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Some A's fans are now wearing the Las Vegas hat. Photos for this story: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Make No Mistake: New A’s Stadium On Strip Is Tourism Play And Vegas’ Hotel Owners Are Running The Show

March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Steve Hill, Tim Leiweke

ADVERTISEMENT Shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo Road at the Koval Lane intersection west of the Strip. Jay’s

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Fans Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix Sports Tourism 

Tourist Corridor Business Owner On Formula 1 Race Impact: ‘They Didn’t Think Through The Consequences . . . They Shut Down Our Bloodline’

January 8, 2024 Alan Snel Gary Ellis, Gino Ferraro, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, Justin Jones, Lisa Mayo, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft, Mimmo Ferraro, Renee Wilm, Ross Miller, Steve Hill, Tick Segerblom, William McCurdy II

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The much-hyped Formula 1 car race in the Las Vegas tourist corridor was not slated

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Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Chairman Steve Hill (left) chats with Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval (right) at a recent stadium board meeting in Las Vegas. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Las Vegas Set To Get First Look At Athletics Stadium Renderings Monday (Previous Drawings Were Not Actual Baseball Stadium)

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Alan Snel Bjarke Ingels, Dave Kaval, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Keith Whitfield, Steve Hill, Susie Martinez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The MLB Oakland Athletics are ready to show the public their renderings for their planned

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Formula 1 Formula One Sports Tourism Travel 

The Car Race That Won’t Go Away: Las Vegas Grand Prix Work To Remove Road Fences, Light Mounts, Grandstands Will Last For Weeks After F1 Event Ended Ten Days Ago

November 28, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer  The big hotel companies like MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment generated tens of millions

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Las Vegas Mayor Says Formula 1 Made Street Race Pitch To City In 2019, But Downtown Hotels, Businesses Did Not Have “Appetite” For Grand Prix

November 20, 2023November 22, 2023 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, Steve Dimopoulos

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer  Race promoter Formula 1 first approached the city of Las Vegas about staging

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LVCVA representative Brian Yost tries to reassure the Clark County Commissioners that everything will be a-ok at the Las Vegas Grand Prix F1 race next week.

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Las Vegas Grand Prix: Epic Sports Event Or Epic Logistics Disaster? County Commissioners Get Update On F1 Race Plan Tuesday

November 7, 2023November 8, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Jim Gibson, Marilyn Kirkpatrick

F1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix event next week: Epic event? Or epic disaster? Las Vegas Grand Prix and LVCVA representatives

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Another Sports Organizer Wants Public Dollars In Las Vegas: Formula One Asks Clark County For $40 Million Toward $80 Million Las Vegas Grand Grand Prix Infrastructure Work

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Justin Jones, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Now it’s Formula One’s turn to belly up to the public trough and

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Speaker Steve Yeager at state hearing on proposed Athletics ballpark funding bill.

Baseball Marketing Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General) 

Stadium Subsidy Debate: Backers, Opponents Of Athletics Ballpark Subsidy Of $380 Million Argue Points At State Hearing On Memorial Day

May 29, 2023May 30, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Zach Conine

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nevada. First in stadiums. Last in a lot of other stuff. Nevada lawmakers

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LVCVA chief Steve Hill Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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How Much Is Clark County Paying For Las Vegas Grand Prix Road Resurfacing? County Still Doesn’t Know; Las Vegas Tourism Board Also Approves $7 Million Grand Prix Ticket Deal

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Kevin Bagger, Michael Naft, Steve Hill

(Publisher’s Note: Security at the Las Vegas Convention Center initially refused to allow LVSportsBiz.com to attend a public LVCVA board

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Athletics Las Vegas Ballpark Major League Baseball Marketing Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) 

Oakland Athletics Visit Las Vegas For Spring Games This Weekend, But Will They Try To Plant Roots Here With New Ballpark Near Strip?

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 Alan Snel Don Logan, Ernie Clement, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Larry Brown

    ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT      Story by Alan Snel    Photos by Hugh Byrne A 26-year-old second baseman for

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