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Amid Athletics Ballpark Drama, VGK Run For Stanley Cup Final Major Wrestling Promotion, AEW, Sets Up Shop For Two Performances In Las Vegas

May 25, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Wrestling Writer Professional entertainment wrestlers are a different breed of athletes. They climb on

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Haney-Loma Boxing Match Headlines Las Vegas Saturday Night Sports Scene

May 20, 2023 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, Vasyl Lomachenko

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Boxing Writer Controversy sells when promoting a fight. When the bell sounds, somebody’s getting

Caleb Plant this week. Photos for story" Cassandra Cousineau/LVSportsBiz.com

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Benavidez-Plant Fight Night In Vegas Saturday: ‘We’re Gonna Put On A Big Fight, This Is What Boxing Needs’

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Alan Snel Anthony Dirrell, Caleb Plant, David Benavidez

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Boxing Writer Every now and then boxing fans get what they wish for— a

Basketball Gambling Golden Knights MGM Grand Garden Arena Sports betting Sports Marketing

Weekend Sports Gambler: NIT Set For Championship at Orleans Arena Next Week

March 24, 2023 Alan Snel Caleb Plant, Logan Thompson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer The NIT Championship is coming! The NIT Championship is coming! Yes,

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WWE Makes Stop At MGM Grand Garden Arena In Las Vegas Tonight Before Major Event Next Month In LA

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Alan Snel Ari Emanuel, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John Cena, Ric Flair, Vince McMahon

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Combat Sports Writer Amid NCAA’s March Madness at T-Mobile Arena, a prominent boxing match

Basketball MGM Grand Garden Arena National Finals Rodeo Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center Travel UFC UNLV

On Sports Tourism: UFC Leads Trio Of Sold Out Arenas In Las Vegas Saturday, Enjoys Bullish 2022 With Giant Live Gate Numbers

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Alan Snel Alex Pereira, Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Israel Adesanya, Jan Blachowicz, Julianna Pena, Kamaru Usman, Kevin Holland, Leon Edwards, Magomed Ankalaev, Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com UFC Writer Just another day in Las Vegas. On Saturday, there were three

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UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Move Off Campus For ‘Clash’ Against Washington State At MGM Grand Garden Saturday; Rebs Win Tenth Straight With 74-70 Decision Over Cougars; Indiana/Arizona Draws Sellout Crowd Of 13,357

December 10, 2022December 11, 2022 Alan Snel EJ Harkless, Jackie Johnson III, Keshon Gilbert, Kevin Kruger, Luis Rodriguez

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The DJ at the MGM Grand Garden Arena played Thunderstruck and the

Basketball COVID-19 MGM Grand Garden Arena Michelob Ultra Arena National Finals Rodeo NBA Summer League T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center Competes Against Las Vegas’ Arenas By Hosting Two Major, Contrasting Events In July, December

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Albert Hall, Warren LeGarie

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com That ol’ warhorse of an arena in Las Vegas, the Thomas & Mack Center, is

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UFC and WWE Share Memorable Entertainment Fight Night on Strip Saturday

July 2, 2022July 3, 2022 Alan Snel Ronda Rousey

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com They shared Saturday night on the Strip in separate arenas a mere half-mile apart. UFC

Ronda Rousey when she was a big star for UFC and Dana White, the UFC bossman

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Where’s Ronda? Former UFC Star Performing In WWE’s Money In The Bank In Las Vegas Saturday With Little Hype

July 1, 2022 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Dana White, Ronda Rousey

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Ronda Rousey put women’s MMA on the map after making her debut in UFC in

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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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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.