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BetMGM Cuts Sportsbook, Online Casino Deal With Las Vegas Aces, WNBA Through 2027 Season

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Alan Snel Lance Evans, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

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Utah vs USC on Friday in Vegas. Photo: Pac-12 Conference Twitter

Allegiant Stadium Marketing Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

USC vs Utah Sold Out For Pac-12 Championship Football Game In Vegas Friday; Stadium Capacity For This Event Is 61,195

December 1, 2022December 3, 2022 Alan Snel George Kliavkoff, Lance Evans

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Southern California vs Utah Pac-12 championship football game set for Friday in

Aces

WNBA All-Star Game Preview: WNBA Players Say Las Vegas Franchise Adds Marketing Punch To League

July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Elizabeth Williams, Lance Evans, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas and MGM Resorts International, owner of the Las Vegas Aces, received high grades

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

Aces fans had a lot to root for after the team's 1-7 start.

WNBA Aces

After Sluggish Start On Court and Off It, Las Vegas Aces Rebound With Entertaining Product and High Hopes for Season 2

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jim Murren, Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was their inaugural season in Las Vegas,

The Aces jersey lacks a marquee sponsor across the top and has a clean look. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

WNBA Aces

Aces In No Rush To Sign Up Marquee Corporate Partner For Uniform

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 Alan Snel Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Take a look at the Las Vegas Aces basketball jersey and you will notice something

WNBA Aces

After Sluggish Start, Las Vegas Aces Clicking On and Off Court at Mandalay Bay Events Center

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark It was halftime at the Las Vegas Aces –

NBA Summer League Day 2 was a sellout of 17,500, including this big crowd watching the Suns-Kings game.

Lights NBA Summer League T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UFC WNBA Aces

NBA Summer League Day 2 and UFC 226 Are Sellouts, While WNBA Aces’ Attendance Is Down Saturday

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 Alan Snel Lance Evans, Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Golden Knights finished their season a month ago, the Las Vegas Raiders

Aces coach Bill Laimbeer gives the team last-minute instructions before tip-off at the Aces' first preseason game.

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas’ New WNBA Club Shows Its Hand With Aces On The Hardwood and With Entertainment

May 6, 2018 Alan Snel Brooke Johnson, Chet Buchanan, Lance Evans, Rushia Brown

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was the Las Vegas Aces’ big day. The re-branded WBNA team was making its

Lance Evans is the MGM Resorts International business point man on the launch of the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA team's new market.

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas’ New WNBA Team Prepares To Deal Aces For Fans This Month

May 3, 2018 Alan Snel Jake Wagner, Jonny Greco, Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com As the Vegas Golden Knights worm their way into your heart — and your wallet/purse

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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.

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

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.