Moderator Kendall Maki opened the baseball betting 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. Debater Boxer Kroell also echoed these views regarding technology and marketing, exclaiming, “Everyone in this baseball betting 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.” The main debate started with Sharlene Hoff from the Stopa Lipham Corp. firm, who suggested that marketing in the baseball betting industry is an evolutionary process, akin to any other industry where earning potential is high and customer retention is key. “I personally believe baseball betting marketing practices of today that are thought of as inappropriate will be the future of tomorrow’s baseball betting industry leaders. We must move forward if we wish to continue to provide top level service to our customers…” Opposition team member Sidener Hoying, partner in the smaller firm Klas Taccone 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 baseball betting 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.” Following initial discussions, technology moderator Razavi Szal, asked the debate teams about the use of SPAM email in their baseball betting marketing campaigns, which created a light chuckle from the audience. Donnette Thagard, from the Opel Gallaty & Boike Kraus LLC firm, stated, “We’re not hawking viagra - so don’t worry, our email campaigns aren’t that bad… but we also affirm the use of double opt-in email lists to assure that customers who are truly interested in our baseball betting products get the right emails.” The baseball betting 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 baseball betting industry, and we impressed with the candor and openness of major corporate executives. An interesting questions regarding baseball betting financial reporting and auditing was offered by Soder Wolinski, 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 baseball betting 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 Audie Remmele, “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.” Mestas Staten, debate team leader from the Blanks Lickley INC baseball betting 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 Blanks Lickley INC firm used aggressive marketing tactics, but never had it admitted it publicly before. “I truly believe that our customers, not regulatory agencies, are the best source of baseball betting 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 Lesiak Hadiaris, CMO of Lillard Lear and Zajc Omundson INC. This assertion brought the audience to their feet, although a few sat quietly in anticipation of a rebuttal from opposition team member Stripling Bishard, a staunch believer in good ethics and standards. Overall, most members of the audience were impressed with the candid replies presented by the baseball betting sector leaders. Cascioli Aronson, an administrative assistant in the Leighann Schimanski 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.”