When instant messaging is like Las Vegas, with all kinds of advertising banners, it's very distracting.

This feels great, ... especially since we got to do it here in Las Vegas where Ken and his family live. We absolutely, positively would not be standing here today without his support and it's so fitting to give him his third championship trophy here.

We are definitely slowing down and charging a lot more for it. We are out of Las Vegas. We are very much out of Miami, and we are hesitant in New York City.

Las Vegas has never been hotter, which shows in the gaming numbers through the end of the year. The casinos had record revenues of nearly $1 billion a month in gaming win, which is the best the state has ever seen.

All three factors are contributing to the deceleration in demand for Las Vegas (as a destination).

But G2E, with 700 exhibitors, shows it's an open industry. Las Vegas has thrived on openness and we should send a signal the industry is open.