No, the deposit thing is a hotel thing. Just in case we fk up the room. For insurance i guess. It not just a convention thing. Heck, even days inn charge 80 a night on any given day.
Sadly fanime has been crapping out on video gaming anything in the dealers hall. I really hope this year is different. Last thing i bought anything video gamish was a pink psp in 2007. Thats kinda sad. Enough about the deadful past, i hope this year it redeems itself.