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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Reaches $3 Million+ Settlement In Lawsuit Caused By Race Practice Problems At Inaugural 2023 Race

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A class action lawsuit filed against the Las Vegas Grand Prix and

College football Fans Mountain West Conference Tourism UNLV

UNLV Is Big Dog In Revamped Mountain West Conference, With MWC Now Headquartered In Las Vegas

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Gloria Nevarez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s a big transition year for UNLV’s sports conference. And with the

Steve Hill, LVCVA boss

Fans Formula 1 Formula One Liberty Media LVCVA Marketing Sports Marketing Tourism

LVCVA In Spending Mood: $100 Million For F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix; $800,000+ In Annual Base Pay/Bonus For LVCVA CEO Steve Hill

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Michael Naft, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The LVCVA, Las Vegas’

Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix LVCVA Marketing Tourism Travel

LVCVA Prepared To Give $100 Million To F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix; Public Tourism Agency Cites Economic Impacts That Are Not Verified

July 10, 2026 Alan Snel Emily Prazer, Jeremy Aguero, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After spending tens of millions of public dollars on the NFL

Allegiant Stadium Marketing Raiders Raiders Stadium Soccer Tourism Travel

Las Vegas, World’s So-Called Sports Capital, Sits Out World Cup Spectacle; Raiders Stadium Unable To Accommodate FIFA World Cup 2026 Games

July 6, 2026July 7, 2026 Alan Snel Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Las Vegas’ tourism and hotel industry officials never miss a chance to

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Golden Knights Return To Home Ice In Stanley Cup Final Saturday

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Alan Snel Carter Hart

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Tighten those seat belts. The wild ride called the Stanley Cup Final

Clark County Formula 1 Formula One Tourism Travel

Will Clark County Commissioners Approve F1 Las Vegas Race As Annual Event Through 2037? Does John Tortorella Dislike Talking To The Media? F1 Race Every Year Was Done Deal From The Get-Go

May 17, 2026May 18, 2026 Alan Snel Emily Prazer, Jeremy Aguero, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The ambitious folks at Formula 1 hired Las Vegas’ most high-profile and

A's A's Stadium Allegiant Stadium Bicycling LVCVA Major League Baseball T-Mobile Arena Tourism Travel

Bicycling The Strip Corridor To Downtown Las Vegas And Back: No E-bikes, No Bike Lanes, No Trails; Old School Bicycling To Explore Las Vegas

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s hefty tank on two big tires, and it’s my marvelous form

Clark County LVCVA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Super Bowl Tourism Travel

LVCVA Approves $450,000 For Darts, Beer — 2029 Super Bowl In Las Vegas Is Coming

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Alan Snel Jennifer Hawkins, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Who doesn’t like throwing darts and

Hockey Sports Marketing Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena Tourism Travel

College Hockey’s Frozen Four Excels In Vegas, Expect Las Vegas To Try Again To Host NCAA Championship Hockey Event; Denver Wins Title, 2-1

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Alan Snel David Carle, Mike Hastings

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada –– Expect Sports Town USA

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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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Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

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.”

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

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.