Glad you appreciated it. I am not attending this year’s convention but I would love to be a fly on the wall. Try to be mindful that not everyone in any group is going to share the same points of view as you. My opinion on Brothel chips last week was a little bombastic and wasn't shared by all but I live for the discussion, I enjoyed the debate and came away with no hard feeling for anyone. Keep it respectful and on topic rather than randomly firing potshots at various members, and most will do the same.

The key is to accept the varying opinions and base your decisions on character. I am not sure you are serving your best interests in challenging those that make this hobby tick. I have spoken via email with people like Doug Smith (president of the CC>CC), David Spragg (Producer of the TCR and the Chip Board) and others in the past and have found them to be very fair and reasonable, not to mention dedicated to improving the group. It is not a big enough market for people to intentionally enter the hobby with the sole intention of exploiting others. Does it happen? Sure, but most everyone is in it for the hobby, not the cash, and it only take one egregious deal to set tongues wagging until everyone has blacklisted the perpetrator.

Based on some of your posts, it would appear that you are very concerned where you spend your money. There is nothing wrong with that, but you really need to understand that any endeavor, be it collecting casino chips or curing cancer takes lots of time and effort and therefore is going to cost money. Sure, the South Point wasn’t the cheapest casino on the nights you are attending, which would de due to the fact that the other Casinos are not hosting the convention. A lot of people have put a tremendous effort into making the hobby, the Club and the convention happen and it comes across as disrespectful to them when you complain about such things. Again, if you don’t like the price, don’t attend but they are generally offering a hell of a value for the price. Notice the trend? Be it chips or travel, don’t spend the cash if you don’t like the price.

This chip board is a great forum for trying to affect change where you see things you don’t like (the clubs board is the place to discuss changes to club issues), just don’t get in the habit of calling out others for your problems or you may find yourself alone on an island with a bunch of chips you regret purchasing. This is not meant as a threat or a promise, just an observation as how people work. Enjoy Vegas!! I am jealous as all hell and hope to see you there next year!!!