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Oakland Athletics Visit Las Vegas For Spring Games This Weekend, But Will They Try To Plant Roots Here With New Ballpark Near Strip?

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 Alan Snel Don Logan, Ernie Clement, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Larry Brown

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The Rio hotel site -- one of three sites under consideration for a discussed Oakland Athletics baseball park.

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Ten Things You Need To Know About Oakland Athletics Ballpark Idea In Las Vegas

February 20, 2023February 24, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Christopher Kaempfer

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Well, here we go again. Another big-league sports team from Oakland will be

A's looking at Las Vegas for a ballpark. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Nevada To Oakland Athletics: No New Taxes For Ballpark In Las Vegas But There Are Economic Programs Available For Businesses

January 27, 2023January 28, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, David Carter, Joe Lombardo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Not a single person is standing in the way of the Oakland Athletics

Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena in background.

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LVSportsBiz.com News Roundup: Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Would Make For Great Neutral Site For AFC Championship Game

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Alan Snel Damar Hamlin

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Las Vegas market and Allegiant Stadium were built for just this: hosting

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

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NFL Owners Approve Stadium Proposals Across League; Forbes Pegs Golden Knights’ Value At $965 Million

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Alan Snel Charlie Baker, Mark Emmert

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Billion-dollar media rights deals have fueled the NFL’s ascension as the most powerful

Gov. Steve Sisolak greets NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL Draft In Las Vegas

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With Joe Lombardo Unseating Gov. Steve Sisolak To Claim Nevada’s Top Job, Las Vegas Sports Market Loses Big Advocate; Will Lombardo Support Oakland Athletics Ballpark Subsidy?

November 11, 2022November 14, 2022 Alan Snel Joe Lombardo, Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer With Republican Joe Lombardo defeating incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, the Las Vegas

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Weekend Sports Gambler Column: There’s At Least One More Baseball Game For Fans, Bettors

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Alan Snel Doug Brumfield, Josh McDaniels, Justin Verlander, Marcus Arroyo, Rob Thomson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer For baseball fans and bettors of the October — oops, make

Gambling Major League Baseball Raiders Team UNLV

Weekend Sports Gambler: Raiders A Popular Favorite Vs Texans On Sunday

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Alan Snel Doug Brumfield, Giancarlo Stanton, Jack Eichel, Josh McDaniels, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Gambling Writer Are the Las Vegas Raiders flashing a “buy” signal for bettors this

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Raiders Are 1-4 But Have Covered Last Two Games

October 14, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Snel Dan Patrick, Dave Roberts, Doug Brumfield, Josh McDaniels, Logan Thompson, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer At least the Raiders covered. In fact, the Raiders have covered

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Bettors Doing Slow Burn After Raiders Drop First Two Games

September 23, 2022 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Derek Carr, Josh McDaniels, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Betting Writer Rooting, cheering and screaming at the top of your

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.