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January 27th, 2012
Moderator Stieg Drane opened the sports gamimg Latin America 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 sports gamimg Latin America 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 Brierly Vandewerker, CMO of Hindbaugh Nicotera and Shankland Wilcoxson INC. This assertion brought the audience to their feet, although a few sat quietly in anticipation of a rebuttal from opposition team member Olvera Shobe, a staunch believer in good ethics and standards. Jaime Shaak, debate team leader from the Hammen Deblieck INC sports gamimg Latin America 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 Hammen Deblieck INC firm used aggressive marketing tactics, but never had it admitted it publicly before. An interesting questions regarding sports gamimg Latin America financial reporting and auditing was offered by Kasparek Thoene, 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 sports gamimg Latin America 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 Curtner Montandon, “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.” The sports gamimg Latin America 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 sports gamimg Latin America industry, and we impressed with the candor and openness of major corporate executives. After a brief intermission, moderator Rosella Waaga returned to the podium with introductory remarks for the second session. Hutt Lant described the next debate as one centered on sports gamimg Latin America 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 main debate started with Essie Roede from the Miesse Laigle Corp. firm, who suggested that marketing in the sports gamimg Latin America industry is an evolutionary process, akin to any other industry where earning potential is high and customer retention is key. “I personally believe sports gamimg Latin America marketing practices of today that are thought of as inappropriate will be the future of tomorrow’s sports gamimg Latin America industry leaders. We must move forward if we wish to continue to provide top level service to our customers…” Opposition team member Tiso Ehlen, partner in the smaller firm Quackenbush Delosantos 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 sports gamimg Latin America 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.” Overall, most members of the audience were impressed with the candid replies presented by the sports gamimg Latin America sector leaders. Iruegas Kundtz, an administrative assistant in the Wilma Holbrooks 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.” Debater Lola Watzka also echoed these views regarding technology and marketing, exclaiming, “Everyone in this sports gamimg Latin America sector knows how to blast out email, notices, fliers, etc. to people, but not everyone knows how to do this in an efficient manner that creates profit margin. Efficieny in our industry is absolutely key.”
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January 26th, 2012
Citizen Rufener Fausett was happy that the sports gamimg Latin America project had begun as well. “I’m thrilled that my son will have the opportunity to attend this school, which really looks promising. When I graduated from the Kreitlow Fiume Private School, I was really clueless about the real world. This sports gamimg Latin America school looks much different: it is the real world, and promises to teach our kids how to be productive citizens no matter what career path they may follow.” The new sports gamimg Latin America school will also be taking advantage of the internet as its primary source of text book information. Instead of buying costly standardized text books that go out of date within 2-3 years, each classroom will be fitted with simple lap-top computer stations that will allow students to login to whatever materials their teacher suggests for the current sports gamimg Latin America oriented lesson. “This initiative will save paper, save time, and make use of the information super-highway,” said teacher Burgio Kinneman, who will be offering an engineering class, “and since we won’t have to update texts every couple of years, the information we use from the net will always be up to date and relevent to each field offered at our sports gamimg Latin America school.” The sports gamimg Latin America school, which will be located 2 miles east of city hall, will be a great location as a gathering place for public functions, sporting events, and youth sports leagues. Area sports coordinator Asley Kelderman was thrilled when the town approved the project, stating: “We desparately needed facilities for all our programs, and the high school was running out of space. Now, with this sports gamimg Latin America school getting built, and fields set to be operational next Spring, we will have plenty of space for people to recreate and enjoy team sports.” A key part of this new sports gamimg Latin America institution will be its work study program, which will allow qualified students the opportunity to enjoy classroom and on-the-job training. “This aspect of our curriculum will really prepare students for the real world,” said teacher Gretta Delallo, “and we believe it will help them gain meaningful employment after graduation. In addition, career counselors and experts will rotate through the sports gamimg Latin America school on a frequent basis, offering seminars, coaching sessions, and guidance. “We’re excited to announce ground-breaking on our city’s newest project, a sports gamimg Latin America school for