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Tropicana Hotel Garage Reduced To Rubble At Athletics Stadium Site On Strip

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Tropicana hotel-casino’s parking garage along the Strip was reduced to rubble this week a

Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Richard Brian

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Every Mega Sports Story Finds Place In Las Vegas As Reports Point To Miriam Adelson Buying Share In NBA Dallas Mavericks

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 Alan Snel Adam Silver, LeBron James, Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Tim Leiweke

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It seems like every major sports business story finds a path through Las Vegas. Formula

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Athletics’ $500 Million Moneyball Pitch: A’s Propose Las Vegas Ballpark Without Rendering, Design Architect, Funding Deal, Political Leverage

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Dave Kaval, David Carter, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Mark Davis, Neil deMause, Pat Bowlen, Roger Noll, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak, Victor Matheson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer The first time I had a front row seat to watch the political courtship

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UNLV Loses Crazy 2 OT Wild One To Eastern Washington, 35-33, At Allegiant Stadium Thursday As Rebs Coach Still Seeks First Win

September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Charles Williams, Daniel Gutierrez, Desiree Reed-Francois, Doug Brumfield, Marcus Arroyo, Sheldon Adelson

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Raiders Open Allegiant Stadium To Fans For First Time; Waves Of Fans Swarm Palatial Domed Venue For Raiders-Seahawks Preseason Game Saturday; Raiders Win, 20-7, Before 50,101

August 14, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Carlos Santana, Carolyn Goodman, Chelsea Gray, Dan Ventrelle, Jackie Young, Jon Gruden, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Tommy White

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Former Raiders President Marc Badain at one of the many stadium board meetings he attended. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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The Marc Badain Mystery: Timing Of Resignation Of Popular Raiders President Sparks Questions

July 26, 2021April 19, 2023 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Dan Ventrelle, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Maury Gallagher, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Six days before he quit his job as president of the Las Vegas Raiders, Marc

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Raiders President Marc Badain Resigns, Replaced By Raiders EVP/General Counsel Dan Ventrelle; Badain Went From Intern To President During 30-Year Raiders Career, Guiding Team To Vegas, New Stadium

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Raiders president Marc Badain, the man who helped steer the Raiders’ move from Oakland to

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Oakland Athletics Say There Are Ballpark Sites In Metro Las Vegas, But Where Is Public Money To Build A’s Venue? ‘Who Knows’

July 16, 2021 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Don Logan, Sheldon Adelson, Tick Segerblom

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The hard-working denizens of metro Las Vegas first got to know a glib-talking fella by

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Las Vegas Hotel-Casino Tycoon Sheldon Adelson Dies; Adelson Helped Pass Stadium Hotel Room Tax To Build Raiders Venue

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Hotel-casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, the major force behind Nevada legislation in 2016 that helped build

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Raiders Drop Curtain On Final Home Game During Inaugural Season At Allegiant Stadium With Painful 26-25 Loss To Miami Saturday Night

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis, Nelson Agholor, Sheldon Adelson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It began with the Nevada Legislature and former Gov. Brian Sandoval approving a hotel room

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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

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.