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Sports Teams Will Not Stop Coming To Las Vegas: This Time, Professional Women’s Hockey League Starts At T-Mobile Arena In 2026-27

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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Everyone (in sports) loves Las Vegas. Professional women’s hockey is coming

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No Bidding: What Happens At LVCVA Board Meeting Includes R&R Partners Staying As Public Tourism Agency’s Ad Company For $530 Million

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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Billy Vassiliadis did not miss this LVCVA meeting Tuesday morning. His

A’s owner John Fisher (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis, LVCVA CEO Steve Hill, former Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (left to right) (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan (left) and Aces president Nikki Fargas (right) (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

A’s president Marc Badain (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

Raiders minority owner Tom Brady (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

Sandy Dean, A’s executive (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

Sandra Douglass Morgan (Photo: Hugh Byrne)

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Vegas Golden Knights team president of business operations John Penhollow (Photo by Hugh Byrne)

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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.

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

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Man of Many Hats

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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.

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