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Weekend Sports Gambler: Wake Up, The Rebels Are On The Map Again

December 9, 2022 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Kevin Kruger

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Betting Writer In case you’ve settled down for a long winter’s nap, it’s time

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Allegiant Stadium Marketing UNLV 

UVLV Hires Former Missouri Coach Barry Odom For Five Years To Take Over Struggling Football Program

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Erick Harper, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer UNLV’s football program has a new head coach — former Missouri head coach

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UNLV Athletic Director Erick Harper (right) has his biggest hire to make. Photo: LVSportsBiz.com
Marketing UNLV 

Erick Harper Faces His Biggest Hiring Decision As UNLV Athletic Director; Will Arroyo’s Replacement Be Big Name Splash Hire?

November 29, 2022November 30, 2022 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Jon Denton

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com, Publisher/Writer Erick Harper knows college football. The UNLV athletic director played on the

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Marcus Arroyo at his final game. The UNLV football coach was fired, a university announcement said Monday morning.
Allegiant Stadium UNLV 

UNLV Fires Football Coach Marcus Arroyo; Win Over Rival Nevada Friday Could Not Save His Job

November 28, 2022November 29, 2022 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer  If the Vegas Golden Knights felt compelled to ax former coach Pete DeBoer

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UNLV Overcomes 13-0 Deficit To Defeat In-State Rival Nevada-Reno, Claim Fremont Cannon With 27-22 Win Saturday

November 26, 2022November 27, 2022 Alan Snel Aidan Robbins, Daniel Gutierrez, Erick Harper, Harrison Bailey, Johnathan Baldwin, Marcus Arroyo, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer UNLV had a deal for Rebels fans Saturday. The sports folks were pitching

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College Basketball With UNLV and Main Event Takes Center Stage In Las Vegas Friday

November 18, 2022November 19, 2022 Alan Snel David Muoka, Elijah Harkless, Elijah Parquet, Jackie Johnson III, Keshon Gilbert, Luis Rodriguez

  ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer It was a night for college basketball in Las Vegas with games

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Good News, Bad News on the UNLV Rebels Football Program

November 18, 2022 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Marcus Arroyo, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer If you’ve been following UNLV football this season, there’s good news

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UNLV’s Sports Facilities Chief Says Sam Boyd Stadium Will Not Be Used By XFL Vegas Vipers Team

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Alan Snel Dany Garcia, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Mike Newcomb

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer  UNLV’s top sports facilities man says Sam Boyd Stadium has been closed since

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Friday Night Lights Under The Dome: UNLV Returns Home To Allegiant Stadium To Face Fresno State; Rebels Drop Fifth Straight With 37-30 Loss

November 11, 2022November 12, 2022 Alan Snel Aidan Robbins, Daniel Gutierrez, Doug Brumfield, Jake Haener, Jalen Moreno-Cropper, Kyle Williams, Marcus Arroyo, Zane Pope

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT    Story by Alan Snel   Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Five games and four wins into a new

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Weekend Sports Gambler: Yes, Raiders Are Favored, But Check Out Opponent

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Alan Snel Frank Reich, Jack Eichel, Jeff Saturday, Josh McDaniels, LeBron James

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer, LVSportsBiz.com Sports Betting Writer Cue the laugh track. The stumbling, bumbling, can’t-hold-a-lead, “fire the damn

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Briefs

July 5, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com CONTACT: 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Please read our investigative reports on:

F1 race promoting misleading economic data on race event in Las Vegas

LVCVA spending $165,000 on Super Bowl trip to LA

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill’s claiming that tourism decreases in Las Vegas in summer is wrong

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero having conflict of interest for asking Nevada Legislature for A’s stadium construction money while also working as administrative support for Las Vegas Stadium Authority.

LVCVA awarding $1.2 million contract to Phoenix-based sports marketing company that hires former husband of LVCVA’s vice president of sports & events less than a month after.


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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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