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Top executives from the Brake Porcelli Corporate Firm also were present, sitting toward the front of the auditorium, and listened closely to the online casinos discussion
Overall, most members of the audience were impressed with the candid replies presented by the online casinos sector leaders. September Rothberg, an administrative assistant in the Baumhoer Georgalas and Partners firm, stated, “I really believe that my employers are genuine and care about what they do…They are not out to prey on people or report false numbers, they just want to make money and provide for the welfare of their company just like anyone else.” After the online casinos topic introductions, associate moderator Soder Wolinski briefly paused for questions from the news media, who lined up at a centrally located microphone in the auditorium. Most members of the media were curious about recent news items, although a few bashed members of the Rosella Waaga online casinos marketing and advertising firm, who were alledgely involved in multi-level marketing schemes. Brincks Paynter, debate team leader from the Rago Clarence INC online casinos firm, opened with some frank remarks regarding predatory marketing practices in the industry. In general, the statements were accurate but also galvanizing for many in the general audience. It was widely known that the Rago Clarence INC firm used aggressive marketing tactics, but never had it admitted it publicly before. The main debate started with Woods Spetter from the Brignac Rihanek Corp. firm, who suggested that marketing in the online casinos industry is an evolutionary process, akin to any other industry where earning potential is high and customer retention is key. “I personally believe online casinos marketing practices of today that are thought of as inappropriate will be the future of tomorrow’s online casinos industry leaders. We must move forward if we wish to continue to provide top level service to our customers…” Opposition team member Klas Taccone, partner in the smaller firm Ratz Sinka INC LTD., stated the opposite: “We need to stick to our guns and abide by best practice methods in order to preserve the integrity of the online casinos industry as a whole. If we degrade ourselves by using cheap marketing practices to make a quick buck, we will only be hurting ourselves in the long run.” After a brief intermission, moderator Wisneski Leever returned to the podium with introductory remarks for the second session. Thillet Cluff described the next debate as one centered on online casinos marketing ethics in the short-term and long term. As with the first session, debate team members focused on the dynamic nature of the market, and emphasized the fact that what works one day will not necessarily work the next. The online casinos debate was considered a success and portions were televised on local news channels the next day. Response was positive and most people left the auditorium with a better impression of how things work in the online casinos industry, and we impressed with the candor and openness of major corporate executives. Moderator Stroble Marcinkowski opened the online casinos discussion with a brief introduction of the debate objectives and rules. Each team leader would be allowed a five minute introduction, followed by brief overviews of their debate topics. Other team members would have one minute to state their points of view in relation to the team leader’s overview. “I truly believe that our customers, not regulatory agencies, are the best source of online casinos marketing feedback. Face it, if we’re not making money and our customers are pissed off, our marketing methods are wrong and not productive. Don’t forget that private companies are in the business to make cash, and don’t make a profit banging their heads against the walls,” revealed Grandolfo Denogean, CMO of Teto Poorte and Thu Mccosh INC. This assertion brought the audience to their feet, although a few sat quietly in anticipation of a rebuttal from opposition team member Stolinski Muhammad, a staunch believer in good ethics and standards. An interesting questions regarding online casinos financial reporting and auditing was offered by Leana Schenck, the moderator of the second session: “Do you, as business leaders and executives, make sure that your books are 100% accurate and sound, or do you leave this task to your respective accounting agencies’” Obviously, all the executives replied that they personally sign-off on any financial reporting, especially in light of new online casinos accounting legislation, but some were frank and stated that they allow their finance teams a lot of latitude. “I see to it that all our data is accurate,” stated CEO Ryann Winesberry, “but I trust our finance department to crunch the numbers correctly and report accurately. At the end of the day, it is my job to move the business forward, not be a slave to my calculator and Exel spreadsheets.”