Former Nevada Legislator Who Backed Athletics Stadium Subsidy Bill Takes Offense To ‘Corruptively’ In Social Media Post, Tells A’s Fan To ‘Get Off Your Mom’s Couch, Leave The Basement And Learn To Live’

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Former Nevada lawmaker Scott Hammond, who supported the Athletics baseball stadium funding bill, got into

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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

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

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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Oakland Athletics team president Dave Kaval. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

As Expected: Lords Of Baseball Bless Athletics’ Relocation To Las Vegas Thanks To Public Stadium Funding For A’s In Nevada; A’s Owner Moved To Avoid Losing MLB Revenue Sharing Dollars

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Lords of Baseball have cleared a path for the Oakland Athletics to

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Las Vegas Stadium Board Scheduled To Vote On Spending $1 Million In Public Dollars On Legal Costs Related To Athletics Stadium On Strip

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Amid all the sports hub-bub in Las Vegas these days, the Oakland Athletics’ planned baseball

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Nevada Teachers Union Takes Swing At Athletics Stadium Subsidy Bill With PAC That Plans Litigation, Voter Campaign In Effort To Reverse $380 Million Ballpark Subsidy

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Strip, where it’s OK to suspend reality because entertainment is rule one,

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In Las Vegas’ Bread And Circuses Approach To Public Policy, Public Dollars Handed Out To MLB Team For Baseball Stadium On Strip

ADVERTSEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Things are kind of busy in Las Vegas in the sports world. Local

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VGK Owner Foley On Subsidized Athletics Stadium On Strip: ‘Baseball Will Be Tough, There’s A Lot Of Games’

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Fresh off winning the Stanley Cup, Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley was

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Nevada Governor Plays Money Ball With Public Assistance For MLB Team: Lombardo Signs Bill For $380 Million Subsidy For Athletics Ballpark In Las Vegas Amid VGK Stanley Cup Title Mania

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It’s official. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo Thursday signed a bill into law that

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Bellying Up To Public Trough: Both F1, Athletics Shared Limelight This Week With High-Profile Requests For Public Money For Neighboring Sports Projects On Strip

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The public cost of underwriting Las Vegas’ thirst for major league sports was

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Dysfunctional Baseball: Oakland Athletics’ Bizarre, Strange, Surreal Adventure To Win $380 Million In Government Assistance From Nevada For Ballpark On Strip

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nobody invited the Oakland Athletics and their owner, John Fisher, to Las Vegas

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