#1, The argument that someone who needs to fly into LV to attend the convention is a red herring. Just as we all can choose to stay or not to stay at the Riv, we all choose where we live. If you need to pay the added expense of getting to LV, that is YOUR problem. Why, in the interest of fairness, does that have any bearing whatsoever on someone who does not need to travel as far to attend?

#2 I agree we need to stay at the Riv. I agree with the freebies. That is great, give away all of 'em, no problem. What I don't agree with is opening up our club convention floor, and then excluding club members from it. BAD IDEA. Pits members against members. Charge the non-Riv guests a "tax" to subsidize any perceived revenue shortfall incurred by the member not staying at the Riv, but allow every member the same access to the show floor.

Are the dealers going to be open for business? If they are open, and it is my understanding that they will be, then you are excluding club members from an equal opportunity to buy. And that is what this is mostly about, from my perspective. You didn't stay here, now you can't come in for an hour. Punitive. Don't tell me it is a reward for those who did.

This one size fits all policy is stupid. Stop trying to justify it as being in the best interest of the club. This could have been handled better.