Thanks John for your reply. I understand your concerns. When Jim passed away, Mike Skelton took over as interm chairman. This year will be the first chance we've had to set down for a face to face meeting. I have been trying very hard to get us some outside help on the project. I have nothing solid to report although I have ongoing discissions continue. At this point the most realistic things I'm working on are with the American Gaming Association, a couple of industry insiders, and I would like to pursue the grants option some more. I'm sure other members of the committee are also working on other ideas. Until something positive happens we must keep raising funds. Is it fair to expect the membership to raise the bulk of the funds? Yes, it's our project. Is it realistic to expect the membership to do the project alone. Absolutley not, we need hel, and we are working on it. What will happen to the funds if we fail? I don't know, that will be up to the board if that ever happens which it won't. With people like Neal, Andy, Debbie, Spragg, Archie, Trimble, the current and past boards and committes we just have to much talent to fail! Thanks for you interest, I hope I've answered your question. Please feel free to email me or stop me at convention to talk at any time. Regards, Jim