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Glimpse Inside Life — And House — Of Las Vegas Sports Bettor Lem Banker; His Funeral Was Three Days Ago

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Snel Al Davis, Chris Maathuis, John L. Smith, Lem Banker

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Most people take bicycle rides with a set route. But sometimes I let bike

Aces Aviators Boxing COVID-19 Gambling Golden Knights National Finals Rodeo PBR Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UFC

LVSportsBiz’s 2020 Year In Review: A Stadium Is Born, Coping With COVID-19 And Different Paths To Racial Justice

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A highly-contagious worldwide virus shut down sports in Las Vegas for several months in 2020

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On Sports Betting: Bet On The Raiders? The ‘Experts’ Warned Against It

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Hank Goldberg, Marcus Arroyo

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Bet on the Las Vegas Raiders? In a key late-season game vs. the Indianapolis Colts?

UNLV competes against K-State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on December 5, 2020.

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On Sports Betting: Runnin’ Rebels Flash Momentum; Raiders Jolt Jets In Jersey

December 7, 2020 Alan Snel Bryce Hamilton, David Jenkins Jr., Derek Carr, T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com It was a little thing, really. But the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels came away with their

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On Sports Betting: UNLV Sports Gave Bettors Nasty Case of Holiday Indigestion

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Jon Gruden, T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com It was Thanksgiving Eve, and the table was set for UNLV basketball. The Runnin’ Rebels

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BetMGM Piling Up Sports Leagues, Teams As Partners: Pittsburgh Steelers Cut Deal With BetMGM As Team’s First Gaming Partner

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Alan Snel Matt Prevost, Ryan Huzjak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com BetMGM, the sports betting app and platform being pitched by entertainer Jamie Foxx, has signed up

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On Sports Betting: Chiefs Avenge Earlier Loss, Stun Raiders — But Fail To Cover

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Alan Snel Derrick Lewis, Jon Gruden, Patrick Mahomes

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Maybe the Kansas City Chiefs took a victory lap around Allegiant Stadium. The Chiefs, with

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On Sports Betting: Are You Ready To Bet Some UNLV Rebels Football? Be Careful

November 16, 2020 Alan Snel

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Are you ready to bet on some UNLV Rebels football? It’s a question a casual

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On Sports Betting: Beating The NFL Appears Easy, But Is It Really?

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Alan Snel

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Well, that was easy. It was TNF, which is of course Thursday Night Football, and

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Circa’s Sportsbook Poised For Second NFL Weekend

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Stevens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s a golden era of sports betting in this country. With legal barriers removed, more

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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Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

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.