the deaths of bicyclists and pedestrians

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Column: Best Teachers – Even A Hoops Guru – Are Always Learning

May 9, 2018 Alan Snel D.J. Allen, Tim Grgurich

(Editor’s Note: D.J. Allen knows Las Vegas, sports and business. Allen will occasionally write a column for LVSportsBiz.com that will

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Bicycles and LVSportsBiz.com converge at the T-Mobile Arena bike racks.
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Return To Las Vegas To Complete The Cycle: The Long Trek To LVSportsBiz.com

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   A year ago I was spending most of my life on my back in a

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LVCVA CEO Rossi Ralenkotter is a Hall of Famer in the Southern Nevada Sports of Fame.
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LVCVA’s Ralenkotter Reaches Hall of Fame (But Not for His High School Basketball Days)

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   There’s so much media attention lavished on the new Las Vegas sports kids on the

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The Ultimate Sumo League is starting right here in Las Vegas in April. Photo credit: Tom Donoghue
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Never-ending New Sports Business In Las Vegas; This Time, Ultimate Sumo League

February 7, 2018 Alan Snel Dan Kalbfleisch, Noah Goldman, Robert Daniel, Soslan Gagloev

  By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   So, what do you get when you bring together outside T-Mobile Arena a New

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Yes, the Super Bowl will be coming to the new Raiders stadium in Las Vegas -- maybe as early as 2023. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
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Three Super Bowl 52 Takeaways (And Yes, A Super Bowl Will Come To Las Vegas One Day)

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Alan Snel Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Blaney

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   One: You won’t be see TV reporters at Super Bowls sporting the Michelin Man look

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There were 30,000 empty seats at the first Super Bowl.
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$100 Million+ Wagered In Las Vegas On Big Game That Had Less-Than-Super Roots

January 27, 2018January 30, 2018 Alan Snel Al Davis, Billy Cannon, Joe Foss, Joe Namath, John Brodie, Mark Davis, Roman Gabriel, Vince Lombardi

By Bernie Fratto @berniefratto  berniefratto.com   It’s been over 120 years since German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche coined his famous phrase;

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The XFL is back -- in 2020. Photo credit: ESPN. YouTube
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Not Again; WWE’s McMahon Re-booting XFL 2.0

January 25, 2018 Alan Snel Dan Rovell, Vince McMahon

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   I remember the first time.   I remember canning XFL 1.0 back in 2001 for

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Happy Holidays everyone. It's a privilege to report and write every day for LVSportsBiz.com
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Your LVSportsBiz Holiday Gift: Our Best Photos Since Launching in June

December 21, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL   LVSportsBiz.com has carved out a journalism niche in a town exploding with sports-business news, including photography

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Vic Salerno says not so fast to celebrate any possible legal sports gambling across the country.
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Sports Betting Exec: Too Soon For High Fives Over Legal Sports Gambling

December 6, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Snel Vic Salerno

By VIC SALERNO   As a long-time casino sports book industry executive, I am amazed by the exuberance of the

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July 5, 2021

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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

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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