While I am happy that operations will continue and the con is going forward, I am troubled about it at the same time. Will we ever know if Adkinson and company *borrowed* the Make-a-Wish money to further Gen Con’s growth? I mean, if that is what went down, that would seem pretty low… as in there would be a special place reserved in the the ninth level of hell kind of low.

I like to think better of Mr. Adkinson and company, so I will reserve judgement in a “please say it isn’t so” way.

Somehow I am reminded of the Big Lebowski… let’s hope I am wrong.

My guess is that the answer is more along the lines of incompetence in managing their finances.  I’m sure there were bad decisions along the way as they did things that they hoped would work out and didn’t.  While that is a form of ‘borrowing’ I personally doubt it was undertaken with any sort deliberate or harmful intent.  It wouldn’t be the first time that one of Adkinson’s companies showed itself to not be managed with the tightest of business acumen.