I'll begin by admitting that my interest is old Vegas and not the many other areas covered by our organization. I enjoy learning about the history of the city and started collecting chips because of that interest. Vegas has a number of museums focused on that history. The website www.classiclasvegas.squarespace.com is a blog dedicated to old Vegas and lists several Vegas historic preservation groups. So maybe we could reach out to these groups based on the educational aspects of our Club. Maybe the "Friends of the Fort" group might give a lecture on the very early history of Vegas. The Neon Museum gives a lecture on Vegas signage. The Mob Museum on their specialty. There's the Historical Society and the Special Collections at UNLV. And so on. These group's members might attend the lecture at our convention and we could give these groups a bunch of free passes to attract their members onto the bourse. How about canvassing the antique stores to make sure they're aware of us and maybe they would allow flyers to be displayed. I found out about our Club via a flyer on the counter of Sahara Coins back in the mid-1990's. I remember the show put on by Rene Nezhoda at the Palace Station. Rene was a real promoter and that show was terrific. (As an aside we've managed to piss off both Rene and Sahara Coins.) So my idea is to try and generate interest in our convention via the educational aspects rather than just chip collecting.
Just trying to be constructive.