Three nights hotel stay, trading session room furnished, awards banquet. (food?) Tokens everything adds up. Most of us are just glad we have the opportunity to get to see one another and it is a fantastic trading session. Plus maybe a little extra money if we win. You also get the chance to meet some of the dealers of silver strikes and the authors of the books on strikes. As far as I am concerned it is Priceless! You don't even have to have traders to come and meet one and all.