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Shriners Charity, Familiar Title Sponsor In Las Vegas, Back In Vegas For East-West Shrine Bowl All-Star Game

February 3, 2022February 4, 2022 Alan Snel Charles Williams

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They’re an unlikely player in the world of major sports sponsorship deals. They’re not Budweiser

Allegiant Stadium T-Mobile Arena UNLV

UNLV Basketball, Football Teams Battle Hard, But Lose To #4 Michigan In Hoops, #23 San Diego State In Football Friday

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Alan Snel Brooks Downing, Bryce Hamilton, Cameron Friel, Charles Williams, Derek Stevens, Justin Rogers, Marcus Arroyo

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It’s 10:45 PM on a Friday night in Las

UNLV

9th Island Fans Show Up For UNLV/Hawaii Football Showdown Won By Rebels, 27-13, Behind Chuck Wagon’s 266 Yards, 3 TDs Saturday

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Alan Snel Cam Friel, Charles Williams, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Hawaii fans far and near came to see their Rainbow Warriors battle

UNLV

Another Painful Loss For UNLV: San Jose State Rallies For 27-20 Win At Allegiant Stadium Thursday

October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Alan Snel Cam Friel, Charles Williams, Daniel Gutierrez, Guy Fieri, Marcus Arroyo

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Raiders photos of 34-24 win over Denver Broncos. Photos: Raiders

Gambling Golden Knights Raiders Team UNLV

Monday Morning Gambler: Once Again, There Were Plenty Of Opinions On The Raiders

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Williams, Jon Gruden, Marcus Arroyo, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Recreational and professional bettors — and those in between — had plenty of

UNLV football photos by: Sarah Micinski of UNLV

UNLV

Heartbreak In Sin City For Winless UNLV: Utah State Comes Back To Defeat Rebels, 28-24, In Final Minute Despite Chuck Wagon’s Career Night At Allegiant Stadium Saturday

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Williams, Lexington Thomas, Marcus Arroyo, Savon Scarver, Tony Sanchez

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The UNLV football team hitched a ride on the Chuck Wagon against Utah

UNLV

Iowa State Dominates UNLV, 48-3, At Allegiant Stadium Saturday With Cyclones Fans Enjoying Lopsided Laugher

September 18, 2021September 19, 2021 Alan Snel Brock Purdy, Cameron Friel, Charles Williams, Doug Brumfield, Marcus Arroyo, Tate Martell

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College football returns with fans. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Aces Gambling UNLV

Monday Morning Gambler: College Football Grabs Center Stage (For Now)

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Bryce Harper, Charles Williams, Dearica Hamby

ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer of LVSportsBiz.com For now, college football is The Big Show. The crowds have swelled in the

Allegiant Stadium COVID-19 UNLV

UNLV Loses Crazy 2 OT Wild One To Eastern Washington, 35-33, At Allegiant Stadium Thursday As Rebs Coach Still Seeks First Win

September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Charles Williams, Daniel Gutierrez, Desiree Reed-Francois, Doug Brumfield, Marcus Arroyo, Sheldon Adelson

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UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo at Allegiant Stadium.

Raiders Stadium UNLV

Another First For UNLV Football: Rebels Play First Full-Capacity Game At Allegiant Stadium Thursday

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Williams, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Officially speaking, the first fans to pass through the turnstiles at Allegiant Stadium

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.