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UNLV Is Big Dog In Revamped Mountain West Conference, With MWC Now Headquartered In Las Vegas

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Gloria Nevarez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s a big transition year for UNLV’s sports conference. And with the

LVCVA Marketing Sports Marketing

LVCVA Spends Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars On Sports, But Has Not Publicly Disclosed Salaries For Three New Sports Marketing Staffers; Also, LVCVA Board To Vote On Massive Contract For R&R Partners Tuesday

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Erick Harper, Janis Burke, Jennifer Hawkins, Will Hunter

How Las Vegas spends your public dollars: The LVCVA meets Tuesday May 12 and the public tourism agency board will

UNLV AD Erick Harper: UNLV mulling all options. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Allegiant Stadium College Basketball College football Marketing UNLV

UNLV Signs Athletics Director Erick Harper To Four-Year Contract Extension To 2030 With Annual Base Salary Of $505,000

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — UNLV has extended Athletics Director Erick “Harp” Harper’s c0ntract

Allegiant Stadium College Basketball College football Marketing UNLV

UNLV Makes College Sports Marketing History With Five-Year, $11M Corporate Jersey Patch Deal With Las Vegas-Based Acesso Biologics

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Dolby, Erick Harper, Kim Damron, Michael Aquino

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The commercial ad patches on sports jerseys are coming

Allegiant Stadium LVCVA Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Tourism

Football Is Tourism For Las Vegas Market Coping With Declining Visitors, One-Dimensional Economy; Final: Broncos 24 Raiders 17

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Bo Nix, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, John Saccenti, Kenny Pickett, Mark Davis, Marvin Mims Jr.

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Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center Tourism

Las Vegas Returns To Horse Town Roots With National Finals Rodeo, Country/Western Fans In Vegas For NFR At Thomas & Mack Center

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 Alan Snel Dana White, Derek Stevens, Erick Harper, Joe Lombardo, Michael Gaughan, Tom Glause

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Allegiant Stadium College football Fans UNLV

In Season’s Best Performance, UNLV Dominates Hawaii, 38-10, To Retain Pineapple Trophy Friday; Rebs Visit Reno To Play Nevada Next Week

November 21, 2025November 22, 2025 Alan Snel Anthony Colandrea, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Jackson Harris, Jaden Bradley, Keyvone Lee, Micah Alejado, Ramon Villela

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UNLV Holds On For 30-23 Win Over UCLA At Allegiant Stadium Saturday; Attendance Announced At 36,117

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025 Alan Snel Anthony Colandrea, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Jai'Den "Jet" Thomas

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Allegiant Stadium College football Fans UNLV

UNLV Football Selling $60 Tickets For UCLA Vs Rebels Game Saturday

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Mullen, Erick Harper

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Allegiant Stadium College football Fans Marketing Mountain West Conference UNLV

UNLV Survives Season-Opener Scare As Dan Mullen Era Debuts With 38-31 Win Over Idaho State Saturday In Week 0

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Jai'Den Thomas, Jordan Cooke, Marc Badain

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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.

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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

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.