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Goodyear Blimps Part of Sports Marketing Landscape for Decades

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Alan Snel LeBron James, Michael Dougherty, Taylor Deen

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Daniel Clark, LVSportsBiz.com Michael Dougherty has one of the coolest jobs in sports.

NASCAR and Las Vegas Motor Speedway is trying to carve out attention for the Sept. 13-15 NASCAR weekend and South Point 400 race on Sept. 15. LVSPortsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway Uses TV Spot To Create Ticket Buzz For Under-the-Lights NASCAR Race In Tight Market, Busy Schedule

September 1, 2019September 2, 2019 Alan Snel Kevin Camper

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s a busy September sports month in Las Vegas. And right smack in the middle

LVCVA head Steve Hill discusses NHL awards show at Mandalay Bay in June in Las Vegas. Not included: public money spent on these sponsorship deals.

Golden Knights LVCVA Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Speedway Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena UFC

Public Price Of Subsidized Sports In Las Vegas: How Hype Doesn’t Include Public Cost

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Rob Dondero, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It was April 16 at T-Mobile Arena and it turned out the date marked the

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NASCAR’s Big Boys Battle at LV Motor Speedway with Logano Winning and Kyle and Kurt Busch Finishing in Top 5

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Alan Snel Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch

By DANIEL CLARK and ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by LVSportsBiz.com The Big Boys of NASCAR

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway Carves Out Smaller Suites from Bigger Suites; Plus Removing 8K-10K Seats for Food & Bev Counters in Grandstand

March 1, 2019 Alan Snel Kevin Camper

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark Las Vegas Motor Speedway is Las Vegas’ most massive

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NASCAR’s Drivers Perform Tests at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to Promote Tighter Racing

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, Jimmie Johnson

LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark NASCAR knows it has to be proactive to re-claim its market share of

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Inside Las Vegas Sports Marketing: LV Motor Speedway Sales & Marketing VP Kevin Camper on Selling Two NASCAR Weekends a Year

January 7, 2019February 8, 2019 Alan Snel Kevin Camper

By ALAN SNEL LVsportsBiz.com Kevin Camper has a good handle on the sports marketing scene in Las Vegas. As

NASCAR fans cope with heat at South Point 400 Sept. 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway Looking To Finish NASCAR Races Under Lights in Sept. 2019

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 Alan Snel Chris Powell

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com After staging its first South Point 400 race in the early afternoon in the heat

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With Speedway Motorsports Revenues Down, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Rolls Out Fan Amenities

September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL and DANIEL CLARK LVSportsBiz.com Photos by DANIEL CLARK It was 20 years ago when

Even sports broadcaster Brett Musberger was used to help promote the South Point 400 when he rode a race car during the Golden Knights-Speedway event. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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South Point 400 Using Clydesdale, Ferris Wheel, Michael Gaughan and Blackjack To Drum Up Ticket Sales

September 13, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Deryk Engelland, Kurt Busch, Max Pacioretty, Michael Gaughan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The international press corps has arrived for Saturday’s Canelo-GGG megafight at T-Mobile Arena. A strapping,

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.