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The Vegas Golden Knights love overtime and giving fans their money's worth. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Golden Knights Work Hard For The Money, So How About Awarding Them Time And A Half Pay For All Those Overtime Wins?

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Gerard Gallant, Malcolm Subban

By ALAN SNEL Overtime. To the American worker, it means time and a half pay. For the

San Francisco 49ers players kneel Oct. 1 in Arizona.

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President Trump Says NFL Teams Having a Very Hard Time Filling Up Their Stadiums; Let’s Check the Numbers

November 28, 2017 Alan Snel Donald Trump

By ALAN SNEL The nation’s president weighed in again on NFL players who kneel during the national anthem with

My bicycle parked at T-Mobile Arena tonight for a big UNLV basketball game tonight. Just happy to be here.

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Thankful For Life On Thanksgiving

November 22, 2017November 23, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL It’s Thanksgiving Eve and I bicycled across the Strip to T-Mobile Arena, where I locked up

The Vegas Golden Knights are the latest sunbelt team to join the NHL.

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Golden Knights Ahead In Sunbelt Market Game Compared to NHL Team in North Carolina

October 21, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Willie Drye

(LVSportsBiz.com founder’s note: Special guest columnists will occasionally contribute their thoughts on Las Vegas’ dynamic sports-business scene. LVSportsBiz.com welcomes book

An unbelievable week in Las Vegas sports-business news -- on the ice and off it, too. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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The SportsBiz Week That Was In Las Vegas: 4 Takeaways

October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Clint McComb, Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL They’re not image, message and PR experts for nothing. Our local public tourism agency, also known

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Separate Politics from Sports? Does the President Ignore an Open Mic?

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Alan Snel Alejandro Villanueva, Ben Roethlisberger, Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, Jed York, Robert Kraft, Stan Kroenke

By ALAN SNEL Colin Kaepernick might not be on an NFL team roster. But his past take-a-knee protests

Interbike leaves Las Vegas for Reno. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

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Interbike Holds Last Dance in Las Vegas Today, Rolls to Reno in 2018

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 Alan Snel Gary Mendenhall, Pat Hus, Steve Toll

By ALAN SNEL In the pantheon of Las Vegas trade shows, the national bicycle show known as Interbike might

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He Loves Las Vegas and Raiders, But Laments NFL Team Leaving Oakland for Sin City

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Alan Snel Al Davis

(LVSportsBiz.com Founder’s note: We will post occasional essays from fans who have a gift for explaining how we grow emotionally

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LVSportsBiz.com’s High Five: 5 News Items That Got Us Thinking

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Alan Snel Armani Rogers, Bill Foley, Frank Fertitta, Lorenzo Fertitta, Rex Ryan, Tilman Fertitta, Tony Romo

By ALAN SNEL — Forbes reported last week that brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta cashed out their final stake

LVSportsBiz.com: Where sports, business and politics intersect.

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Scoop by Scoop, LVSportsBiz.com Is Gaining Traction — Come Join Our Journey

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Carolyn Goodman, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Floyd Mayweather

By ALAN SNEL Any epic journey begins with modest first steps. Less than three months after LVSportsBiz.com

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.

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

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.