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NBA Summer League Day 2 was a sellout of 17,500, including this big crowd watching the Suns-Kings game.

NBA Summer League Day 2 and UFC 226 Are Sellouts, While WNBA Aces’ Attendance Is Down Saturday

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 Alan Snel Lance Evans, Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Golden Knights finished their season a month ago, the Las Vegas Raiders

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Las Vegas Aces Working On Forging Their Identity In Their New Host City, Both Off and On the Court

June 17, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Kayla McBride

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces are not a new team in the WNBA. But the

L.E. Baskow took this great pregame intro photo for the LVCVA. Nice work L.E.

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Las Vegas Aces Make WNBA History in LV With Home-Opener Sunday, But Team Loses to Seattle Storm

May 27, 2018May 28, 2018 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Boys II Men performed the national anthem, UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer cajoled fans to

Aces coach Bill Laimbeer gives the team last-minute instructions before tip-off at the Aces' first preseason game.

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Las Vegas’ New WNBA Club Shows Its Hand With Aces On The Hardwood and With Entertainment

May 6, 2018 Alan Snel Brooke Johnson, Chet Buchanan, Lance Evans, Rushia Brown

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was the Las Vegas Aces’ big day. The re-branded WBNA team was making its

Lance Evans is the MGM Resorts International business point man on the launch of the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA team's new market.

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Las Vegas’ New WNBA Team Prepares To Deal Aces For Fans This Month

May 3, 2018 Alan Snel Jake Wagner, Jonny Greco, Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com As the Vegas Golden Knights worm their way into your heart — and your wallet/purse

Photo credit: L.E. Baskow/LVSportsBiz.com

51s Aviators Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena WNBA Aces

On A Rainy Las Vegas Morning, LVSportsBiz Has Only Questions (For Now)

May 2, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel William Karlsson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Sometimes, I wake up and I have no answers. Just questions. Here is LVSportsBiz.com’s Top

The Las Vegas team and speedway reps sit shoulder-to-shoulder at a Latin Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Nevada State College Friday.

51s Aviators Golden Knights Lights Raiders Stadium Speedway WNBA Aces

Latin Chamber Brings Together Vegas’ Teams Plus Speedway For Lunch Panel Chat

April 27, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Chuck Johnson, Daniel Tafoya, Edith Fernandez, Jeff Motley, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Badain, Peter Guzman, Rushia Brown

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Most days they’re busy building stadiums, collecting revenues from NHL Stanley Cup playoff games,

MGM Resorts International VP Lance Evans, who oversees the Aces business operations, said the team is offering courtside tables.

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Aces Season Ticket Holder Fans Off and Running With Seat Selections at MGM Resorts Intl Event

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Kayla McBride, Lance Evans, Moriah Jefferson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com In Las Vegas, fans buy season tickets to watch their favorite local team for all

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren helped reveal the team name and logo at a Dec. 11 event.

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Las Vegas’ New WNBA Team Will Benefit From Its Owner’s Vast Marketing Resources

February 2, 2018February 3, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Lance Evans, Moriah Jefferson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The newly re-branded WNBA Las Vegas Aces team may have struggled last season with

MGM Resorts International named its WNBA team the Aces.

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MGM Resorts International Unveils New Name, Logo For Its WNBA Team, Las Vegas Aces

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Bill Laimbeer, Carolyn Goodman, Chuck Bowling, Jim Murren, Lisa Borders, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL The owner of Las Vegas’ new WNBA team emerged from its corporate cocoon of silence this

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.