How is it that I'm the first to write a review on the T&M?
I watched some Runnin' Rebels games earlier this year. It was my first time at the Thomas & Mack for a sporting event. To my surprise it has been around for decades in Las Vegas. This city will never get a pro team until a new sports arena is built, and it's evident when you go to the T&M. It's competent when it comes to college sports, rodeo and the occasional fight night but lacking in many areas. The sound system is sub-standard and there's little in the way of luxury suites.
Getting into the T&M is easy enough via Tropicana. It's leaving that can be a problem. With no freeway access for miles and nothing but 2 or three lane surface streets, it can take a while. Sometime you're filtered into going in a direction you don't want to go in, which makes it that more difficult to get on your way.
There's not much selection when it comes to snacks. Your typical beer and hotdog. I was also surprised that the place has so many empty seats despite UNLV putting a good team on the floor. Las Vegas is not a sports town. It never will be. I went to a John Kerry rally here in 2004 and that was the most packed I've ever seen it.