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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

Fans Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix Sports Tourism

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

Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix LVCVA

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

Athletics Baseball Las Vegas Ballpark Major League Baseball Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Public Debate In Government Halls Will Begin On Athletics’ Request For $500 Million In Ballpark Incentives In Las Vegas

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, Michael Naft

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer On Saturday night, the Las Vegas Aviators drew 3,000 more fans at their ballpark

Bicycling Raiders Raiders Stadium

Raiders Answer Squeaky Wheel With More Bicycle Racks At Allegiant Stadium

April 20, 2023April 21, 2023 Alan Snel Justin Jones, Michael Naft, MJ Maynard, Sandra Douglass Morgan

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer All great things start small. If Las Vegas will be a good place

Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Oakland Athletics President Hopes MLB Can Approve A’s Move To Las Vegas In The Fall: ‘We’re Turning Our Full Attention To Las Vegas’

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo, Michael Naft, Rob Manfred

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval told LVSportsBiz.com he hopes to apply to Major

LVCVA chief Steve Hill Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

Formula 1 Formula One Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

How Much Is Clark County Paying For Las Vegas Grand Prix Road Resurfacing? County Still Doesn’t Know; Las Vegas Tourism Board Also Approves $7 Million Grand Prix Ticket Deal

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Kevin Bagger, Michael Naft, Steve Hill

(Publisher’s Note: Security at the Las Vegas Convention Center initially refused to allow LVSportsBiz.com to attend a public LVCVA board

Allegiant Stadium Marketing Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

And Another One: Las Vegas Lands Men’s College Basketball Final Four For Allegiant Stadium In 2028

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Alan Snel Brooks Downing, Chris Reynolds, Erick Harper, Jeremy Aguero, Michael Naft, Mike Newcomb, Rob Dondero, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer With Allegiant Stadium serving as both the Las Vegas Raiders home and an

NFL NFL Draft

Red Carpet Construction Scenes At Bellagio Fountains Thursday Morning For NFL Draft On Strip April 28-30

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Alan Snel Michael Naft

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Construction of the red carpet stage in the Bellagio Fountains for the NFL Draft event

Allegiant Stadium NFL NFL Draft Sports Marketing

Getting To NFL Draft In Las Vegas: RTC Express Bus, Monorail, Ride Share; Make Sure You Plan Ahead To Reach Center Of Strip

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Alan Snel Michael Naft

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Get ready. In a little more than two weeks, 300,000-600,000 NFL fans are expected to

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.