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No Surprise Here: Raiders’ New Gaming Partner Is MGM Resorts International

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Snel Chuck Bowling, Jim Murren, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Of all the corporate partnerships the Las Vegas Raiders have been racking up, this one

It's official -- Las Vegas Raiders is the name.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Official Las Vegas Raiders Merchandise Goes On Sale When NFL Draft Hits Las Vegas April 23-25; Team Officially Declared Las Vegas Raiders Wednesday

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Jim Plunkett, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s not every day the governor of your state visits your city for a big

Sports Tourism

Las Vegas Goes Big: NFL Outlines April 23-25 Player Draft Event Plan On Strip Before Clark County Commission Tuesday; LVCVA Head Says Public Tourism Agency Will Spend $2.5 Million On Draft

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 Alan Snel Jonathan Barker, Marc Badain, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s Las Vegas, so the NFL Draft red carpet will be in the middle of

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Contact Personal Seat License Holders To Gather Info On Parking, Tailgating, Stadium Payment Methods

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 Alan Snel Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders are not selling Las Vegas Raiders T-shirts and hats yet. But they have

Raiders Stadium

Raiders President Badain Says There Will Be More Parking Spaces Than Needed To Serve Allegiant Stadium With Plenty of Parking Spots For Tailgating; Raiders Stadium Point Man Webb Says Media Exaggerates Construction Hiccups

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Alan Snel Don Webb, Marc Badain, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com As public meetings go, the Raiders stadium board sessions have sailed along the last few

Raiders Stadium

LVSportsBiz Analysis: Why Do Raiders Want To Boot UNLV Football Out Of Stadium For Two Games In 2020? Because They Think They Can

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Len Jessup, Marc Badain, Rossi Ralenkotter, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Twenty years ago I sat across a table from a lobbyist for the Washington Redskins

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley talking with LVSportsBiz.com in 2017. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVsportsBiz.com.

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Small Business Saturday: After Banner Month For LVSportsBiz.com, We Ask For Your Help To Advertise Or Donate

November 30, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Dana White, Jim Frevola, Jim Murren, Joe Maloof, Liz Cambage, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com On the final day of November, I’m happy to report that this month had the

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Stadium Personal Seat License Revenue Soars To Nearly $400 Million For $1.97B Stadium Project In Las Vegas

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Alan Snel Don Webb, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders hit the jackpot in personal seat license revenues for their Las Vegas football

Raiders Stadium

Southern Nevada Water Authority Proposing To Let Advertising Dollars Flow To Raiders With Proposed 10-year, $30 Million Stadium Sponsorship Deal In Las Vegas

November 16, 2019November 17, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Ryan Reaves, Scott Huntley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com When it rains sponsorship deals for the Raiders in Las Vegas, it pours revenue. The

Raiders Stadium

Latest Raiders Stadium Project Budget Is $1.97 Billion, Including $1.4 Billion For Construction; The M In Henderson Named Raiders’ Official Team Headquarters Hotel

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Badain

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com How much does the new Raiders stadium in Las Vegas cost? Well, it depends on

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.