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Epicenter Of Global Hoops Here In Las Vegas Through July 19; NBA Summer League Enjoys 17,500 Sellout For Day 1 Thursday

July 10, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Jerry Colangelo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Year after year, I refer to the NBA Summer League

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A’s To Vegas: Athletics Have Sold 92 Percent Of 294 High-End Seats In Exclusive Athletic Club Behind Home Plate At Luxurious Stadium On Strip

July 8, 2026July 9, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The A’s might be plummeting in the standings, but Las Vegas’ future

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Sports Tourism Still Driving Economics In Las Vegas; A’s Rally For 6-4 Win Over Colorado At Las Vegas Ballpark Friday

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Alan Snel Lawrence Butler, Max Muncy, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS,

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Not His First Stadium Construction Rodeo: A’s President Spearheading $2 Billion MLB Ballpark On Strip; Venue Taking Shape For 2028 Debut

June 12, 2026June 13, 2026 Alan Snel John Fisher, Marc Badain

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS,

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No VGK Comeback In Game 5: Carolina Can Celebrate Stanley Cup Title In Game 6 In Las Vegas Sunday After Canes’ 4-2 Win In Game 5 Tonight

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Alan Snel Andrei Svechnikov, Brandon Bussi, Carter Hart, Frederik Andersen, John Tortorella, Jordan Staal, Pavel Dorofeyev, Sebastian Aho, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS. Nevada — The next time the Vegas Golden Knights take to the ice

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Stanley Cup Final Game 2 From June 4 Generates Impressive TV Viewership For NHL

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Alan Snel John Tortorella

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The National Hockey League scored big with Thursday’s Game 2 of the

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Strange Golden Cinema: VGK Squander Four-Goal Lead Against Carolina In Third Period Before Theodore Scores Winner In Second Overtime In SCF Game 3; VGK Lead Series, 2-1

June 6, 2026June 7, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden, Cole Smith, Frederik Andersen, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne and Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — There is nothing

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Golden Knights Return To Home Ice In Stanley Cup Final Saturday

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Alan Snel Carter Hart

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Tighten those seat belts. The wild ride called the Stanley Cup Final

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Live Theater In Carolina: Hurricanes 4 Golden Knights 3 In OT Thriller In Wild Stanley Cup Final Game 2; VGK Blow 2-0 Lead In Third Period

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Frederik Andersen, Jaccob Slavin, John Tortorella, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Sean Walker, Seth Jarvis

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Welcome to live theater in North Carolina. The Vegas

NHL Commish Gary Bettman

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NHL Generates $7.5 Billion to $8 Billion In Revenue A Year; Bettman Says All Revenue Categories Are Growing

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Daly, Bruce Cassidy, Gary Bettman

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said league revenues hit $7.5 billion to $8

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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.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

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

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.