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The groundbreaking photo most likely to go viral tonight. Photo credit: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau

Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking, Vegas-Style

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Desiree Reed-Francois, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Roger Goodell, Tommy White, William Hornbuckle

By ALAN SNEL They celebrated the marriage of Las Vegas and the NFL Raiders today with a stadium groundbreaking

Raiders say hiring goals for stadium construction and operations are the highest in stadium history.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Say Stadium Construction, Operations Hiring Targets For Minorities and Women Are Highest In Stadium History

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Lynn Littlejohn, Marc Badain, Steve Hill, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL The Raiders want women, minorities, veterans, the LGBTQ community and local small businesses in Nevada involved

The Oakland Alameda stadium authority executive director tells LVSportsBiz.com that he is waiting to hear from the Raiders about whether the team needs to play in Oakland in 2019 or in 2019 and 2020.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Will Raiders Play in Oakland in 2020? Oakland Alameda Stadium Chief Is Waiting to Hear from Raiders

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Scott McKibben, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL The executive director of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority told LVSportsBiz.com today that he is

Raiders President Marc Badain answers a few questions from the media scrum after Thursday's Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Authority board meeting.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

After Thursday’s LV Stadium Authority Board Meeting, Does Stadium Panel Represent Public or Raiders?

September 14, 2017September 15, 2017 Alan Snel Ken Evans, Marc Badain, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL The Oakland Raiders’ march to their new $1.8 billion domed stadium in Las Vegas includes a

The Vegas Golden Knights thrive to be a regional team, but the Raiders already have the demos to be the team of the West.

Golden Knights Raiders Team

Las Vegas’ Regional Major League Team? More Like the Raiders Than the Golden Knights

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Marc Badain

By ALAN SNEL Some LVSportsBiz thoughts while we wait for Conor McGregor’s fashion consultant to draft a few more three-piece

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

No Major Raiders Stadium Issues Solved, But the Stadium Pictures Were Pretty

August 17, 2017August 18, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Don Webb, Marc Badain, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL There are some major issues facing the nine Las Vegas business leaders who sit on the

The Laborers of Local 872 wears the same colors of the Raiders.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

LVSportsBiz’s Raiders Stadium Confidential: Skirmish Over Community Benefits Plan and More

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Alan Snel Aaron Ford, Ken Evans, Marc Badain, Steve Sisolak, Tommy White, Tony Marnell

By ALAN SNEL While the Raiders look for more parking spaces for their $1.9 billion subsidized Las Vegas stadium

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

WNBA Commish retires: Following seven years as the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert has informed the league of her decision to retire at the end of 2026.

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.