Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.
LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news 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, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.
Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.
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BRIEFS
Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.
The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.
Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.
The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com
UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”
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LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.
A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas
New A’s team president Marc Badain
Marc Badain
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
How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip
