Jerry; I was away for the weekend in A.C., so please excuse me for my delay in responding to your follow-up post.

My opinion is that you are comparing apples with oranges when you cite the CC & GTCC banquet compared to an open meeting where everyone is invited to attend at no cost.

If the Silver Strikers Club wished to hold an awards banquet at the CC & GTCC Convention and restrict attendance to Silver Strike Club members only; I see nothing wrong with that.

On the other hand, if John Smith's mint (or IGT, or Palms) wished to distribute a limited edition token to EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE at a Silver Striker's forum held during the CC & GTCC Convention ... I would think that's Mr. John Smith's call (or IGT's or Palms call). If the terms were that you must be in attendance to get one ... then that's the deal.

You asked; Do I think it's fair? ... yes, I do!