Thomas & Mack Center, situated at Paradise in the United States is a multipurpose arena. It is located on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This facility was inaugurated and opened to the general public on 16th December 1983 with a grand gala. Thomas & Mack Center plays host to numerous events ranging from sports to music concerts and festivals. The construction cost of this arena was 30 million dollars. The arena underwent a huge refurbishment of both its interiors and exteriors in 1999.
Thomas and Mack Center serves as the stamping ground for UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of NCAA. The arena provides the capacity for 19,522 spectators for ring events and 18,000 spectators for basketball events. For Arena Football events, the venue provides up to 16,606 spectators capacity.
The arena is named after the two effluent bankers E. Parry Thomas and Jerome D. Mack, who provided their original funds for the feasibility and land studies.
The arena was nicknamed "The Shark Tank" at the time of opening after the UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian who was known as "Tark the Shark". 
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