Briana Mackey Quotations

Basically at this point what we need to do is put all the facilities in place to manage the tens of thousands of people who will be here for a little more than a week.

We've doubled the amount of food points-of-service at our building here and added more variety in food service.

I think with an attendee base like ours, there is a wide range of needs. Some attendees just want an economical experience and others want a larger gambling experience.

We hope that it (the additions) will help raise the visibility of downtown.

Sometimes it is the number of rooms (available) and sometimes it is the rate, because we need to make sure the rate is falling in line from a value perspective. So far, the biggest stumbling block is the rate.

This happened in July. If the downtown hotel wants to charge a nightly rate in the upper 10 or 20 percent of hotel rates, that doesn't bode well. I have to decide if I want them on our roster and tie up their inventories if I might not be able to sell them.