Jim/Pat/Paul/Anyone else - I have looked into this "meeting room" question. The "CC" will be providing one trade room, but it would be open to ALL trading (chips, tokens, cards, etc.) and would probably be very crowded. What most club (ex-Slot Card Chapter) members would like is a room just for our own trading, and business meeting, like we had last year. My wife and I live (and work) at BLAIR HOUSE, which is within a stones throw (if you can throw a stone like Brett Favre) of the Riviera. We can get one of their meeting rooms for half price, about $75, that will be private. It is just a short walk from the Riv, or, there is ample parking if you want to drive. We could get it for all day Wednesday, for our own club members. It is on the second floor, with an elevator and restroom just outside the door. Then, anyone who wanted to attend the CC & GTCC trading sessions, with all the other traders, could go to those sessions on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Last year "CC" provided the room to us, but the the meager refreshments that the Tropicana provided cost the club $268.58. I don't want to pay $30 a gallon for coffee or tea, or $2 for a can of soda. Plus, we had our own raffle and door prizes last year. We could never do that in an "all member" trade session. Most who came last year stayed all day, 9am to 5pm.

I would like to have the current Slot Card & Room Key members EMAIL me, and let me know what they want to do. I will "keep score" and what the majority wants is what we will do. I will await your hundreds of EMAIL's.

These are just some more things to think about.

(signed) Your friendly, local, neighbor Secretary/Treasurer

Dave