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NBA Expansion For Teams In Las Vegas, Seattle Takes Another Step Wednesday

March 25, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Bill Hornbuckle, LeBron James, Magic Johnson

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — An NBA team playing in Las Vegas

A's A's Stadium Aces Bill Foley Fans Marketing NBA NBA Summer League Raiders T-Mobile Arena WNBA Aces

Lure of Las Vegas: NBA Owners To Vote Next Week On Exploring Expansion To Las Vegas For 2028-29

March 16, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Joe Lombardo, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shaquille O'Neal

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s only a matter of

Allegiant Stadium Mark Davis Marketing NFL Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

Josh Jacobs Leads Raiders To 38-20 Fourth Quarter Win Over Houston Sunday; Magic Johnson Interested In Minority Share Of Raiders

October 23, 2022October 24, 2022 Alan Snel Al Davis, Carl Weathers, Daniel Carlson, Davante Adams, Davis Mills, Derek Carr, Duron Harmon, Josh Jacobs, Josh McDaniels, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Mack Hollins, Magic Johnson, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The Raiders entered the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans trailing by

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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, Who Grew NBA Into Global Brand, Dies Wednesday

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, David Stern, Gary Bettman, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The man who led the expansion of the National Basketball Association into an international, multi-billionaire-dollar

NBA Summer League Thomas & Mack Center

Las Vegas’ Sports Industry Heats Up During Summer Months

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 Alan Snel David Perron, Gennady Golovkin, James Neal, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com No time off. There was a time when Las Vegas’ sports industry had some

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.

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.