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VGK President Kerry Bubolz expects less opponent team fans inside T-Mobile Arena in Year 2. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Try To Find Better Balance Between VGK and Visiting Team Fans at T-Mobile Arena in Season 2

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gerard Gallant, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   For Vegas Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz, it’s all about finding the right balance of

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Bill Foley wears Golden Knights jersey -- not to be confused with the Army Golden Knights mark.
Golden Knights 

Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team and NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights Reach Coexistence Deal To Use Golden Knights Mark and Name

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   It was hard to figure out how anyone could confuse the U.S. Army Golden Knights

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Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
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Golden Knights and StubHub Engage In Legal Feud Over Playoff Ticket Sales Revenue

June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   A legal brawl has broken out between the Vegas Golden Knights and their secondary market

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Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Missed Out On Winning Cup, But Karlsson, Gallant, Engelland, McPhee Sweep NHL Honors For VGK At League Awards Show In Vegas

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Deryk Engelland, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Phil Pritchard

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman — and the team owners — just can’t get enough of

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LVSportsBiz.com photo credit: Daniel Clark
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Fans On Season Ticket Wait List To Be Charged $100 Membership Fee

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   A hockey season for the ages brings business leverage.   Vegas Golden Knights fans on

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Even a VGK fan by the name of Steve Sisolak, who won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to run for Nevada governor, was taking photos of the players like William Karlsson.
Golden Knights 

‘This City Is Home Now’: Golden Knights With Final Hurrah At Fan Thank You Rally

June 13, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bruce Cusick, Dave Goucher, George McPhee, Nate Schmidt, Shane Hnidy

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   It was June 13 and 5:30 p.m. and it was supposed to be Game 7

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Bill Foley from a previous interview.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Owner Foley: VGK Crushing Postseason Game Ticket and Merchandise Sales At T-Mobile Arena

May 29, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Kerry Bubolz, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Before Golden Knights owner Bill Foley went to hit golf balls Tuesday afternoon, he chatted

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Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
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LVSportsBiz.com’s Inside Look At How Las Vegas Grew An NHL Team In The Desert

May 27, 2018August 30, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Ovechkin, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Jon Merrill, Kerry Bubolz, Marc Andre-Fleury, Steve Sisolak, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The date was Feb. 10, 2015 and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and a wealthy businessman

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Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant says the success starts with the team's character leadership guys.
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Expect Golden Knights’ ‘Leadership Character Guys’ Approach To Be Copied Not Only In Hockey But In Business Too

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The adventures of a former metro newspaper reporter covering the business side of Las Vegas’

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George McPhee -- he can be a good college professor one day on assembling NHL team rosters.
Golden Knights 

In Over-The-Top, Hype-Peddling Las Vegas, Golden Knights GM George McPhee Provides Grounded Personality

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, George McPhee

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The last time Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee spoke to the media, the

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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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