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Gambling

Esports Gambling 

Las Vegas Startup Looks to Supply Esports, Sports Betting Content Via Streaming Technology to Sports Bars and Restaurants

February 4, 2019 Alan Snel Sameer Gupta, Seth Schorr

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   A tech operation based in Las Vegas wants to change the way fans consume sports

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Before Super Bowl Weekend, There Was a Basketball Game or Two

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Are you ready for some basketball? By last Tuesday, we definitely were. While we didn’t think

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Gambling 

In Sports Betting, You Better Know Who To Trust

January 28, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com   Who do you trust? That’s really what it comes down to in a lot of

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Gambling 

Sports Gambling Giant William Hill Rolls Out Cavalcade of Super Bowl 53 Prop Bets Opportunities

January 25, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   We’re closing in on a week now to wait for the Super Bowl, which could

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Gambling 

On Sports Betting: Paying the Price to Bet the Vegas Golden Knights

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com Early last week, we were out and about and recognized a familiar face, that of a

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LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell
Gambling 

On Sports Betting: A Week of Clemson and Golden Knights Decisions

January 14, 2019 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com   Midway through the College Football Playoff Championship, we had a decision to make. The second-half

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Ex-Gov. Sandoval Lands Job with MGM Resorts, Will Focus on Sports Betting

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Brian Sandoval, Jim Murren, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Brian Sandoval’s parachute has landed on MGM Resorts International’s headquarters.   One day after Nevada’s

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On Sports Betting: History Repeats and Repeats and Repeats with UNLV Basketball

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com   Over the years, we’ve noticed one thing about UNLV Rebels basketball. Just when the team

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On Sports Betting: Bowl Season Helps Make It the Happiest Time of the Year

December 24, 2018 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com You gotta love the holiday season. There’s good times, great friends, delicious food and college football

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On Sports Betting: No Betting Allowed and Other ‘Rules’ to Consider

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Snel

By DANIEL BEHRINGER LVSportsBiz.com   The NBA is not for the faint-hearted sports bettor. NBA translates to “No Betting Allowed,”

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Briefs

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, alan32963@gmail.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

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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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