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Prof’s Fifteen-Year Efforts Result In Sport Management Master’s Degree At UNLV

March 8, 2021 Alan Snel

By Nancy Lough for LVSportsBiz.com On Friday, the approval was finally granted for a new Sport Management master’s degree at

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Gambling Golden Knights UFC Uncategorized UNLV 

Monday Morning Gambler: UNLV Bettors Get To Cash A Ticket In Dramatic (Point Spread) Outcome

March 8, 2021 Alan Snel Brad Keselowski, Israel Adesanya, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Exciting finish.  Close.  Very close. It was No. 22 ranked San Diego State at UNLV,

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Basketball Golden Knights Speedway UNLV 

Golden Knights and NASCAR Fans Are Returning To Las Vegas Venues In March, But College Basketball Fans Are Shut Out At Conference Tournaments In Vegas

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Fans of college basketball powerhouse Gonzaga typically make Orleans Arena Spokane South for a week

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Gambling Golden Knights UFC UNLV 

Monday Morning Gambler: Runnin’ Rebels Win Two; VGK Lose Slush Rink Game To Avalanche In Tahoe

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Alan Snel Curtis Blaydes, Derrick Lewis, Gary Bettman, T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Start the weekend with a bet on the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels? Why not? They were

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Gambling Golden Knights NFL UNLV 

On Sports Betting: ‘Experts’ Had Mixed Results With Picks On Super Bowl LV

February 8, 2021 Alan Snel Bryce Hamilton, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com So what did the “experts” really know about Super Bowl LV? If you took their

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COVID-19 Gambling UNLV 

On Sports Betting: Runnin’ Rebels Tease Bettors, Then Collapse Against UNR

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Snel T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com It was almost prime time for the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels.  They were at home vs. the Utah

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UNLV 

Hey Reb!, UNLV’s Mountain Man Mascot Character, Is Retired By University

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UNLV has officially retired the “Hey Reb!” mascot seen at UNLB basketball and football games

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Battling COVID And Mountain West Foes, UNLV Basketball Forges Ahead; Hey Reb! Mascot Officially Retired; UNLV Hockey Cancels Season Because Of COVID-19

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield, Marta Meana, Marvin Coleman, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell  It hasn’t been an easy season for the UNLV basketball

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Gambling Golden Knights NFL UNLV 

On Sports Betting: Fading UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Proves Hazardous To Betting Bankrolls

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Alan Snel T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com   Fade the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels in their first game in more than a month

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Bicycling Raiders Team UNLV 

Las Vegas Area Roads: DUI Cases Become Sports Stories

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 Alan Snel Eric Echevarria, Jon Gruden, Josh Jacobs, Robin Brown, Zaon Collins

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com  As if COVID infection rates/vaccines and national/Georgia politics weren’t enough to take up space in

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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

Las Vegas still owing more than $1 billion on its debt for contributing $750 million for construction of Raiders’ NFL stadium.

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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