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With Las Vegas Locals Making An Average $70K A Year, Can They Afford Vegas’ High End Sports Prices?

July 9, 2025July 10, 2025 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The sports options in Las Vegas seem endless. But for Las Vegas,

A's owner John Fisher

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Miracle On The Strip: A’s Celebrate Groundbreaking Of Partially-Subsidized $1.75 Billion MLB Stadium, Insist It Will Host First Pitch In 2028

June 23, 2025June 25, 2025 Alan Snel Dallas Braden, Dina Titus, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Logan Gerken, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Rob Manfred, Ross Edwards, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Tommy White

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne

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Test Pilings Started May 12 At A’s Stadium Construction Site On Strip, With Cranes Coming in Late June/Early July

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Steve Hill

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Allegiant Stadium Fans NFL Raiders Sports Tourism Stadium Board Travel

Actual Number Of Fans For Raiders Games At Allegiant Stadium Much Less Than Announced Attendance; Stadium Board Meeting Thursday

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Steve Hill

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A’s To Open ‘Experience Center’ In Vegas Southwest Valley To Allow Fans To Check Out Ticket Options, Stadium Model; 30 Premium Fan Areas In Ballpark On Strip

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Don Logan, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Mary Beth Sewald, Sandy Dean

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A's owner John Fisher (left) talking with Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson.

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LVSportsBiz Confidential: Bet The House On Clark County Commissioners Approving A’s Stadium Tax District Tuesday

April 13, 2025April 15, 2025 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Michael Naft, Ross Miller, Steve Hill, William McCurdy II

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What Else Did You Expect?: Clark County Commissioners Approve Special Use Permit For A’s Stadium On Strip

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Rob Manfred, Steve Hill, Tick Segerblom

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Nevada Craft Brewers Want More Serving Taps At Allegiant Stadium, Request Beer-Selling Presence At Planned A’s Baseball Stadium On Strip

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Alan Snel Linda Lovelady, Marc Badain

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Athletics Try To Plant Seeds In Las Vegas Market With A’s Season-Opener Watch Party At Brewery In Henderson Thursday; Final: Seattle 4 A’s 2

March 27, 2025March 28, 2025 Alan Snel Debra March, Jason Giambi, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Mark Kotsay, Sandra Douglass Morgan

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A’s Owner John Fisher Hits The Field In Las Vegas For First Game Of Big League Weekend Saturday

March 8, 2025March 11, 2025 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Luis Severino, Marc Badain, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill

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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.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation said it raised $2,001,640 through the 51/49 Raffle during the 2025-26 season. All proceeds came from the team’s home games at T-Mobile Arena from the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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.