T-Mobile Arena Impact on Thomas and Mack

[RRRRebels]

Arena opening heightens competition among existing facilities

“UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center won’t benefit from the corporate synergies of MGM Resorts’ three Strip arenas. And at 33 years, it’s by far the oldest of the four big event centers on or around the Strip.

T-Mobile Arena already has wrangled one big event away from the Thomas & Mack: The Professional Bull Riders’ Built Ford Tough World Finals Rodeo will leave its home of 16 years in November for the new venue.

If the Thomas & Mack’s event roster slips more, that could leave less money for UNLV’s athletics department, which needs the center’s revenue because it doesn’t have a powerhouse football team to fund its other programs.” >>more

This makes the stadium project doubly important! The T&M provides a MAJOR boost to our athletic budget. Without it, we’d be in deep kimchee.

 

[bcvegaspt]

Now we see why MGM is so strongly opposed to our stadium. They try to pass it off as "taking away from the Convention Center" but their real rationale is to hurt their competition.

 

[manic water]

I appreciate them building the arena because it will result in an NHL team but the MGM has proven time and again they could give a damn about the community, it's all about lining their pockets.

When our football stadium is complete, time to steal the rodeo back! I just hope they design it with multiple sports in mind. MLB spring games and maybe even a relocated team could be a real possibility then. The A's have to move somewhere too soon!