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LVCVA CEO Steve Hill

After LVSportsBiz.com Reported LVCVA Contract Bidding Problems, LVCVA CEO Steve Hill Tells Board ‘Process Did Not Meet Our Standards’

July 8, 2025July 9, 2025 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Jeff Motley, Jim Gibson, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Michael Naft, Richard Manhattan, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The LVCVA

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LVCVA Draws Scrutiny For Awarding CFP Championship Game Consulting Job To Company That Includes Former Husband Of LVCVA’s VP Of Sports

June 9, 2025February 13, 2026 Alan Snel Jeff Motley, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Michael Naft, Richard Manhattan, Steve Hill

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Steve Hill, LVCVA CEO

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LVCVA Spent More Than $70,000 On Travel, Meals For College Football Championship Game Expenses; LVCVA Says Travel Part Of Research Protocol Of Staging Title Game In Vegas

May 13, 2025February 14, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Feldman, Brian Yost, Erick Harper, Jim Gibson, John Saccenti, Katie Wik, Lisa Motley, Michael Naft, Mike Newcomb, Rob Dondero, Steve DePue, Steve Hill

(Publisher’s Note: Why did we report this travel expenses story? The Las Vegas market ranks low compared to its peer

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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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

Formula 1 Formula One Grand Prix Las Vegas Grand Prix LVCVA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

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

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The head of Las Vegas’ public tourism agency hopes a

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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Residents line up to offer public comments on the Rhodes housing development settlement approved Tuesday. Photo credits for this story: LVSportsBiz.om

Clark County

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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Formula 1 Formula One Grand Prix Marketing Travel

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

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.