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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak

COVID-19 and Sports: Nevada Governor’s Goal Is For Capacity To Be 100 Percent By June 1

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday that capacity levels can reach 100 percent on June

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 08: code during the 19th Annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on April 8, 2018 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire)

Aviators Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Allowed To Have 50 Percent Fan Capacity For NHRA Event In April, While Aviators Prez Donny Baseball Hopes For 50 Percent Capacity At Ballpark In Summerlin

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Alan Snel Don Logan, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com After officials limited Las Vegas Motor Speedway to 15 percent attendance capacity (12,500 fans)

COVID-19 Gambling UNLV

March Madness Gatherings In Las Vegas Will Benefit From Gov. Sisolak’s New 50 Percent Capacity Directive

March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The worldwide virus deprived Las Vegas last year of one of its annual signature sports

Fans dressed for the occasion.

COVID-19 Golden Knights

Tickets For All Seven Golden Knights Home Games In March Still Available, But You Better Have Cash In The Bank

February 26, 2021February 27, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Steve Sisolak

Fans are coming back to Golden Knights games starting March 1 Photo credit: L.E. Baskow/LVSportsBiz.com By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

Gov. Steve Sisolak with VGK fans in 2018 in downtown Las Vegas.

COVID-19 Golden Knights

UPDATE: Golden Knights President Says VGK Will Submit Plans Hoping To Have Fans Beginning March 1

February 14, 2021February 16, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Dana White, Kerry Bubolz, Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights plan on submitting a COVID-19 plan in hopes of having fans

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

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

Tony Hsieh at a VGK hockey game in December 2019. Photo credit: Mary Peters/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights Lights

Las Vegas, Business World Mourn Loss of Former Zappos CEO and Workplace Innovator Tony Hsieh, Who Died Friday At Age 46; Zappos Sponsored Downtown Lights Soccer Team, VGK

November 28, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Snel Alfred Lin, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Derek Stevens, Jeff Bezos, Kerry Bubolz, Steve Sisolak, Tony Hsieh

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com He was the original disruptor, a man who disliked formal corporate culture so much that

The stadium on game today.

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Open Stadium Monday, Make History In Las Vegas

September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Carr, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Today is history in Las Vegas. A new $2 billion stadium project opens Monday. The

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak

COVID-19

Let’s Face It: Time For Everyone To Wear Masks, Sisolak Mandates

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Major league sports will try to restart in places like Florida — and possibly in

The D Vas Vegas and Circa owner Derek Stevens

Sports Marketing

Talk About Marketing Gold: Downtown Las Vegas Hotel Owner Derek Stevens Gives Away 2,000 Free Flights To Las Vegas To Kick-Start Pandemic Economy

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Stevens, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Downtown hotel-casino owner and prominent local sports sponsor Derek Stevens might just go down in

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.