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

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

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

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

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Nevada Governor Plays Money Ball With Public Assistance For MLB Team: Lombardo Signs Bill For $380 Million Subsidy For Athletics Ballpark In Las Vegas Amid VGK Stanley Cup Title Mania

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It’s official. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo Thursday signed a bill into law that

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Steve Yeager's Twitter post shows the assemblyman in a Vegas hockey jersey with Nevada Legislature leaders and committee chairs. The Nevada lawmakers have a baseball stadium bill to deal with during the special session this week.

Only In Vegas: Major League Sports Confluence Of VGK Pursuing Stanley Cup While Athletics Pursue Subsidized Stadium On Strip This Week

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Only Las Vegas could create this week’s confluence of a MLB stadium bill

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Bellying Up To Public Trough: Both F1, Athletics Shared Limelight This Week With High-Profile Requests For Public Money For Neighboring Sports Projects On Strip

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The public cost of underwriting Las Vegas’ thirst for major league sports was

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Dysfunctional Baseball: Oakland Athletics’ Bizarre, Strange, Surreal Adventure To Win $380 Million In Government Assistance From Nevada For Ballpark On Strip

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nobody invited the Oakland Athletics and their owner, John Fisher, to Las Vegas

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LVCVA CEO Steve Hill -- at NFL Draft in las Vegas in April 2022. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Stadium Subsidy Fact Check: LVCVA Chief’s Claim That Tourism Drops In Summer In Las Vegas Not Supported By LVCVA’s Visitors Data

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer  Talk about a wild pitch. When making his case for a proposed $380 million

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