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T-Mobile Arena

Executive Chef Garry DeLucia shows some of Levy's premium offerings.
Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 

T-Mobile Arena’s Executive Chef Offers Delights for Foodie Fans

July 23, 2017August 1, 2017 Alan Snel Garry DeLucia

LVSportsBiz.com founder/writer’s note: Arenas are just not for sports anymore. They’re entertainment centers where not only hard-core sports and music

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Veteran NBA executive Jerry Colangelo predicts the NBA will expand to Las Vegas one day.
NBA Summer League T-Mobile Arena 

Vegas’ Big-League Harmonic Convergence Means the NBA is Next

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Snel Albert Hall, Jerry Colangelo, Jim Murren, Mark Jackson

We interrupt the Mayweather-McGregor World Promotion Tour for a small announcement: In a few years, Las Vegas will be home

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UFC star Conor McGregor (left) meets Dana White at LA airfield Sunday, according to White's Twitter feed.
Boxing T-Mobile Arena 

Mayweather-McGregor Entertainment Will Be During the Six Weeks of Hype Before the Fight (And It Will Be Free)

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Floyd Mayweather

By ALAN SNEL Sure, you can pay $100 for the pay-per-view for what’s going to be a boring boxing match.

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51s Aviators Golden Knights LVCVA Raiders Stadium Raiders Team T-Mobile Arena 

Raiders Hire Denver-based ICON Firm as their ‘Owner’s Advocate’ for Las Vegas Stadium Project

June 28, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel

The Raiders have hired ICON Venue Group out of Denver to monitor their Las Vegas stadium construction project and to

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Golden Knights Bill Foley snagged his first big catch -- Marc-Andre Fleury
Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 

Golden Knights Pick Their Marquee Marketing Star to Dazzle Vegas

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL The 30 players of Las Vegas’ new NHL team were set tonight when Golden Knights fans Robert

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Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 

Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley Finally Gets A Chance to Hang with His West Point-inspired NHL Jersey

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Alan Snel

I covered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as a young reporter. So, when I met Bill Foley while

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Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Nehme Abouzeid discusses the team's new flagship store that opens in T-Mobile Arena Tuesday. Fans can pre-order team jerseys starting after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 

Golden Knights Unveil New Flagship Team Store at T-Mobile Arena

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL Erin Jones said it was only February when she sat down with Vegas Golden Knights officials and

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Golden Knights and The D cut sponsorship deal.
Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 

Golden Knights Score Partnership Deal with The D Casino in Downtown Vegas

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 Alan Snel

The D casino owner Derek Stevens loves hockey, growing up as a big Detroit Red Wings fan. The new Vegas

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Predators President Sean Henry wants opposing team fans to not get into his team's arena, but Bubolz said that strategy sends the wrong message.
Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 

Predators President Offers Marketing Tips To Grow Expansion Hockey in LV

June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Sean Henry hosted a Stanley Cup party at his suburban Tampa house back in 2004 after the

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T-Mobile Arena UFC 

Dana White: Mayweather vs. McGregor to Generate 2.5 million-4 million Pay-Per-View Buys

June 4, 2017June 6, 2017 Alan Snel Dana White, Mayweather, McGregor, UFC

By ALAN SNEL Dana White was in New York City last week, just two hours before checking out some MMA

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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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BRIEFS

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.”

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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

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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.

 

 

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