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Stadium board chairman Steve Hill (left) with board consultant Jeremy Aguero (right). LVSportsBiz.com photo by Daniel Clark.,

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Raiders Stadium Deal Sails Through LV Stadium Panel With Back-Slaps and Hugs (And Did You Expect Anything Else?)

March 28, 2018March 29, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Brian Sandoval, Jeremy Aguero, Marc Badain, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com I’m sitting in my usual position at the Raiders stadium board meeting today. There’s

Raiders President Marc Badain talks with stadium board chairman Steve Hill before the stadium meeting today. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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9 Takeaways from Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Board Meeting Thursday

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 Alan Snel Don Webb, Jeremy Aguero, Ken Evans, Lynn Littlejohn, Marc Badain, Mark Arnold, Monica Ford, Rebecca Fountain, Rose Davis, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders/Las Vegas stadium board met Thursday afternoon and here are nine things you should

The groundbreaking for the Fertitta football complex on the UNLV campus is 2 p.m. Tuesday but not open to the public.

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After Decades of Sports Construction Dormancy, Las Vegas Market Bullish on New Sports Buildings

January 22, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bill Walton, Desiree Reed-Francois, Fertitta Family, Floyd Mayweather, Howie Long, Jim Plunkett, Len Jessup, Rebecca Fountain, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Hardly a month or two passes without a sports construction groundbreaking in the red-hot Las

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

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Meet Clark County Commissioner/Unofficial Sports Commissioner Steve Sisolak

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 Alan Snel Chris Giunchigliani, Len Jessup, Marc Badain, Steve Sisolak, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com There were 10,000 Vegas Golden Knights fans at a downtown FanFest at Fremont Street Experience

51s new ballpark will be next door to the Golden Knights training center, City National Arena.

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New 51s Ballpark Will Be Next Door To Golden Knights Training Center In Summerlin

January 10, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The $1.9 billion Raiders stadium project has so many layers to it that it’s easy

Local 872 leader Tommy White said he wants members to be in the position to enjoy the market's growth of sports. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Local 872 Building Sports Resume, Adding New Broadcast Studio and Partnering With Las Vegas Lights Soccer Club

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Alan Snel Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL Everyone from MGM Resorts International to Howard Hughes Corp. to hotel-casino owner Derek Stevens is hitching

The groundbreaking photo most likely to go viral tonight. Photo credit: Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau

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Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking, Vegas-Style

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Desiree Reed-Francois, Marc Badain, Mark Davis, Roger Goodell, Tommy White, William Hornbuckle

By ALAN SNEL They celebrated the marriage of Las Vegas and the NFL Raiders today with a stadium groundbreaking

A groundbreaking building grows on the Raiders stadium site for Monday's 5 p.m. groundbreaking.

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Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking Will Not Be Your Typical Shovel-to-Dirt Ceremonial Event

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Snel Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL I bicycled over to the building that looked like a gigantic greenhouse that was quickly erected

Raiders say hiring goals for stadium construction and operations are the highest in stadium history.

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Raiders Say Stadium Construction, Operations Hiring Targets For Minorities and Women Are Highest In Stadium History

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Snel Dan Ventrelle, Lynn Littlejohn, Marc Badain, Steve Hill, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL The Raiders want women, minorities, veterans, the LGBTQ community and local small businesses in Nevada involved

Laborers 872 leader Tommy White says state lawmakers who voted against Raiders stadium $750 million subsidy should not attend Nov. 13 groundbreaking. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Raiders Stadium Board Member Says Nevada Lawmakers Who Voted Against Stadium Subsidy Should Not Attend Nov. 13 Groundbreaking

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Alan Snel Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com learned more about the Raiders’ mystery stadium groundbreaking for Nov. 13 when VIP guests received

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.