Joe Lombardo Archives

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

Athletics Stadium On Strip Scheduled To Be Discussed At Thursday’s Las Vegas Stadium Board Meeting

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The A’s stadium is on Thursday’s Las Vegas stadium board meeting agenda, with this

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

Athletics LVCVA Major League Baseball Marketing Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Stadiums/Arenas (General)

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

Athletics President Dave Kaval during the national anthem before the Athletics' spring home-opener at Hohokan Stadium in Mesa, Arizona.

Athletics Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Athletics’ Point Man On Vegas Baseball Stadium Project For Strip Has History With MLB Stadiums: A’s Prez Dave Kaval Hit All 30 Ballparks On 38-Day Tour In 1998 As 22-Year-Old Baseball Fanatic

March 1, 2024March 2, 2024 Alan Snel Bill Veeck, Bjarke Ingels, Brad Null, Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Steve Hill

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

Pano of the Opening Night action at Allegiant Stadium. Photo credit: Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Allegiant Stadium NFL Raiders Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Hype Masters Las Vegas and NFL Kick Off Super Bowl 58 With Mr. Las Vegas, Two Free Super Bowl Tickets For College Student, Showgirls

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 Alan Snel Joe Lombardo, Ray Romano, Roger Goodell, Steve Hill, Taylor Swift, Wayne Newton

ADVERTISEMENT Please shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo Road at the Koval Lane intersection. Jay’s Market is the

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

Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark

Athletics Postpone Monday’s Stadium Rendering Unveiling In Light Of Deaths Of Two Nevada State Troopers

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Alan Snel Joe Lombardo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Oakland Athletics say they have postponed their scheduled stadium rendering unveiling in Las Vegas

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

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

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

Alexander Marks, representative of Schools Over Stadiums, addresses the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board last month. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Athletics Stadium Funding Law In Nevada Violates State Constitution, Teachers PAC Says In Preparing Lawsuit Against A’s Stadium Bill

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Dave Kaval, Dawn Etcheverry, Joe Lombardo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Only two days before Major League Baseball team owners could vote on the Oakland Athletics’

Athletics Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Raiders

Getting Stadium Band Back Together With Hill, Aguero, Mortensen McCarthy For Athletics Stadium On Strip; Construction Starts April 2025

October 25, 2023October 26, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Chris Daly, Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, Mark Arnold, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak, Zach Conine

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne Well, here we go again. It’s Stadium 2.0 for

Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena in background.

Allegiant Stadium Mark Davis Raiders Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Super Bowl

Allegiant Stadium’s Revenues, Raiders Game Ticket Sales Help Silver & Black Team Value Soar; Biz Magazine Pegs Raiders Value At $6.2 Billion

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Joe Lombardo, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The state of Nevada has made Raiders owner Mark Davis a very wealthy

← Previous

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.

ADVERTISEMENT: Please shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo at the Koval Lane intersection east of the Strip. Jay’s Market is the official presenting sponsor of LVSportBiz.com’s stories.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.