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Las Vegas Bowl Has Five-Year Naming Rights Deal With SRS Distribution

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Tinker, John Saccenti

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Bowl, the ESPN-owned college bowl game played in December, has a new

LVCVA Speedway Sports Tourism

Your Public Dollars At Work: Las Vegas Tourism Agency Gives $7.75 Million To Las Vegas Motor Speedway For Sponsorship Through 2031

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Always in a generous mood to give public dollars for private sports events, venues and

Derek Stevens

Gambling Sports Tourism

Stevens Melds Old Vegas and New Vegas at Circa

October 29, 2020 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Derek Stevens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The pandemic forced Las Vegas’ vaunted hotel-casinos to go dark in April and May and

Gambling Sports Tourism

Derek Stevens Unleashes Wow Factor With Debut Of Circa Hotel-Casino In Downtown Las Vegas Wednesday

October 27, 2020October 30, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Stevens, Sheldon Adelson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In old cities like New York it’s all about who you know and family legacies.

Gambling Sports Tourism

Derek Stevens’ Circa Hotel-Casino Poised To Open Next Week

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Stevens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Circa is opening in downtown Las Vegas and it will have a big impact on

MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle next to Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis at a Las Vegas Aces WNBA game. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Jim Murren Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Tourism

Veteran MGM Resorts Executive Bill Hornbuckle Becomes MGM Resorts’ Acting CEO; Gov. Sisolak Picks Ex-MGM Resorts CEO Murren As Covid-19 Response Task Force Chief

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Jim Murren, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Bill Hornbuckle, a familiar MGM Resorts International name in the Las Vegas hotel-casino industry who

Gambling Sports Tourism Travel

Las Vegas Sports-Business World Absorbs Punch to the Gut as MGM Resorts, Wynn Will Shut Down Operations Starting Tuesday in Response to Virus Pandemic

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Snel Jim Murren

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The spread and threat of coronavirus hit Las Vegas in the gut Sunday when two

Sports Tourism

Las Vegas Goes Big: NFL Outlines April 23-25 Player Draft Event Plan On Strip Before Clark County Commission Tuesday; LVCVA Head Says Public Tourism Agency Will Spend $2.5 Million On Draft

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 Alan Snel Jonathan Barker, Marc Badain, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s Las Vegas, so the NFL Draft red carpet will be in the middle of

LVCVA CEO/President Steve Hill.

Sports Tourism

On Las Vegas Sports Marketing: LVCVA CEO/President Steve Hill On Raiders Stadium Use

July 13, 2019July 14, 2019 Alan Snel Steve Hill

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders’ new domed stadium is still more than a year away from opening, but

Las Vegas Mayor and MLS Commissioner Don Garber take a selfie Thursday during a soccer event announcement at the Bellagio hotel-casino.

Sports Tourism

Las Vegas Mayor Lobbies For Soccer During MLS, Mexican League Event Announcement; MLS Commish Says League Will Monitor Support For Sept. 18 Game

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Enrique Bonilla, Fletch Brunelle

Story and photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell for LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is hungry for soccer in

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.

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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

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