I think it is because they have the corner on the market up there and don't have to think about what the customer would like. There are many other places not any further that we can go too - Tampa, Tunica, New Orleans. Where are the comps, the offers, we very seldom get enough to even get one meal or a few bucks off. We will most likely play this month as we will be in the area and we do enjoy the excitement, but come on. Like others we have been sent offers for a free room and I have called the same day that it arrived and there were no rooms available - ANYWHERE. You would think that with gas being so high that they would make more offers to get people to go there. Funny we still get offers from other casinos that we have been too over a year ago. I even e-mailed them to see why we had not been receiving any offers and they replied that after 6 months they are not allowed to make those offers. But now we never win We are planning a trip to the area, for other reasons the end of this Apris. When the Harrahs in Cherokee first opened we each won $500 once in two years or so. We are not rich and can only afford to once or twice a year.