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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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NFR’s Final Night Brings 17,373 To Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, With 10-Night Total Attendance Hitting 169,539

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Alan Snel

  Story by Alan Snel     Photos by Tom Donoghue They packed Thomas & Mack Center every night, with about

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National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center 

Before T-Mobile Arena, Allegiant Stadium There Was Thomas & Mack Center Helping NFR Grow Into Major Las Vegas Event

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Alan Snel Dennis Finfrock, Pat Christenson

By Pat Christenson, special to LVSportsBiz.com The Thomas & Mack Center looked more like a garage than an arena when

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Golden Knights National Finals Rodeo Raiders Team 

Las Vegas Hat Trick Of Big League Sports Sunday — Raiders, NFR, Golden Knights — Shows Off Buffet Of Fan Demographics

December 5, 2021December 6, 2021 Alan Snel Rich Bisaccia

    By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was the Triple Crown of sports demographics — the mix of locals

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Las Vegas Sports Market Is A Whirlwind, But There’s Always Steady National Finals Rodeo For Time Machine Experience

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

  By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You know, the sports industry in Las Vegas has been moving as fast as

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National Finals Rodeo 

Nearly 170,000 NFR Fans Expected To Pack Thomas & Mack For 10 Days: Las Vegas Becomes A Many-Horse Town

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Alan Snel George Taylor, Karl Stressman, Tom Glause

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There’s a new PRCA commissioner in town to take in his first National Finals Rodeo

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National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center 

NFR Returns To Las Vegas After Year Away In Texas Because Of COVID; Crews Convert Thomas & Mack From UNLV Basketball To Rodeo Sunday

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Alan Snel Michael Mack

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They’re back. The cowboys, horses, country music and the more than 300,000 National Finals Rodeo

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National Finals Rodeo 

Rodeo Blues: National Finals Rodeo Lassos Blue Man Group To Promote Professional Cowboy Event

October 20, 2021 Alan Snel Sage Kimzey, Shane Hanchey

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Sure, Las Vegas is a gambling town. But at its roots, Las Vegas

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LVSportsBiz’s 2020 Year In Review: A Stadium Is Born, Coping With COVID-19 And Different Paths To Racial Justice

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A highly-contagious worldwide virus shut down sports in Las Vegas for several months in 2020

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National Finals Rodeo NFL Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

Texas and Florida NFL Teams Are Top Attendance Draws During COVID-19 Pandemic; Raiders vs Falcons In Atlanta Sunday

November 29, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With Texas and Florida allowing sports events to have crowds during the novel coronavirus pandemic,

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July 5, 2021

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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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