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Golden Knights 

Pandemic Playoffs: Knights Take Series Lead With 3-0 Win Over Vancouver Saturday; Lead Series 2-1 With Second Shutout

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Bill Foley, Brayden McNabb, Mark Stone, Robin Lehner, Zach Whitecloud

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There was Pause 1.0 because of a novel coronavirus pandemic back in mid-March. Then there

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Golden Knights 

VGK’s Reilly Smith Scores OT Game-Winner As Knights Win, 4-3, Over Chicago Thursday To Go Up 2-0 In Series

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Carnell Johnson, Dominik Kubalík, Dylan Strome, Jonathan Marchessault, Kirby Dach, Mark Stone, Patrick Kane, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Tomas Nosek

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Reilly Smith sometimes gets overlooked on a team with many leaders, names and popular players.

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Vegas Golden Knights' new community center, Lifeguard Arena in downtown Henderson, is scheduled be ready in September.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights’ Ice Center In Downtown Henderson Scheduled To Be Completed In September

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell From the start, Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley

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Silver Knights banner on the Henderson pavilion building.
Golden Knights 

Henderson Group Opposing Public Money For VGK’s Minor League Hockey Arena At Pavilion Site Asserts New Silver Knights Logo Looks Like Dark Horse Wines’ Logo

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Eric Tosi, John Dalrymple

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Things might be getting a little sticky for the Vegas Golden Knights in the city

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Golden Knights owner Bill Foley in previous interview with LVSportsBiz.com. Photo credits: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley Acquires Another Winery In California

June 9, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley collects wineries like hardcore Golden Knights fans collect signed

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The Raiders and Golden Knights are a contrast in business styles.
Golden Knights Raiders Team Sports Marketing 

Las Vegas’ Odd Couple Of Big League Teams: Golden Knights and Raiders Show Clash Of Business Cultures

June 8, 2020April 19, 2023 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George Floyd, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Badain, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s hard to find a more major league sports Odd Couple in the same market

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The VGK were ready to roll out trucks promoting the Silver Knights tonight. Photo credit: Kassie Griffith
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights’ New Minor League Team Has A Name: Henderson Silver Knights

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Henderson Silver Knights as the name of the VGK’s Triple A minor league team

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Vegas Golden Knights minority owners Joe Maloof (left) and Gavin Maloof (right) at the VGK first home game on Oct. 10, 2017. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Walk Back In Time: How Foley Combined Forces With The Maloofs To Create Vegas Golden Knights

May 2, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com (Bill Foley is the public face of ownership for the Vegas Golden Knights.  He’s a

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Raiders owner Mark Davis signing stadium worker's helmet in January.
Raiders Team 

Different From Most NFL Owners, Raiders’ Down-to-Earth Davis Makes Mark In Las Vegas

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Joe Maloof, Jon Gruden, Marcus Allen, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com At the Raiders event in January when the NFL team was officially dubbed the Las

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in May 2018. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

From LVSportsBiz.com’s Archives: How Bill Foley and The Maloof Family Formed A Union To Create An NHL Team In Las Vegas

April 29, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Joe Maloof, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Andre-Fleury, Todd Pollock

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You might have noticed by now that the media types who determine programming on TV

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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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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

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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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