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

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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A's president Marc Badain

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Badain 2.0: A’s New Team President Has Track Record Of Monetizing A New Major League Stadium In Las Vegas

March 7, 2025March 8, 2025 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Michael Naft, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill

Marc Badain, the new A’s president back in action at a Las Vegas Stadium Board meeting Thursday March 6, 2025

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LVCVA Head Says Third Party – Courts – Can Resolve Dispute Between Lawsuit-Filing Businesses In Strip Area And Formula 1/Clark County

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Michael Naft, Renee Wilm, Steve Hill, Tick Segerblom

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The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix Sports Marketing Travel

With Businesses, Workers Saying They Lost Money From F1 Vegas Race In 2023, Why Do Clark County Commissioners Support Las Vegas Grand Prix In 2024? (Hint: Hotels Run Las Vegas)

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Michael Naft

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Clark County Raises White Flag On Massive Gypsum Housing Project Near Red Rock: Commissioners Vote To Allow 3,500 Homes Near RR Canyon, Pay $86 Million To Developer Rhodes Under Approved Settlement Tuesday

June 18, 2024June 19, 2024 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Jim Rhodes, Justin Jones, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft, Ross Miller, William McCurdy II

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Clark County Debriefing Report On Controversial Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix: As A Clark County Commissioner Put It, ‘There Were Big Winners And Big Losers’

March 19, 2024March 20, 2024 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft, Ross Miller, Tick Segerblom, Wade Bohn

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A's president Dave Kaval

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Athletics Show Appreciation For Nevada State Legislators, Clark County Commissioners With Political Contributions

January 18, 2024 Alan Snel Fabian Donate, Michael Naft, Nicole Cannizzaro, Ross Miller, Selena La Rue Hatch, Steve Yeager, William McCurdy II

Planned Athletics stadium site at Tropicana hotel land on the Strip. By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It looks as if

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America’s Sports Holy Land: Steep Price Las Vegas Pays For Trinity of Super Bowl, Athletics Stadium, Formula 1

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Michael Naft, Nicole Cannizzaro, Richard "Skip" Daly, Richard McArthur, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Story synopsis: In a place where schools, public transportation, health care rank low in the

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Tourist Corridor Business Owner On Formula 1 Race Impact: ‘They Didn’t Think Through The Consequences . . . They Shut Down Our Bloodline’

January 8, 2024 Alan Snel Gary Ellis, Gino Ferraro, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, Justin Jones, Lisa Mayo, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft, Mimmo Ferraro, Renee Wilm, Ross Miller, Steve Hill, Tick Segerblom, William McCurdy II

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The much-hyped Formula 1 car race in the Las Vegas tourist corridor was not slated

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Another Sports Organizer Wants Public Dollars In Las Vegas: Formula One Asks Clark County For $40 Million Toward $80 Million Las Vegas Grand Grand Prix Infrastructure Work

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Justin Jones, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Now it’s Formula One’s turn to belly up to the public trough and

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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