Rossi Ralenkotter Archives

When Traffic Returns To Strip Corridor In Autumn It Means Only Thing: F1 Race In Las Vegas Is Back In November

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Michael Naft, Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The late former LVCVA CEO Rossi Ralenkotter said no to the Formula

Allegiant Stadium Fans Las Vegas Bowl Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Las Vegas Bowl Ushers In 2026 In Vegas; Utah Blasts Nebraska, 44-22 At Annual Game At Allegiant Stadium

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 Alan Snel John Saccenti, Rossi Ralenkotter

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Allegiant Stadium Aviators Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Grand Prix LVCVA Raiders Raiders Stadium Raiders Team Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Travel

Former LVCVA Boss, Las Vegas Tourism Industry Leader Rossi Ralenkotter Dies Friday; Major Vegas Sports Backer Was 78

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

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Athletics Aviators LVCVA Marketing

Las Vegas Aviators Honor Former LVCVA Chief And Longtime Employee Rossi Ralenkotter At Ballpark Friday

September 19, 2025September 20, 2025 Alan Snel Don Logan, Rossi Ralenkotter

ADVERTISEMENT Shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo Road at the Koval Lane intersection east of the Strip. ADVERTISEMENT

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

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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

LVSportsBiz.com endorses RIPT ULTRA for your sports headphones needs. I report hundreds of stories a year at venues where these headphones allow me to focus and write. Order these headphones here.

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.