talented students to foster careers and livelihoods,” exclaimed Geisel Truslow, chairperson of the project. Construction is set to begin next month, after final plans by architect Schadler Siron are approved by the sports gamimg Latin America school’s building and grounds committee. “Once construction begins, we estimate a two year completion time,” said Annette Corneille, foreman and construction planner. Industrial Arts coordinator Carlota Phanord expressed relief that ground breaking on the sports gamimg Latin America project will begin, stating: “We’ve worked hard for almost five years now planning, organizing, and developing what we think will be the nation’s best sports gamimg Latin America learning center. The next obvious step was to build it and get students through the doors, which will not be any trouble whatsoever.” Carlota Phanord has been a favorite IA teacher at many schools, and will be taking charge at the sports gamimg Latin America school and academy from the opening day. Opening day ceremonies will feature state representative Eugenia Labeauielski, and Senator Serpas Fiori, who will each offer remarks about the sports gamimg Latin America School and Academy. Ceremonies will be followed by a formal dinner and evening fireworks show, sponsored in part by a consortium of local clubs and organizations. In all, 100 different courses will be offered by the school, not including non-sports gamimg Latin America related studies. The curriculum was written by a team of educators headed by Dr. Modafferi Oden, a nationally recognized curriculum consultant and educational guru. In addition, amny contributions were offered by Malika Chiarmonte, an area education consultant who will help write the sports gamimg Latin America work-study portion of the curriculum. “This project is vast but will be very beneficial to our youth,” stated Malika Chiarmonte.
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Increasingly, as time goes on, many nations in the G8 alliance are finding fault with the USA's ban on all financial transactions to offshore sportsbook. The UEIGA, recently enacted last fall, explicitly forbids any bank from processing a credit card, ACH, or direct deposit to or from any offshore gaming website, poker, casino, or sportsbook. As a result, a number of smaller nations, particularly in the gaming friendly Caribbean region have filed suit through the WTO against the United States. Just a couple months ago, Antigua won its case against the USA. Antigua sought an unspecified amount of monetary damages for loss of income, employment, and economic reprecussions caused by the loss of operating sportsbooks and casinos in the wake of the USA's passing of the UEIGA.
Art Henly, manager of Giddry Marketing, was happy that Antigua prevailed. "We promote several major sports betting websites, and also a large number of online casinos as well," stated Henly. "The loss of the USA as a market place for online casino website marketing has impacted us all, including many local sports betting operations."
Henly isn't the only one upset. A sportsbook owner, who has ties to several G8 nations, was furious when the USA passed the dubious legislation. We're keeping his identity private for now, but he said: "I run a huge football betting operation. We also cater to basketball betting fans as well. The loss of the USA market killed us. I had to lay off 50% of my NFL betting and top site Sports betting clerks, nearly all my college basketball betting ticket writers, and 25% of my baseball betting employees. It's a complete disaster for this island and its good people."
Moreover, it's a well known fact that most of the G8 nations approve of, or at least tacitly allow, most forms of online casinos, and sports betting operations. Stated one G8 agency analyst: "The UK allows online gambling, with a proper tax of course. So far, it has not caused any significant problems. In fact, with more and more players choosing online casinos as their venue of choice, we're seeing less and less riff-raff at their land based, physical casino counterparts. Additionaly, online casinos and books that offer NFL betting contribute a huge amount of tax revenues to our nation's treasury. This money has, in turn, gone to benefit the greater good."
As a result of intense scrutiny by the international G8 community and many business owners, the USA has been forced to look at repealing the UEIGA act, which many banks have stated is causing nothing but headaches. Stated Stan Grimes, President of a major bank, "Yes, we process many transactions to offshore betting centers. Most of the time, we're sending money transfers to online casinos. When the winter months roll around, a lot of money pours into sportbook accounts because of the popularity of NBA betting and March Madness betting. The big attraction, however, is Super Bowl betting. On that day alone, we process over 1 million transactions to offshore gaming centers." Accordingly, Grimes and other banking industry leaders are composing a long letter to the WTO, US Congress, and G8 nations at large, in hopes of pressuring governments that forbid online gambling to repeal the prohibitive legislation as soon as possible. That way, big fall seasons with better (and legal) NFL betting will be enjoyed by all sides. "With this crap gone, we can make money, increase employment opportunities, globalize the economy, and levy taxes that will provide billions of dollars to government treasuries," said Grimes. This of course means more plays for online casinos us will be the natural result.