Thomas & Mack Center, Multi-purpose arena in Paradise, Nevada

Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Paradise. Its facade has a pale grey lower wall and a broad curved screen-like upper section, topped by a white lattice arch that spans the width and projects forward on angled supports. Large red letters with white outlines read "UNLV" above "Thomas & Mack Center". A glass canopy covers an entrance reached by wide stairs, and ten vertical banners reading "TICKETS" stand in a row above the ground-level doors.

The building opened in December 1983 and was named after bankers E. Parry Thomas and Jerome D. Mack, who funded early planning efforts. Since 1985, the annual National Finals Rodeo in December has drawn visitors from across the country to this venue.

The arena is nicknamed "the Shark Tank" after UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, whose teams won the 1990 national championship and reached four Final Fours. The National Finals Rodeo has been held here each December since 1985, and the Professional Bull Riders World Finals ran here from 1999 to 2015. In 2007 the venue hosted the NBA All-Star Game, the first held in a city without an NBA franchise.

The main entrance sits under a glass canopy at the top of wide stairs, with a row of ticket banners above the ground-level doors and globe-topped light poles on either side. The arena connects directly to the smaller Cox Pavilion, so the two halls share one complex. Events range from basketball to boxing, concerts and rodeo, and the seating layout changes with each configuration.

In 2007, the NBA All-Star Game took place here even though Las Vegas never had its own team in the league. This fact made the city the first host of the event without a resident franchise.