Hey Dave,
I thought about what you asked does this benefit all the members with regard to the QQQQ Strike tournament. I think the answer is YES. Does it benefit all of us equally...maybe not. But I don't think anyone can argue that by having the tournaments, and by releasing new strikes at those events, that the QQQQ is one of the few casinos whose actions (tournaments, $200 programs, red cap releases, etc ) are benefiting every single member of the club and all silver strikers. With no new strikes or exclusively clad strikes, I think the number of collectors and club members goes down.

I like to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, so if the Club's directors feel like it should be a paid ad, I will pay for it. Same offer applies to Sam's Town. If they decide to do a tournament and they want to advertise the link it in a little banner ad, I'll pay for that too.