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Nevada Governor Announces Tentative Deal For Athletics Ballpark On Strip; Deal Goes To Nevada Legislature

May 24, 2023May 25, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Matt Ortega, Nicole Cannizzaro, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Tick Segerblom

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nevada’s governor says there’s a tentative deal for a $1.5 billion Athletics ballpark

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Official Announcement: Athletics Have Deal With Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure Properties For Ballpark At Tropicana Hotel Site On Strip

May 15, 2023May 16, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, George Papanier, Peter Carlino

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The owner of the Tropicana hotel-casino on the Strip made it official Monday.

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The Big Squeeze: Athletics Look To Shoehorn New Baseball Stadium Into Tropicana Hotel Site On Strip

May 12, 2023May 14, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer As I slowly pedaled my bicycle around the Tropicana hotel-casino site on the

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Oakland Area Man Launches Website To Oppose Athletics Ballpark Public Assistance Deal In Las Vegas

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Matt Ortega

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The MLB Athletics’ request for $395 million in public assistance to help build

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Athletics Briefed Clark County On Tax District Idea For Ballpark, But County Waiting For Nevada Legislature Action Before Staging Public Discussion On A’s Stadium

May 8, 2023May 9, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Oakland Athletics have outlined their proposed tax district for a ballpark at Tropicana

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NDOT’s Tropicana/I-15 Project Includes New Sidewalks, Pedestrian Features That Would Help Athletics Ballpark In Las Vegas If A’s Ballyard Is Built

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Oakland Athletics scored a transportation win for their proposed ballpark site off Tropicana

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Athletics’ $500 Million Moneyball Pitch: A’s Propose Las Vegas Ballpark Without Rendering, Design Architect, Funding Deal, Political Leverage

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Dave Kaval, David Carter, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Mark Davis, Neil deMause, Pat Bowlen, Roger Noll, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak, Victor Matheson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The first time I had a front row seat to watch the political courtship

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Oakland Athletics President Hopes MLB Can Approve A’s Move To Las Vegas In The Fall: ‘We’re Turning Our Full Attention To Las Vegas’

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo, Michael Naft, Rob Manfred

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval told LVSportsBiz.com he hopes to apply to Major

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Nevada To Oakland Athletics: No New Taxes For Ballpark In Las Vegas But There Are Economic Programs Available For Businesses

January 27, 2023January 28, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, David Carter, Joe Lombardo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Not a single person is standing in the way of the Oakland Athletics

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Athletics’ Waterfront Baseball Park Project In Oakland Gets Boost From Bay Commission Vote Thursday

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Alan Snel Dave Kaval

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Oakland Athletics have not fared too well on the playing field this year, but

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

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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.