I wouldn’t say that only UK players are getting the short end. A flight from New York to Las Vegas right now is about $450 (~ £263) round trip (the cheapest), not including hotel stay. East coast USA attendees will also have to pony up a good amount of cash to travel, and even more if they wait too long. There are some attendees that have already thrown down over $1k (~ £586) in travel expenses.

I’m lucky in this case as its a 5 hour drive there, but it will cost me about $150(~ £88) in gas money to get there and back.


And I would be considered the low end of middle class based on my yearly salary earnings. But I learned at a early age to put money aside for anything that might come up. So when these events do pop up I can go out and enjoy myself.


But there is nothing wrong with making responsible choices. Those that don’t go this year will have time to prepare for the next one. Hopefully the first one will be a great success for more to come. I wouldn’t get too upset over SE choices as I’m sure they looked into what would be the best options. It would have been more crappy if they decided against having one in the UK.