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Former Raiders President Marc Badain at one of the many stadium board meetings he attended. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

The Marc Badain Mystery: Timing Of Resignation Of Popular Raiders President Sparks Questions

July 26, 2021April 19, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Dan Ventrelle, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Maury Gallagher, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Six days before he quit his job as president of the Las Vegas Raiders, Marc

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Raiders President Marc Badain Resigns, Replaced By Raiders EVP/General Counsel Dan Ventrelle; Badain Went From Intern To President During 30-Year Raiders Career, Guiding Team To Vegas, New Stadium

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Raiders president Marc Badain, the man who helped steer the Raiders’ move from Oakland to

Allegiant Stadium events include NFL and concerts. Photo: AEG Presents

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Before Raiders Fill Stadium With 65,000 Fans At NFL Games In Vegas, There Are Concerts, WWE, Soccer At Allegiant Stadium

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Alan Snel Chris Wright, Garth Brooks, Illenium, Mark Davis, Nick Miller

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium opened in late July of last year with no fanfare. And

Reigning WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson of the Aces.

Aces

Aces’ Olympians Help Las Vegas Defeat Seattle Storm In OT Sunday

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Ji-Su Park, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm have some of world’s premier women basketball players.

Bigtime boxing with fans is back in Las Vegas. Photo: Mikey Williams

Boxing

Bigtime Boxing Returns To Las Vegas With A Fury This Summer As Fight Capital Flexes Its Muscles With Fans In Seats

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Daniel Cormier, Deontay Wilder, Errol Spence, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Davis, Masayoshi Nakatani, Shane Mosely, Teofimo Lopez, Tyson Fury, Vasyl Lomachenko

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Vasyl Lomachenko traveled from the Ukraine to reintroduce himself to the boxing audience in a

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Here We Go Again: Clark County Will Tap Stadium Authority Reserves For $11.7 Million For Next Debt Payment June 1

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Alan Snel Erik Pappa, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Clark County plans to tap a Stadium Authority reserve fund for $11.7 million in order

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Las Vegas Aces Easily Beat LA Sparks In Home Opener Friday Before Nearly 2,000 and New Owner Mark Davis

May 21, 2021May 22, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Mark Davis

Story by Cassandra Cousineau

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Raiders Fans Will See First Game (Preseason) At Allegiant Stadium In Vegas August 14

May 21, 2021 Alan Snel Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Raiders and football fans will get their first look inside Allegiant Stadium for

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Season Ticketholders Selling Tickets On Secondary Market To Make Huge Profits

May 17, 2021May 19, 2021 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Many Las Vegas Raiders season ticketholders are selling their tickets on the secondary market to

Aces' A'ja Wilson. Photo: Aces

Aces

Las Vegas Aces Open Season With 97-83 Loss In Great Northwest Saturday

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Cathy Engelbert, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces Saturday opened their much-anticipated 2021 WNBA season with a 97-83 loss

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

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.