There is much more to where our convention can be booked than the quality of the rooms.
In case you missed it, Archie Black provided a link to a post Mike Skelton made a while back about some of the other considerations.

Here's a quote from Mike's post and a link to it below:

...These are the Convention requirements and the information needed to make a determination on such a proposal. After years of doing this Convention, we as a Club know what the costs have to be, what room rates the members (as a whole) will tolerate, what can and cannot be negotiated. There are other considerations, but these are the basics.

1. 25,000 continuous sq ft of exhibit space, at a reasonable rate, for 4 days, including Saturday.
2. 10,000 sq ft for the auction room at no charge
3. 4 or 5 4000-8000 sq ft meeting rooms on a daily basis at no charge, for 5 days.
4. Banquet room to hold 450 people at a cost of no more than $35 per person
5. 1000 room nights at an average price of $70 a night, incl weekends. How many comp rooms do we get?
6. A hotel that will let us book with no guarantee on the number of room nights.
7. Cost of rental and setup of 300 8’ tables, with covers and approx 300 chairs.
8. Who is transporting all the Club materials to the new site or how much cost will be incurred to do so?
9. Will a local casino hold the poker and BJ tournaments?
10. Will a local casino issue a convention chip and can they get approval from Gaming?
11. Needs to be between June and August.
12. What are the local and state regulations on holding an auction for members only?
13. What local/state licenses and permits do we need? How much do they cost? How will the sales tax reports be handled for local and state?
14. Is the location within walking distance of other activities or casinos?
15. Is air transportation easy and affordable for the membership as a whole?
16. How much walk in traffic can we expect?
17. How does the cost of food and entertainment compare to Las Vegas?
18. Is there a local printing company we can work with on signage and other printed materials?
19. Can we ship in our materials ahead of time to the facility and they will store them at no charge?
20. How do the large dealers (regardless of where they live) get all their merchandise to the show?
21. What percentage of the current dealers would support a show in Atlantic City or Biloxi?
22. What percentage of past attendees of the Convention will attend the show in another location?
23. If the Convention is not held in a hotel/casino, who is providing security for the exhibit floor? How much is an outside security service going to cost?
24. How far in advance must we book the Convention? And what is the cancellation policy, if for whatever reason, we must cancel our booking?
25. What are the insurance requirements that the Club must satisfy to the host facility?

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