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The Aces' big crowd Saturday night.

Aces

WNBA Aces Draw Big Crowd of 8,430 as Team Defeats LA Sparks, 92-86, On Busy Las Vegas Saturday Sports Night

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jim Murren, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces drew one of the team’s biggest crowds ever in Las Vegas

Will Aces' attendance increase for the playoffs?

Aces

Aces’ Year 2: More Wins, Less Attendance — What Gives? Will Playoffs Help Spike Attendance?

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jim Murren, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Welcome to Las Vegas — Basketball City USA, for the summers anyway. The summer of

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren chats with Aces staffer Rushia Brown after a recent Aces-Seattle Storm game.

Aces

WNBA All-Star Game Preview: Las Vegas Aces’ Rushia Brown Advises Players On Careers

July 25, 2019 Alan Snel Jim Murren, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage, Rushia Brown, Tamara Young

(We start our WNBA All-Star Game weekend coverage with a 1-on-1 with Rushia Brown, a former WNBA player and staffer

MGM Resorts International CEO celebrates the Aces win with team center Liz Cambage at Mandalay Bay Events Center Tuesday night.

Aces

LVSportsBiz Exclusive With MGM Resorts Intl CEO Murren: ‘We Won The Game When I Was Able To Bring The Team Here’

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Hornbuckle, Jim Murren, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com He drank a beer. And between sips, he gave some lip to the refs after

NBA Summer League is here in Las Vegas July 5-15 for 83 games.

NBA Summer League

Who Needs An NBA Team In Las Vegas When You Have The NBA Summer League?

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Albert Hall, Jim Murren, Warren LeGarie, Zion Williamson

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Adam Silver is no stranger to Las Vegas. The NBA commissioner comes to the big

Las Vegas' three teams this summer have found their niches.

Aces Aviators Lights

Las Vegas Teams of Summer Carve Out Unique Demographic Bases in Expanding Sports Market

June 29, 2019June 30, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Adam Silver, Bill Laimbeer, Brett Lashbrook, Jim Murren

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com At just after 7:30 pm Saturday, Las Vegas hit the trifecta. The WNBA Las

Aces star A'ja Wilson scores during Aces' game with Los Angeles Sparks.

Aces

MGM Resorts Chief Murren, Raiders Owner Davis, Kobe In House For Aces’ Season-Opening Win, 83-70, Win Over LA Sparks

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Ed Winkle, Jim Murren, Kobe Bryant, Lance Evans, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was 10 minutes before the Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

World’s Top Grossing Arena for 12-Month Period? T-Mobile Arena of Las Vegas

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Gavin Maloof, Jim Murren, Joe Maloof

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Joe and Gavin Maloof chatted with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman for years about the virtues

Basketball

NBA Commish Silver Talks Twitter, But Sidesteps Questions on Las Vegas Franchise and Sports Betting

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Silver, David Levy, Jim Murren, Kerry Bubolz, LeBron James

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Adam Silver is easy to pick out. Just look for the skinny, tall, head-shaven

Gambling Jim Murren

Ex-Gov. Sandoval Lands Job with MGM Resorts, Will Focus on Sports Betting

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Brian Sandoval, Jim Murren, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Brian Sandoval’s parachute has landed on MGM Resorts International’s headquarters. One day after Nevada’s

July 5, 2021

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.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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