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Raiders owner Mark Davis has purchased the Las Vegas Aces

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Purchases WNBA Las Vegas Aces From MGM Resorts International

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, frequently seen at Las Vegas Aces basketball games in

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Las Vegas Hotel-Casino Tycoon Sheldon Adelson Dies; Adelson Helped Pass Stadium Hotel Room Tax To Build Raiders Venue

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Hotel-casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, the major force behind Nevada legislation in 2016 that helped build

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Raiders Drop Curtain On Final Home Game During Inaugural Season At Allegiant Stadium With Painful 26-25 Loss To Miami Saturday Night

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis, Nelson Agholor, Sheldon Adelson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It began with the Nevada Legislature and former Gov. Brian Sandoval approving a hotel room

VGK gave their season ticket holders some options Monday for the upcoming season. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVsportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Contact Season Ticket Holders Monday To Give Them Options For Upcoming Season That Starts Jan. 13

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A day after the NHL said a new 56-game season will start Jan. 13, the

Aces Aviators Boxing COVID-19 Gambling Golden Knights National Finals Rodeo PBR Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UFC

LVSportsBiz’s 2020 Year In Review: A Stadium Is Born, Coping With COVID-19 And Different Paths To Racial Justice

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A highly-contagious worldwide virus shut down sports in Las Vegas for several months in 2020

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Mariota Plays Well Off Bench, But Chargers Win In OT, 30-27, Over Raiders In Prime Time Thursday

December 17, 2020December 18, 2020 Alan Snel Darren Waller, Derek Carr, Jon Gruden, Josh Jacobs, Justin Herbert, Marcus Mariota, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Everybody said, “Whoa,” in the press box. That meant a touchdown for the Raiders, a

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Texas and Florida NFL Teams Are Top Attendance Draws During COVID-19 Pandemic; Raiders vs Falcons In Atlanta Sunday

November 29, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With Texas and Florida allowing sports events to have crowds during the novel coronavirus pandemic,

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Clark County Taps Stadium Reserve Fund For $11.5 Million Wednesday To Make Stadium Bond Payment After Big Drop In Hotel Room Tax Revenues

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Alan Snel Erik Pappa, Jeremy Aguero, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A major shortfall in hotel room tax revenues from the COVID-19 pandemic forced Clark County

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The Many Sides Of Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium; Las Vegas vs Kansas City Is Game On For Sunday Night Football

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Mark Davis said there will be no fans during the Las Vegas Raiders’ maiden season

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Las Vegas Raiders Have NFL’s Most Expensive Family-of-Four Costs and Ticket Thanks To New Allegiant Stadium

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Alan Snel Chris Hartweg, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders’ move to new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas has meant that the

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

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.