I was supposed to be working a booth at SHOT this year, for Sentry Solutions.
http://www.sentrysolutions.com/
The owner has a booth there every year in the same spot, been in the same spot since SHOT has been in Las Vegas. He was contacted a few months ago by the management at SHOT and told that they moved his booth. He didn't like where they moved him and told them to move him back or issue him a refund. They issued him a refund.
I enjoy SHOT, but not enough to go to Las Vegas every year. I'm able to go every year, but don't care to. I prefer to go every few years or so.
A lot of folks are disappointed the first time they attend. They envision a huge version of an Eastman Gun Show. At SHOT, little of what is on display is for sale. Most of what us for sale ain't take away.......dealers and distributors buy stuff and it's shipped to their business later. I will say, however, sometimes on the last day you can get good deals on display models. Lotsa vendors would rather sell the stuff than pack it up and haul it back home. I've bought various optics and accessories that way......but it ain't common.