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Feds Suspend $2 Service Charge On Reservations To Drive Red Rock Scenic Drive Outside Las Vegas

May 4, 2022 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The federal government has suspended the $2 service charge on the toll collected to drive

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NFL Draft Using Las Vegas Draft Event To Amplify Brand, Generate Revenues With Annual Goal Of $25 Billion In 2027

April 23, 2022 Alan Snel Roger Goodell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s almost time. NFL Draft event organizers Saturday huddled on a sidewalk behind the giant

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Finally, Raiders Play First Regular Season Home Game With (Vaccinated) Fans In Las Vegas On Monday Night Football

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Alan Snel Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A year ago this big domed building hosted an NFL game. On Monday Night

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Bicycling Outdoor Sports Travel 

Becoming So Popular, Red Rock Canyon Feeling Pressure of More Motorists, Trash; BLM Requires Reservations For Scenic Drive Starting November

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It stands as an ugly monument to the changing times of Red Rock Canyon —

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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

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On Tourism: With Sports Industry Closed For Coronavirus It’s Day Trip Time

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com No lines for food here. I have two plastic containers of dates — honey and

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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. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.  

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

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

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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