Hi Mel,

As someone who relies on corporate sponsorship to persue one of my other hobbies (going to drag races), I can fully appreciate companies getting involved in sponsoring chip issues.

As far as being progressive, I have to tip my hat to Bronco Billy's in Cripple Creek CO for issuing LE's that had designated sales of some of the chips donated to worthy local charities or community projects. 1999 alone, they produced four different LE's with this in mind, the Homestead House issue (to preserve a landmark), the Race for the Cure issue (their annual charity golf tournament to fight breast cancer), the Donkey Derby Days issue (to help fund the care and feeding of the local semi-wild donkey herd), and the Veterans issue (to fund the building a veteran's memorial). I'd like to see more casinos in other places make the same kind of efforts.

Bob