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As Expected: Lords Of Baseball Bless Athletics’ Relocation To Las Vegas Thanks To Public Stadium Funding For A’s In Nevada; A’s Owner Moved To Avoid Losing MLB Revenue Sharing Dollars

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Rob Manfred, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Lords of Baseball have cleared a path for the Oakland Athletics to

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Dysfunctional Baseball: Oakland Athletics’ Bizarre, Strange, Surreal Adventure To Win $380 Million In Government Assistance From Nevada For Ballpark On Strip

June 7, 2023June 8, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Fabian Donate, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Nicole Cannizzaro, Rob Manfred, Rochelle Nguyen, Steve Hill, Steve Pastorino, Wayne Coy

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nobody invited the Oakland Athletics and their owner, John Fisher, to Las Vegas

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Eye Of Sports Hurricane In Las Vegas: Consultant Jeremy Aguero’s Fingerprints On Raiders Stadium, Athletics Ballpark Push, F1 Race Economic Numbers, Super Bowl Are Everywhere In Vegas

May 4, 2023May 18, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Carolyn Goodman, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, Rob Manfred, Sam Joffray, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer He’s the pied piper of Las Vegas’ sports parade, a nattily-dressed, Las Vegas-based go-to

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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

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LVSportsBiz.com’s Letter To Athletics: Hire All The Last Vegas Ballpark Lobbyists You Want, But Raiders Took All The Stadium Subsidy Money

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 Alan Snel John Fisher, Rob Manfred

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Dear Oakland Athletics, You want to come to Las Vegas? Sure, go for

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 01: Jennifer Maia of Brazil celebrates after her submission victory over Joanne Calderwood of Scotland in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 01, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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On Sports Betting: Sports Bettors Savor An Almost Normal Day

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Alan Snel Alexsel Oleinik, Derek Brunson, Derrick Lewis, Edmen Shahbazyan, Rob Manfred

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com If you glanced at the schedule, it seemed like a normal day. There was a

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On Public Relations: Astros Foul Up PR Response to Cheating Scandal; Strike Out in Spring Training Opener with Fans

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa, Davey Martinez, Dusty Baker, Jim Crane, Jose Altuve, Max Scherzer, Rob Manfred

By Toby Srebnik for LVSportsBiz.com WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – On Saturday, I took my son with me to a

July 5, 2021

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

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