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Aces Basketball Gambling UFC 

Monday Morning Gambler: Poirier’s Victory at UFC 264 Delights Favorite Bettors

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com That line of people you saw late Saturday night and early Sunday at your local

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Sports Marketing T-Mobile Arena UFC 

A Loser In UFC Octagon Saturday, McGregor Still Padding His Bank Account In Branding Game

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Oliviera, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Ronda Rousey

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com If you ask Conor McGregor if he’s a businessman, the brash MMA fighter will tell

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Raiders Stadium Raiders Team T-Mobile Arena UFC 

COVID, Record Heat Be Damned, Las Vegas Packed Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena For Events Saturday Night

July 10, 2021July 11, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Donald Trump, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s the building that Southern Nevada has invested so much in, a domed stadium that

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COVID-19 Fans Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena UFC 

Garth, UFC, Bruno — Plus COVID Cases and Record Heat — On Entertainment Menu For Historic Saturday In Las Vegas

July 9, 2021July 10, 2021 Alan Snel Bruno Mars, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Deontay Wilder, Donald Trump, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks, Tyson Fury

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Garth Brooks. Conor McGregor. Bruno Mars. COVID-19. Record-breaking 117-degree heat. Welcome to Saturday night in

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UFC 

Now More Notorious For His Trash-Talking Than Cage Wins, McGregor Hurls Insults At Poirier At UFC 264 Presser Thursday

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com It was only 18 months ago in January 2020 when UFC’s ol’ trash-talking money bags

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It's Aces basketball on local TV in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com
Aces Basketball Gambling UFC 

Monday Morning Gambler: Las Vegas Aces On, Off, Then On Again For Bettors

July 5, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Kelsey Plum, Victor Hedman

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Well, that was easy. In the first of two games at the Los Angeles Sparks,

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Gambling Golden Knights 

Monday Morning Gambler: The Price To Bet The Vegas Golden Knights Goes Up and Up and Up

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com You really want to bet on the white-hot Vegas Golden Knights? You’re gonna pay the

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UFC's APEX building
COVID-19 UFC 

UFC’s Apex Facility Has Turned Into Godsend For Las Vegas-based MMA Fight Show Promotion

April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Michael Chandler, Steve Sisolak

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Last week, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said the state plans to lift COVID restrictions-19 except

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Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena UFC 

Parking/Traffic Madness In Las Vegas July 10: Garth Brooks Concert At Allegiant Stadium (65,000 Fans), UFC 264 At T-Mobile Arena (20,000 Fans) Share Same Day

April 16, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks, Marc Badain, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s easy these days finding parking along the famed Las Vegas Strip with COVID-19 reducing

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McGregor: TKO at UFC 257. Photo by UFC
COVID-19 Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena UFC 

With Nevada Reopening To 100 Percent Capacity June 1, UFC Plans Poirier Vs McGregor 3 To Headline UFC 264 At T-Mobile Arena July 10

April 14, 2021 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Dustin Poirier, Garth Brooks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com One day after Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said the state is opening up to 100

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July 5, 2021

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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. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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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

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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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