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Oakland Athletics team president Dave Kaval. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

As Expected: Lords Of Baseball Bless Athletics’ Relocation To Las Vegas Thanks To Public Stadium Funding For A’s In Nevada; A’s Owner Moved To Avoid Losing MLB Revenue Sharing Dollars

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Rob Manfred, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Lords of Baseball have cleared a path for the Oakland Athletics to

Alexander Marks, representative of Schools Over Stadiums, addresses the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board last month. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Athletics Stadium Funding Law In Nevada Violates State Constitution, Teachers PAC Says In Preparing Lawsuit Against A’s Stadium Bill

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Dave Kaval, Dawn Etcheverry, Joe Lombardo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Only two days before Major League Baseball team owners could vote on the Oakland Athletics’

Proposed Athletics ballpark site -- Tropicana hotel on the Strip. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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Judge Sacks Educators Group’s Legal Attempt At Forcing Public Vote On Government Funding Of Planned Athletics Stadium On Strip

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Dave Kaval

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer A First District Court judge in Carson City has struck down a lawsuit Monday that

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Sin City Turns Into Cheesehead City For Monday Night Football In Las Vegas; Raiders Hold Off Pack, 17-13, For Second Win On Season

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 Alan Snel AJ Dillon, Amik Robertson, Christian Watson, Jakobi Meyers, Jimmy Garoppolo, Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, Josh McDaniels, Mark Davis, Robert Spillane

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Mark Davis is seeing the contrast on back-to-back days. On Sunday at noon,

Chris Daly, Nevada State Education Association political director, tells the Las Vegas Stadium Authority that hiring the LVCVA for stadium board work is a clear conflict of interest. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Man Of Many Hats: Steve Hill Center Of Three-Way Between Stadium Authority, Tourism Agency, Athletics Stadium Subsidy

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Chris Daly, Jeremy Aguero, Lawrence Epstein, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Steve Hill wears many hats. The former concrete business owner is CEO of

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Chairman Steve Hill (left) chats with Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval (right) at a recent stadium board meeting in Las Vegas. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Schools Over Stadiums Files Referendum Petition With Nevada Secretary Of State In Attempt To Hold Statewide Public Vote On Subsidy For Athletics Ballpark On Strip; 102,362 Signatures Needed To Force Referendum

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Dave Kaval

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer A teachers group opposing the state’s $380 million public subsidy to the MLB

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Welcome To The Big Leagues, Las Vegas: Now Pay Up; The Costs Of Playing In The Majors In Sports Town USA

August 14, 2023August 15, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Well, Las Vegas, you’re in the major leagues. The old horse town where

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Big Names to Battle for Featherweight Title at UFC 290

July 7, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Volkanovski, Becky Hammon

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer Expect a crowd at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. But it

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In Las Vegas’ Bread And Circuses Approach To Public Policy, Public Dollars Handed Out To MLB Team For Baseball Stadium On Strip

June 23, 2023June 24, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Jonathan Marchessault, Steve Hill, Tim Leiweke, William Karlsson

ADVERTSEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Things are kind of busy in Las Vegas in the sports world. Local

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What A Week: LVSportsBiz.com’s Top 10 SportsBiz Items In Las Vegas

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Alan Snel Bernie Fratto, Chelsea Gray, Gary Bettman, Wayne Gretzky, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer One: Well, it’s officially official now. That’s because the U.S. Senate’s passage of

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

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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.