Janet (and everyone else),
I truly thank you for your support and confidence in the organization.
Originally, the thought of a small monthly “dues” for webmasters seemed like a good idea to me for several reasons:
1) I believed it would weed out webmasters who may have been less serious about this business.
2) I thought it would lend more credibility to the organization by demonstrating to casinos that webmasters could function independently if need be.
And,
3) It would put the APCW in a slightly better financial position to act on political and professional issues that sometimes come along.
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Now, it seems that webmaster participation has stalled. The current members are active, but (until today) there had been no new applications in a couple of weeks.
To me, it seems that even $10 a month is more than some webmasters are willing to part with. Therefore, I run the risk of losing casino members if the APCW’s webmaster base isn’t growing.
That’s what has brought me to this point… The $10 a month from webmasters really didn’t/doesn’t make or break the APCW… it was more for the reasons listed above. Sure, it would have helped greatly over time… but at this point, today’s decision seems to be the correct one.