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Fans watching Las Vegas Lights soccer before the pandemic. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell.

What About Market Saturation? Can Las Vegas Support Raiders, VGK, Aces — Plus A’s, NBA, Possible MLS? Soccer Team Proposal For Las Vegas Submitted To MLS

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Alan Snel B. Wayne Hughes, Don Garber, Grant Gustavson, Nassef Sawiris, Tamara Gustavson, Wes Edens

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — How many major league sports teams can this growing

Aces Aces Allegiant Stadium Bill Foley Bournemouth Lights Mark Davis MLS Raiders

Las Vegas Is Great Host For High-Profile Individual Soccer Matches, But Don’t Expect Major League Soccer In Vegas Any Time Soon

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Don Garber, Joe Maloof, Mark Davis, Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Sometimes things are just not meant to be. Bad timing. Plans that are

NBA superstar LeBron James wants to own a team in Las Vegas.

AFC Bournemouth Allegiant Stadium Marketing Michelob Ultra Arena MLS NASCAR NBA T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center

Next Major League Sports Team In Las Vegas? Follow The Venues

March 10, 2023March 12, 2023 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Don Garber, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, LeBron James, Tim Leiweke

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer More than 100 college basketball teams have played in Las Vegas this week.

MLS

Las Vegas Mayor On Potential MLS Team Owner: ‘I’m Hopeful He’s A Community-Minded Visionary’

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Nassef Sawiris, Steve Sisolak, Wes Edens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she has not talked with the potential MLS ownership

MLS Soccer

MLS Commish Say Las Vegas Is Frontrunner For 30th League Team, But San Diego, Phoenix In Play, Too

December 7, 2021 Alan Snel Don Garber

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is the frontrunner to be Major League Soccer’s 30th team with Milwaukee Bucks

MLS

In Running For MLS Franchise, Las Vegas Hosts Leagues Cup Final: Club Leon 3 Seattle 2 Before 24,824 At Allegiant Stadium Wednesday

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Alan Snel Don Garber

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Major League Soccer came to Las Vegas Wednesday. Well, one of its teams,

Column COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Soccer

Clues To MLS Team In Las Vegas Might Be Found In Sunday’s Sold Out Gold Cup Soccer Match At Allegiant Stadium

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Don Garber, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The NHL Golden Knights were born in Las Vegas in 2017. The NFL Raiders migrated

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (left) chats with Renaissance Companies Managing Partner Candice Rauter, Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook Renaissance Chairman Floyd Kephart (left to right, standing) at a June city council meeting.

Lights

LVSportsBiz Analysis: Thirsting For Big League Sports, City of Las Vegas Extends Negotiations With Downtown Soccer Stadium Developer

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Candice Rauter, Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Floyd Gephart, Oscar Goodman, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The brand of Las Vegas is getting lots of free publicity these days thanks to

MLS Commissioner Don Garber with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman at the Bellagio where the Leagues Cup announcement was made in July. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell

Golden Knights Lights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Inside LVSportsBiz: End Game of Leagues Cup Is North America Super League; Golden Knights Prez Says Raiders Arrival In LV Will Help VGK Business

September 18, 2019September 19, 2019 Alan Snel Don Garber, Kerry Bubolz

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Where there’s a buck to be made, there’s a new league to be made. And

Las Vegas Mayor and MLS Commissioner Don Garber take a selfie Thursday during a soccer event announcement at the Bellagio hotel-casino.

Sports Tourism

Las Vegas Mayor Lobbies For Soccer During MLS, Mexican League Event Announcement; MLS Commish Says League Will Monitor Support For Sept. 18 Game

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Enrique Bonilla, Fletch Brunelle

Story and photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell for LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is hungry for soccer in

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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.

BRIEFS

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

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

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.