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Raiders Coach Jon Gruden On Fan-less Allegiant Stadium: ‘You Want To Cut It Loose With Your New Fan Base and It Is Disappointing’

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Alan Snel Jon Gruden

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Four questions from Jon Gruden’s media session Thursday. Question: How disappointing is it that there

Raiders coach Jon Gruden. All photos courtesy of Raiders.

Raiders Team

Gruden and The Pandemic: Raiders’ Coach Responds To Coronavirus-Related Media Questions

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Alan Snel Cory Littleton, Jon Gruden, Mike Mayock

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Raiders coach Jon Gruden did a Zoom interview with the media Thursday. LVSportsBiz.com was curious

Jon Gruden gets new Ford. Photo from Southern Nevada Ford Dealers tweet.

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CES Will Not Be Coming To Las Vegas In January 2021 — And Six Other News Items From This Morning

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Jim Murren, Jon Gruden, Patrick Mahomes

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com This one hurts for Las Vegas. The monster-sized CES trade show — the biggest convention

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Lotus Broadcasting and Raiders Cut Deal To Have KOMP 92.3FM Serve As Raiders Flagship Radio Station In Las Vegas

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Alan Snel Clay Baker, Ed Graney, Jon Gruden, JT the Brick, Mike Pritchard, Scott Gulbransen, Tyler Bischoff, Vincent Bonsignore

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Lotus Broadcasting, a major radio broadcaster in Las Vegas, and the NFL Las Vegas Raiders

Raiders Stadium

A Green Retractable Football Field Grows In Las Vegas

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Alan Snel Jon Gruden

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com When you visit the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium, you’re struck by the gleaming black exterior. But

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Raiders’ First Scheduled Home Game At Allegiant Stadium: Sept. 21 Monday Night Vs Saints and Drew Brees

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Alan Snel Jon Gruden

The Raiders 2020 schedule was unveiled Thursday, but what affect will the coronavirus pandemic have on the schedule and will

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Raiders Fans Renew Weekend Rite Of Visiting New Stadium With Protective Face Mask As Part Of Their Outfits

May 2, 2020 Alan Snel Jon Gruden, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com No worldwide pandemic or a team with a mediocre won-loss record will get in

Raiders owner Mark Davis signing stadium worker's helmet in January.

Raiders Team

Different From Most NFL Owners, Raiders’ Down-to-Earth Davis Makes Mark In Las Vegas

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Joe Maloof, Jon Gruden, Marcus Allen, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com At the Raiders event in January when the NFL team was officially dubbed the Las

VGK win in OT

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Come Back To Knock Off Blues On Home Ice (Again)

February 13, 2020February 14, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Jon Gruden, Jonathan Marchessault, Marcus Allen, Mark Davis, Max Pacioretty, Nate Schmidt, Pete DeBoer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Well, the Vegas Golden Knights did it again. They

Raiders coach Jon Gruden and team owner Mark Davis at Raiders stadium site.

Raiders Stadium

Jon Gruden On Raiders Stadium: ‘Look At This Place Man’

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Alan Snel Jon Gruden, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Raiders’ $10 million-a-year coach Jon Gruden got a look at the NFL team’s $1.97 billion

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.

BRIEFS

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

Marc Badain

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.