Barney your math amazes me,how could you subtract a discount without putting in the cost also of the rooms. Is this some sort of John Patrick math that you are using here.
When you have 3 tournaments with entry fees that total $ 600 and $150 of that money is being withheld there is no mis-representation of the numbers its a
SOLID 25%
Now if every-time you pay the $40 you get a $ 50 discount into this unscheduled and no location tournament where is the money coming from then for this event.
Here is an example you can work on, lets say over a 9 month period 300 players pay the $40 fee which equals to 12,000 but now the 300 players get a $ 50 credit toward this unscheduled event this now equals 15,000 so your association championship event winner will owe 3,000 to your association. Now I'm sure there will be some entry fees collected for this event but it looks to me that it will start in the negative and that is not even counting players travel expenses to this unknown location.
When you were asking about the Venetian room rate did you not realize that the Venetian event is a one day event and there is no need for a room. But if a player wanted to enjoy the breathtaking city of Las Vegas and its charm one has many choices where to stay while in Las Vegas from $ 19 a night to a 5 diamond hotel like the Venetian.
When given the choice of 2-3 nights either in Laughlin or Las Vegas I will just quote a fellow tournament opinion on 3 days in Laughlin. He rather be in jail for 3 days than spend 1 night in Laughlin.:joker:
Joep