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Jeremy Aguero at a Raiders stadium board meeting. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Overhauls Front Office With Three New Executives As Part Of New Restructured Business Operations

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Alan Snel Damon Arnette, Dan Ventrelle, Henry Ruggs III, Jeremy Aguero, Jon Gruden, Kevin Manara, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Mark Shearer, Michael Crome

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders have hired a trio of new front office executives to oversee

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Star Of The Show For Premium Seating Conference Sunday

August 15, 2021August 16, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Dorsey, Charlie Thornton, Keith Robinson, Kosha Irby, Mark Shearer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just 24 hours after Allegiant Stadium hosted the first Las Vegas Raiders game with fans,

Raiders get ready for their Monday stadium groundbreaking in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Lou DeSalvio Twitter

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Behind That Tough-Guy, Renegade Image Is A Franchise Dealing With Stress Like All Of Us

November 12, 2017 Alan Snel Mark Shearer

By ALAN SNEL Say it ain’t so, Al. The sports franchise known for its bad-ass, renegade, we’ll-move-wherever-whenever-we-want persona

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.

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

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.