Rossi Ralenkotter Archives

It's Las vegas and the LVCVA is the main sponsor of the ballpark so it's showgirls for Big League Weekend.

Aviators

Big League Weekend Brings MLB Spring Training To Downtown Summerlin

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Ballpark enjoyed a banner year in attendance in its first year in 2019

Raiders Stadium

LVSportsBiz Analysis: Why Do Raiders Want To Boot UNLV Football Out Of Stadium For Two Games In 2020? Because They Think They Can

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Len Jessup, Marc Badain, Rossi Ralenkotter, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Hill, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Twenty years ago I sat across a table from a lobbyist for the Washington Redskins

Aviators

How Howard Hughes Corporation Gentrified Minor League Baseball in Las Vegas Thanks to an $80 Million Gift from LVCVA for Aviators Ballpark

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan, Rossi Ralenkotter

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Back in the day before mega-giant ultra-bright scoreboards, outfield pools, $100-per-person party suites, air-flow mesh

Las Vegas Ballpark, as seen on Tuesday morning.

Aviators LVCVA Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

The LVCVA: ‘It’s A Public Agency That Acts Like A Private Company’

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Badain, Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com About a week after the “Great Las Vegas Snow Blizzard of 2019” coated the elevated

51s Aviators

Let’s Walk Minor League Baseball’s Trade Show Floor

December 12, 2018January 28, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan, Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The topic of Minor League Baseball is receiving more attention in Las Vegas these days

Jonathan Marchessault and Erik Haula celebrate Marchessault's penalty shot score to defeat Ottawa in OT, 4-3.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Launch Team Record 53 Shots, Defeat Ottawa in OT on Marchy Penalty Shot Sunday

October 28, 2018October 29, 2018 Alan Snel Jonathan Marchessault, Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They arrived in Las Vegas Sunday morning fresh off a visit to metro

New Triple-A ballpark being built thanks to LVCVA $80 million contribution for naming rights of Las Vegas Ballpark.

51s Aces Aviators LVCVA National Finals Rodeo Speedway Sports Tourism

LVCVA Enriches Las Vegas’ Older Sports, While New Teams Get Much Less

September 7, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is your local tourism agency in Las Vegas

Gov. Brian Sandoval creates a sporting event committee for Southern Nevada.

Uncategorized

Gov. Sandoval Creates Sports Event Committee For Southern Nevada (But It Seems Highly-Paid People Are Already Recruiting Sports Events To Southern Nevada)

April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Marc Badain, Pat Christenson, Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Raiders President Marc Badain is trying to bring a Super Bowl and World Cup soccer

The Big Leagues come to Las Vegas this weekend.

51s Aviators

Big Leagues Visit Las Vegas In Busy Sports Month In Sin City

March 17, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Dick Calvert, Kris Bryant, Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was a test run and the Cashman Field turf stayed sturdy through three pre-season

LVCVA CEO Rossi Ralenkotter is a Hall of Famer in the Southern Nevada Sports of Fame.

Column

LVCVA’s Ralenkotter Reaches Hall of Fame (But Not for His High School Basketball Days)

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com There’s so much media attention lavished on the new Las Vegas sports kids on the

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.

ADVERTISEMENT: Please shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo at the Koval Lane intersection east of the Strip. Jay’s Market is the official presenting sponsor of LVSportBiz.com’s stories.

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

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.