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National Finals Rodeo Wraps Up Annual Visit To Las Vegas Saturday With 157,580 Fans For Nine Rounds, Average 17,509 A Night

December 16, 2023December 16, 2023 Alan Snel Steve Hill, Tim Keener, Tom Glause

     Story by Alan Snel   Photos by Jeff Goulding For many years in Las Vegas, the National Finals Rodeo,

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Deadly Shooting On UNLV Campus Prompts Organizers Of National Finals Rodeo To Cancel Thursday’s Opening Performance At UNLV’s Thomas And Mack Center In Las Vegas

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Alan Snel LeBron James, Tim Keener, Tom Glause

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The deadly shooting on the UNLV campus that resulted in three people killed Wednesday has

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The Ol’ Cowboy Is Back In The Saddle: Former PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman Who Ran 10 NFRs Oversees American Quarter Horse Association As CEO In Texas

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Alan Snel George Taylor, Karl Stressman, Tom Glause

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Don’t get Karl Stressman wrong. The former PRCA commissioner enjoyed his 20 months

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Nearly 170,000 NFR Fans Expected To Pack Thomas & Mack For 10 Days: Las Vegas Becomes A Many-Horse Town

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Alan Snel George Taylor, Karl Stressman, Tom Glause

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There’s a new PRCA commissioner in town to take in his first National Finals Rodeo

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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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Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

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Remembering the Knapper

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Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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