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Miracle On The Strip: A’s Celebrate Groundbreaking Of Partially-Subsidized $1.75 Billion MLB Stadium, Insist It Will Host First Pitch In 2028

June 23, 2025June 25, 2025 Alan Snel Dallas Braden, Dina Titus, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Logan Gerken, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Rob Manfred, Ross Edwards, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Tommy White

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne

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A’s Owner John Fisher Selling MLS San Jose Earthquakes; Money Could Help Fisher Finance New Las Vegas Stadium On Strip

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Alan Snel John Fisher, Mark Davis, Sandy Dean

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A Las Vegas Bicycle Ride: Let’s Check On A’s Stadium Construction On Strip

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 Alan Snel John Fisher, Mark Davis

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Pay To Play: Food/Beverage Concessionaire Aramark Cuts 20-Year, $175 Million Deal At A’s Vegas Stadium, With $100 Million Equity Investment In Team, Published Report Says

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Alan Snel John Fisher, Mark Davis

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A’s To Open ‘Experience Center’ In Vegas Southwest Valley To Allow Fans To Check Out Ticket Options, Stadium Model; 30 Premium Fan Areas In Ballpark On Strip

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Don Logan, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Mary Beth Sewald, Sandy Dean

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County Commissioner Jim Gibson who supports A's stadium subsidy and tax district. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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It Took Five Minutes For Clark County Commissioners To Approve A’s Stadium Tax District Tuesday; Nobody Spoke At Tax District Public Hearing

April 15, 2025April 16, 2025 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Ed Finger, Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill

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A's owner John Fisher (left) talking with Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson.

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LVSportsBiz Confidential: Bet The House On Clark County Commissioners Approving A’s Stadium Tax District Tuesday

April 13, 2025April 15, 2025 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Michael Naft, Ross Miller, Steve Hill, William McCurdy II

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A’s Will Need To ‘Outslug’ Visiting Teams At West Sacramento Stadium; Final Tuesday: Athletics 10 Padres 4

April 8, 2025 Alan Snel John Fisher, Manny Machado, Mark Kotsay, Vivek Ranadive

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For Las Vegas, Hurry Up And Wait: Before A’s Open New Stadium On Strip, Three Years At Minor League Park In West Sacramento

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 Alan Snel John Fisher, Vivek Ranadive

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WNBA Las Vegas Aces, Las Vegas Aviators Combine On Free Jersey Promotion At Friday’s Aviators Game; Friday From Denver: A’s 6 Rockies 3

April 5, 2025April 5, 2025 Alan Snel Don Logan, John Fisher, Vivek Ranadive

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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

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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.