Expo has seen better days when it was at the Sands Expo Center. The venue had A LOT to do with what was wrong with the expo. I went in 07 when it was the Sands, and sadly, I was not on yelp then because it would have gotten 5 stars.
So the new layout is somewhat confusing. Its not in one giant showroom. I believe they were ballrooms made to fit the vendor booths. However, it was a bit chaotic and cramped. There was less organization than in the past, so if you wanted to try to find a specific vendor... good luck finding the room they are in first. There were 3 or 4 separate ballroom-type booth setups. One of the rooms had an upstairs section.
A couple of the vendors that I had seen at the previous show were not at this show. It has gotten significantly smaller. I understand this review seems more like a disappointment compared to the previous year. However, I would suspect that even a first-time attendee would have some of the same gripes I did: unorganized, cramped, overpriced for show size.
I probably won't go back if the show repeats at Hard Rock. Nothing wrong with the Hard Rock Hotel...nice place to visit, but not for this expo. Its too small for it.