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NFR contestant Tim O'Connell chats with UFC star Amanda Nunes after a UFC panel chat at MGM Grand hotel-casino Wednesday afternoon.

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UFC + NFR = Alphabet Soup of Modern Gladiators

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Tim O'Connell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Rodeo has down-to-earth, humble cowboys riding bulls and bucking horses when not wrestling steers to

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NFR Registers 323rd Straight Sellout Saturday Night In Las Vegas — And Counting

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Tom Donoghue Saturday was the 323rd consecutive sellout at the National Finals Rodeo,

Day 1 action of then 10-day national Finals Rodeo (Photo credit: Tom Donoghue)

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NFR Crowd Packs Thomas & Mack, Including Celebrities Who Enjoy Watching Cowboys Like Stetson Wright, Tuf Cooper, Colt Gordon

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Alan Snel Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner, Pat Christenson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell More than just cowboys in Wranglers and women

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NFR Is More Than Just Sport: ‘Rodeo Is Not What We Do. It’s Who We Are’

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Alan Snel Cooper Martin, Ryan Growney, Shad Mayfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They held their numbers, those National Finals Rodeo numbers that will be pinned to the

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Cowboys (Real Ones In Wranglers, Hats and Boots) Take Over Las Vegas For Two Weeks In December

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Snel Karl Stressman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Back in the day, early December was a quiet time in Las Vegas. The hotel

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National Finals Rodeo’s 10-Day Attendance Hits 169,171

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The 10-day National Finals Rodeo racked up an attendance count of 169,171 as the Super

John Saccenti, Las Vegas Bowl executive director

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Las Vegas Bowl, NFR Share Same Saturday This Weekend

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Snel John Saccenti, Pat Christenson

ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com For only the second time, the Las Vegas Bowl and the National Finals Rodeo have crossed

PRCA CEO George Taylor

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PRCA Chief Looks to Move NFR Forward With Media and Sports-Science Numbers, While Baseball World Comes to Las Vegas This Week

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Alan Snel Christopher Russo, George Taylor, Harold Baines, Joe Torre, Lee Smith

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Just when Las Vegas’ sports industry was taking a high-tech turn to hosting esports

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60,000 In Las Vegas For NFR and Related Rodeo Events This Week

December 8, 2018December 9, 2018 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas Events, the LVCVA’s non-profit arm that

New Triple-A ballpark being built thanks to LVCVA $80 million contribution for naming rights of Las Vegas Ballpark.

51s Aces Aviators LVCVA National Finals Rodeo Speedway Sports Tourism

LVCVA Enriches Las Vegas’ Older Sports, While New Teams Get Much Less

September 7, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is your local tourism agency in Las Vegas

July 5, 2021

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.

ADVERTISEMENT: Please shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo at the Koval Lane intersection east of the Strip. Jay’s Market is the official presenting sponsor of LVSportBiz.com’s stories.

Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.