Founder/Writer, LVSportsBiz.com
This week on “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” Ira sits down with Alan Snel, founder and writer of LVSportsBiz.com, the insider source tracking how sports, business, and politics collide in Southern Nevada.
Alan takes us inside the controversial world of public-private partnerships, where taxpayer funding helps build private sports palaces — and sparks big questions about priorities. Should public money go to stadiums when schools, roads, and transportation need funding too?
From the moment Las Vegas turned into a major-league sports capital, Alan has been riding the wave — and reporting every twist. He breaks down the arrival of Major League Baseball and the A’s stadium, the explosive growth of sports tourism, and the historic first boxing match at Allegiant Stadium, where 70,000 fans packed the house and 96% were visitors, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
The conversation also dives into how Formula 1 put Las Vegas on the world stage, and why the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is hiring new sports tourism executives.
If you want to understand how Las Vegas became the global crossroads of sports, entertainment, and business — and what it’s costing us — this episode is a must-listen.
ABOUT:
LVSportsbiz.com, launched June 2017, is a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Their stories are quoted nationally. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, Seattle and Tampa, besides Las Vega,s and is considered a national authority on the topic.
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