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UFC 

UFC’s Dana White Needs Nevada Athletic Commission’s Blessing Wednesday To Stage Fight Event At APEX Saturday After Gov. Sisolak Clears Path For UFC Fight Show

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Donald Trump, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Dana White believes he’s going to stage a UFC fight night at

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COVID-19 Raiders Team 

Nevada Governor Outlines Reopening Guidelines: Restaurants, Retail Can Open With Employee Masks But Casinos/Gaming Still Grounded

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Hope for the future. Slowly, Las Vegas is coming back. Very slowly. Gov. Steve Sisolak

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Sports Betting In Age Of COVID-19: How And When Will We Hear ‘Play Ball’ in 2020?

May 4, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers both have World Series odds of

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Raiders Stadium 

Raiders Stadium Construction Team On Workers Testing Positive For COVID-19: ‘Mostly Localized With Electricians Working On Site’

May 3, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Mortenson/McCarthy, the joint venture team overseeing construction of the $1.97 billion Raiders stadium project, is

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Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

Raiders Fans Renew Weekend Rite Of Visiting New Stadium With Protective Face Mask As Part Of Their Outfits

May 2, 2020 Alan Snel Jon Gruden, Steve Sisolak

  By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com No worldwide pandemic or a team with a mediocre won-loss record will get in

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COVID-19 

Gov. Sisolak Extends Stay-at-Home Directive To May 15, But Loosens Restrictions On Outdoor Activities Like Golf

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Nevadans, you’re ordered to keep staying at home until May 15. Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office

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Raiders Stadium 

Seven Construction Workers At Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Construction Site Have Now Tested Positive For COVID-19

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The number of workers at the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium construction site who have tested positive

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COVID-19 Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center 

Las Vegas Has Sports Venue, Hospitality Infrastructure To Serve As Western USA Major League Sports Hub For Interim Period Of Televised, Fan-free Games

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com These are New Normal Times of #flattenthecurve, social distancing, local telethons and donated masks and

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Column COVID-19 

Tuesday’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Gov. Sisolak, Mayor Goodman Capture Headlines With Opposing Public Policy Perspectives

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com On Tuesday, you did not see more polar opposite public policy perspectives on the COVID-19

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Gambling 

Sports Betting in Age of COVID-19: Optimistic Sportsbook Officials Post Betting Numbers on College Football

April 20, 2020 Alan Snel Ed Ogeron, Nick Saban, Steve Sisolak

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Desperate times call for desperate measures. While Las Vegas, the nation and the rest of

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July 5, 2021

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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. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.  

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

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Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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